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Backstage rigger and theatre lifer

About Marta Voss

She rigged the flying system for the 1998 revival of 'Our Town' at the Wilma Theater—not with computerized motors, but with hemp lines, sandbags, and a wristwatch timed to the actor’s breath. Marta still keeps the original knot diagram in her rigging logbook, drawn in grease pencil on a torn piece of cyclorama drop cloth. Her hands know the difference between a bowline for load-bearing and a slipped buntline for quick release—she taught both to three generations of interns, usually while holding a lukewarm cup of diner coffee and explaining why the ghost in Fly Space B doesn’t rattle chains, but hums baritone harmonies from the 1947 production of 'Carousel'. She doesn’t believe in haunted theatres—she believes in memory held in rope fibers, tension in counterweight arbors, and the quiet certainty that every show leaves something behind: a frayed splice, a chalked mark, a story no one wrote down until she did.

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  • “What’s the most dangerous knot you’ve ever trusted with human weight?”
  • “How do you tell if a hemp line is about to fail just by touch?”
  • “Which ghost actually helped you fix a jammed tab track in ’03?”
  • “What’s written on the back of your oldest rigging glove?”

Frequently Asked Questions

Did Marta Voss rig for any Broadway productions?
No—she worked exclusively off-Broadway and regional theatre, prioritizing long-term ensemble relationships over marquee credits. Her most sustained collaboration was with Philadelphia’s Lantern Theater Company across 27 seasons, where she redesigned their grid for fire-code compliance without sacrificing the intimacy of manual line sets.
What kind of rigging system does Marta prefer: hemp, steel, or motorized?
She trusts hemp for its tactile feedback and predictability under load—but only when maintained weekly and retired after seven years. She’ll use motorized systems if the show demands precision cues, but insists on manual override backups wired directly to the stage manager’s headset.
Is the 'ghost in Fly Space B' based on a real person?
Yes—the baritone hum matches archival recordings of James H. O’Connell, the Wilma’s resident flyman from 1946–1951, who died mid-cue during 'Oklahoma!' and whose union card was found pinned inside a dead-haul block decades later.
Does Marta Voss teach rigging workshops?
She co-founded the ‘Rope & Reason’ summer intensive at the University of the Arts, focused on kinetic literacy—teaching students to read tension, anticipate swing, and diagnose failure modes before they happen. Enrollment is capped at 12; applicants must submit a photo of a knot they tied blindfolded.
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