Anna M. Aquino

  In all my years of writing the blogs I do not remember if I’ve shared this story before or not, but as I was seeking God about what to write on today I kept thinking about this one.   When I was in college at The Ohio State University, I spent a lot of time in the Scenic Studio.   I was one of the few women I believe they actually ever hired up to that point.   It was probably because few girls wanted to work there, but I enjoyed it.   I got to help build the sets for the theatre shows and work with power tools so it was a win win for me.   It was my senior year and this freshman boy showed up to assist in the studio who obviously thought what I was doing was no place for a woman.   He’d pretty much said that to me.   The guy irritated me.   I shouldn’t have let it get to my head, but it did.   I wanted to prove to him that I could read a blueprint and wield an air powered nail gun with the rest of them.   I had used...

  When I was in college at The Ohio State University, I spent a lot of time in the scene shop.   I got into props mastery and while I got my degree, that’s where most of my time, was spent.   Around Drake Union across from the infamous Horseshoe are these two decrepit and creepy looking buildings.   They’re not attached to the theatre department, but really just sit there separated and look kind of out of place.   Until I had to go through them I always thought they were some sort of electrical building.   I’m not sure their original purpose but now they are used as a prop’s warehouse for the theatre departments.   Piled to the brim in the buildings are left over large props and scenic pieces that have been left over from years’ worth of shows and performances.   Perhaps they’ve been cleaned out a bit in the 13 years since I saw them, but when I was there that’s was their purpose.   Going into these buildings were creepy!   I...