Remember that celebrities have many people that want to talk with them. If you are at a show and need to talk with the artist, you might have to wait a bit. Some artists will call you into the dressing room before or after the show to discuss the evening’s performance. Don’t think that just because you are involved with the lighting that you have an open invitation to hang out with them. They have many other obligations as well and while your discussion is very important, try to remember they are being pulled in many directions at once. When you do chat with them, keep it professional and always bear in mind they are the “top of the food chain.” However do not let their status compromise your professionalism or the safety of yourself or others. Feel free to tell them when they are wrong or an idea is dangerous.
—Brad Schiller, from “Feeding the Machines,” PLSN, Feb. 2009
