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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Humor: Stage Managing the World

« on: Feb 13, 2012, 04:12 am »

My friend (who's going into scenic design) and I were at the Unified auditions in Chicago and were looking for his college. He kept getting impossibly turned around in the hotel, and we ended up deciding the reason both of us are so bad at directions is because of all the different lefts and rights we use in our daily lives.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: PROP: Almost, Maine Shoe

« on: Jan 30, 2012, 07:30 pm »

Literally just did this show. Our shoe hung on a nail loosely in a box. The nail was attached to a rope. Our stage right manager pulled the rope and the shoe fell straight down, perfectly every time.

And just saying, Almost, Maine was one of my favorite shows ever to work on.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Equal-Opportunity Program?

« on: Jan 29, 2012, 12:46 am »

I'm a senior in high school going to be interviewing for colleges soon, and I was wondering if my high school's style of choosing stage managers could be a hindrance to me.

We are only allowed to SM one show a year (can ASM multiple, though) so everyone can have a chance. This means that last year, my director reserved me to SM our musical, as is also the case this year. However, at the time of my interviews, I will only have one show on my resume where I am listed as the stage manager (several more, however, where I have ASMed).

Any feedback on how this could impact my acceptance, as well as how I can play it off? I have already had a show outside of school where I was a part of the general crew, then they interviewed for SM and ASMs, and my lack of actual stage management experience prevented me from getting the position I wanted.