Techie of the Year

"And on the first day the lord said. . . . . .Light cue 1, GO! and there was."

Definition of Techie-

Techie, tek'e, n. 1. A person or persons who perform duties related to the running of technical aspects of theatrical and various other performance-oriented entertainment and who at times feel the need to distract performers by playing pranks during the running of the show thus taking the level of professionalism out of the craft and therefore earning the title "Techie". {Al Fitch} 2. Person skilled in one or more of the following aspects of a show: scenery, properties, lighting, sound, playing pranks, messing up. works insanely long and unsafe hours. has a main food supply of caffeine and sugar, sometimes is lucky enough to be able to eat fast food during a 2-5 minute break...Only happens about once a week. Never makes mistakes that anyone can notice. Lives by the motto: Squeeze to fit, Paint to match. {Joseph K. Ott}

2011- Brianna Kipp

2009- Renae Parr

2008- Matt Kenyon

2007- Susanna Hopper

2005- Chris Gates

2004- Jason Hobbie

2001- Aaron Colflesh

You know you're a Techie when...

...you have a permanent mark above your ears from the headset.
...you wave at little kids from the spot booth.
...you prefer the light board over your girl/boy friend.
...You walk into your dorm and your friends ask who you are.
...you memorize gel color for fun.
...you are more concerned about the location of your adjustable crescent wrench than you are about your car keys.
...you really believe that wearing all blacks makes you invisible.
 ...you use glow tape instead of night lights to find your way around your home at night.
...you can tie a bowline know without having to tell the bunny story to do it.
...you start calling the Technical Director Dad.
{Johnny Virgo}