About Colette Vasseur

I joined the backstage crew of the grand cabaret on Boulevard de Clichy in 2000, operating the lighting board from the bridge above the stage. For twenty-three years I called cues for two houses a night, adjusting spots for quick changes, managing blackouts, and coordinating with the orchestra conductor on tempo transitions. When I retired in 2023, I was still living on rue des Abbesses, ten minutes uphill from the stage door. These notes are the logbook I wish someone had given me on my first night above the velvet.