Behind the Scenes: Running Tech for My Junior High Graduation 🎭💡🎶

When I signed up to be the Technical Director for my junior high graduation ceremony, I thought it would just be about making sure the lights looked cool and the sound was crisp. Turns out, it was way more about people than about equipment.

During practice, things got messy. The lighting and sound teams would jump the gun, actors would move before cues, and suddenly we had music playing when no one was even on stage yet. It wasn’t anyone’s fault—we just weren’t communicating well.