How should I get back at the techies?

You should be mature and responsible and talk to the producer about this issue. “Getting back” at people or “repaying them” is trivial, immature, and not conductive to the group’s ultimate goal of putting on a play. Take the high road and resolve this issue properly, not in a childish manner.

What DD said… did they make you fall on purpose ? If not they are notguilty of anything against you…

the techies are notorious for being inadequate at their jobs, so it is only right to finally “convince” them to do their jobs.

Not your job anyway, you can report/complain to their boss or somesuch, but gtting personal is bad…. next time they will make it worse for you, since in their eyes you are beeing a fucktard…

No, it is not right to convince them. This is not your job unless you are their boss. You are making the situation worse rather than making it better with your insistence on revenge. Adults in situations like yours deal with it rationally and logically, not emotionally as you seem to be.

Get other people together who share your feeling that the crew’s work is substandard. Write a letter to whoever is in charge of the program and point out that you could have been seriously injured. Mention other incidents that have occurred. Have everyone sign the letter.

Ask that the crew either be retrained or replaced, because safety on the set is paramount.

Go ahead. Repay them. Then if you think falling through the STAIRCASE was bad, wait ‘till you see what happens to you NEXT time!

BTW…Did you complain about them LAST TIME and, maybe, THAT’S why the staircase “coincidentally” caved in?

I’ve been on both sides of this. Stage crew have so much work to do, often on such a short time span, they have to rush the work or else it won’t get done. Now, this doesn’t give them an excuse for neglecting to make sure the set is safe and secure, but it also doesn’t give you the right to go at them. First, you should talk to whoever is managing the crew. If they’re part of the problem, You should talk to the producer or director about it, before someone becomes seriously injured.

What the hell is wrong with you people?
Where’s your mean streak?
Why are you so self-righteous,? It’s not human.

It’s quite human. It’s very simple. I follow the Golden Rule. Treat others the way I want to be treated. If I were somehow responsible for a crappy job, I would appreciate being told this responsibly instead of having a prank played back on me, thus this is the course of action I would take if the roles were switched. I take this course of action because in general I have respect for people and I assume that these events do not occur purposely by the people doing them. If this is in fact the case, I then choose to not associate with these people.

Life is too short for playing pranks and having a mean streak. You get nothing out of being mean, other than making other people dislike you. If that’s what you enjoy, well then have fun, but that’s certainly something I don’t enjoy at all.

Yup, mean streaks are no good for ya :)

Take their cars apart and put them back together somewhere inaccessible, like on top of the Superdome or a large tree.

that’s more like it!

Ooh, I just thought of another one. If they have iPhones, install an app that randomly says “Liar!” whenever the owner speaks.