I just want marketable skills!

[jannab93]

Hey everyone!


My name is Janna!

So...

I am extremely new to this site and I am also terribly new at being a stage manager. I've only done stage managing one other time and I was actually only ASM. I had so much fun, but ever since then, I have been acting. It's my true calling. However, I know that being only an actor is quite difficult.

 I am just saying I'd like to be an actress that can also work the other side of the curtain. Am I making sense?

I'm rather nervous about being a first-time stage manager. I'm not really worried about blocking, scheduling, etc. What I am really worried about is calling the show.

DUN!

DUN!

DUN!


But, I am more than willing and will be beyond grateful if everyone flooded my inbox with great tips and tricks for stage managing.

Just a little F.Y.I.

The show I am currently stage managing is called On The Verge. Ever heard of it? Well, if you have heard of it, you will know exactly why I am scared of calling the show.

If you haven't heard of it, let's just say I bit off more than I could chew.

[MatthewShiner]

An actor without a techie is lost.

 A techie without an actor is a person with marketable skills

This is a false premise.

An actor with technical support is not lost, and I think that statement is wholly "techie"-centric, and belittling to actors.

Just remember calling is performing with the actors - layering on the technical elements on to a live performance.  Skills you have learned as an actor - timing, rhythm, etc - all come into play as you call the show.  And, most of the time, by the time you get to tech, you will know the show - and you will have tech time to learn to call the show.  This is your rehearsal time.


Good luck!  You'll do great.