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whilst 'cruisey' on the tech side of things (to an extent/depending on the theatre) it can also be very picky,rude, and main thing is to not forget that the aesthetic of EVERYTHING is a huge thing. If your cable looks like shit you will know about it.
I'm used to seeing terrible/cheap wireless headset systems brought in for musicals,plays, etc that just scream in the high mids and in my experience communication between stage, lighting, Back of House, etc is as important as the sound of a show itself. You do a lot of things with one ear due to having communications system covering the other ear. But really they just want the sounds they desire to be projected and don't care how you do it/if you can. In a great sounding theatre you don't have to do a great deal anyway but then again not everyone gets to work in a place like I used to with remote control absorbtion panels and a 5 tonne moving wall.
I've done everything from musicals to solo pianist,awards ceremonies and upto 100 piece choir+orchestra and National Defence Force Big Band. The place I worked in mainly had amazing patch setups on every part of the stage,walls, orchestra pit, etc. and usually meant long days/nights/next morning.
Some days it's enjoyable and others a a bore, like sitting down next to a cd player ready to skip forward/hit play at any moment whilst the director of a stage show sits down with the lighting person to design a zillion scenes to the show. some times I didn't even press play and got paid for a full days work on my iPhone. anything specifically you'd like to know though?