Confetti. It instills a fear that is unknown to those not in the arts. Confetti requires a mindset more commonly seen in zen masters. It gets everywhere, is unyielding to sweep up, and burns like a rag shoved in an alcohol bottle. So when I hear the phrase "we'd like to run the end of the song and the moment with the confetti canon", I did a double take.
The last time I worked with a confetti cannon, the cue got called too early, no one was paying attention and it went off 6 feet away into a technician's face. Due to this, the phrase "confetti cannon" causes a pavlovian like reaction in my frontal lobe. However, when done right, confetti can be a nice touch.
I am currently working on a production of "The Marvelous Wonderettes" at the Utah Shakespeare Festival, which is a show that needs confetti, I do admit. It did look quite lovely, and I am looking forward to opening the show this weekend!
and I hope that it is not a mistake...
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