Someone who has a particular affinity and/or obsession with technology
person 1 " i cant get my computer working"
Person 2 "ask matt, he's our resident techy"
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1. a person who routinely wears all black and carries around a wrench and flashlight. Many times seen eating pie backstage.
2. a crucial part of a show, where if there were no techies, the show would not go on.
1. All those TCT techies, all they do is sit around and eat pie.
2. If the show works, the actors get credit, if it bombs, blame it on the techies.
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Someone who is working in the technology sector and appears to be annoyingly down to earth and wokeβlikes rock climbing, wears athleisure, doesn't drink or smoke, goes to festivalsβbut who is in actuality a cog in an evil system designed to economically subjugate and displace their respective city's population of non-technology workers (low-income, POC, families, elderly, artists, public workers) by driving up rent prices, buying government officials, co-opting all formerly accessible and relevant cultural events, and straining existing infrastructure through privatization.
Ex. Techies are turning Seattle into the next San Francisco.
If our new neighbors are techies I will scream.
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People who work on the technical aspects of theatre; (i.e. Lighting, Sound, Scenic, Costumes, Video)this includes either design or implementation of any of the preceding fields. Quite often underpaid and overworked. Actors typically believe these people in particular to be the "gnomes" or "fairies" that come during the night and make their set appear. Techies can be seen backstage lounging on the fly rail.
Actor1: "Who is that guy sitting over there by all those rope thingies?"
Actor2: "Oh, he's just a techie."
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One who is involved with all Technical aspects of a show/film/production, including but not limited to: Lighting Design/programming/implementation; Set Design/Construction; Prop Design/Construction; Costume design/construction; etcetra
Commonly known to wear all black, Join IATSE, and generally to have rather sick senses of humor. (Warning to all actors, they have Gaffers tape, they will stick you to the wall)
Note: The Stage/Production Manager can be considered to be a Techie, for they are considered "god" on set, the reason I set this aside is because they are not involved with IATSE, but with Equity.
the lighting designer Is a Techie.
the actors are most definitely not.
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In Electronic Dance Music, a "techy" track is a track that is not a Techno one, but has strong Techno influences.
"Have you heard this new techy tune by W&W yet?"
"Yeah, what a banger!"
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Very talented youngsters who work behind a curtain and are accomplished at singing, acting, gossiping, and eating.
Person A:Whats do techies do?
Person B:WE DO EVERYTHING INCLUDING PUSHING CERTAIN SINGERS OFFSTAGE.
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