05/28/2026
Last month Rhino Tennessee partnered for a second time with client venue Marathon Music Works to host a "Stagehand Field Day". As for the first time, five different training stations were set up and trainees moved between them. Rigging Awareness For Stagehands was taught by Joey Shrik (Rigging Manager) and Matthew Shoemaker (Asst. Rigging Manager); Proper Lifting & Communication was taught by Felix Taylor (Field Supervisor); Audio Basics & Signal Flow was taught by John Meyers (Field Supervisor); and Carpentry & Stagehand 101 taught by Matt Stokes (Field Supervisor) and Jay Ripka (stagehand); and Scissor Lift Certification taught by Mike Harbin (Asst. Director of Safety, Training & Rigging). Well done to all the trainers and trainees and a huge THANK YOU! to MMW for their ongoing partnership with us in professional development.