I've been lurking for a while, so I thought I should put on the big girl panties and say "Hello" like a grown up.
I am currently the stage manager for a small community theater's production of Spamalot. I usually stage manage 1 show a year for the theater. (They ask different people for different shows. It's a small island and they like to spread the aloha around.)
I started acting at age 7 in our local youth theater and was in show after show for 22 years. I stopped for 15 years to get married, have kids and start a business with my husband. I was asked to stage manage a small show for a friend who was directing and that's how I got back into it. Spamalot is the 5th show I've stage managed.
I have always done theater for fun. I've rarely gotten paid for anything. It's nice getting a check for stage managing now. It's not much compared to the hours I put in, but its fun and I get out of the house for a couple hours a day (but that's a whole other story).
Much aloha,
Luana