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Is this going to be 3 camera live, or single camera shot by shot? It will make a difference in how you approach this. If it's 3 cameras to a switcher, record your audio to the decks, not separate media. Are they going to rehearse the show, and perform straight through? For the dress and tech, rehearse the boom moves as well, so the grips can see if they need to flag for boom shadow. If it's single camera, send a reference mix to the camera. You'll need it. Your boom will give you the smoothest and most natural sound. It's your main weapon. Think of the lavs as a last resort to catch stuff the boom missed. Will there be an audience? You will need audience mics if there is. If not, will they be "laughing" the show afterwards?(mixing in canned laughs and applause) If yes, then encourage the crew, and who ever else is there to laugh. If the actors don't know where the laughs are, they wont pause for them, and you will have a very hard time cutting in audience reactions. Plus, purely on a performance level, the actors will perform better with a responsive audience. You, are going to learn a lot! And it's going to be hard.
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