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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / FORMS: Mic Q Sheet
« on: Jun 28, 2016, 06:53 pm »
Does anyone have a good template for mic tracking for a board op not familiar with the show?


Edited to add topic tag- Maribeth

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Employment / Where do you find non-union SM gigs?
« on: Apr 07, 2016, 03:08 pm »
Hey everyone! I'm recently non-union and am wondering if there's a good place to find non-union gigs around the country. My city has a decent job site for the theatre community, but I'm wondering if regional theatres looking for non-union SM's post anywhere? Would love people's thoughts. Thanks all!

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Employment / Corporate SM Gigs
« on: Aug 15, 2013, 12:44 pm »
Does anyone know how to break into corporate event SM'ing?  What companies hire and so on?  Any advice would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / SHOWS: RED canvas tips
« on: Dec 07, 2012, 06:06 pm »
Has anyone worked on RED?  I'm actually prop designing it and am wondering if anyone has any secrets on how to do the canvas stretching/priming/painting nightly that won't cost an arm and a leg.  Ideas or what was done on a production you did?

Edit to add topic tag. - Maribeth

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Employment / Corporate Events
« on: Oct 10, 2012, 03:03 pm »
I'm hoping to expand into corporate events and larger scale things outside of theatre.  Anyone have any suggestions on where I can find jobs like that?  Haven't seen much of that stuff on BackstageJobs, so I'm wondering if there's somewhere else I should be looking.  Thanks friends!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROPS: Blood Recipe
« on: Sep 19, 2012, 02:28 pm »
Hey all!  I'm looking for a good blood recipe that will not be sticky, hopefully not dye the actors skin or costumes, and be ok if it gets in an actors eyes (fairly inevitable).  Any suggestions would be super helpful-the cheaper the better!

Edit to subject line-Rebbe

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Employment / Academic cover letter
« on: Sep 15, 2012, 10:34 pm »
Is anyone willing to share cover letters they've written when applying for an academic position?  I have one, but not sure I'm totally happy with it and would love to see examples.  Any tips/must have/don't need things would be great too.  Thanks!

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Employment / Stay freelance or PSM?
« on: Apr 27, 2012, 06:36 pm »
Hey SM friends. I've been freelance for almost 15 years now, and am in the interview process for a PSM position. I love the variety of freelancing, but am craving stability at this point in my life. Those who have traded freelancing for PSM'ing, how have you felt about it?

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Employment / Hints For Getting On A Broadway Tour
« on: Jun 20, 2011, 08:34 pm »
So I'm thinking I might really love to do a national tour.  I'm AEA with a good resume, but don't live in NYC anymore and don't want to go back permanently.  I could easily find a place to live for a rehearsal process for a tour, just not sure where to send my stuff to even be considered.  Anyone have any helpful hints?  Thanks!

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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to break into Broadway?  I have been PSM'ing a long running Off Broadway musical for almost a year and want to make the jump to Broadway when it's done.  I have sent resumes to BWay PSM's using the information from the theatrical index, but it seems impossible to get in.  I'll PA, I don't care!  I just want to know how to break in so I don't have to leave New York when my show eventually closes.  Suggestions?

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I've been running the same show since the end of October.  My first day in the office was mid-September of last year.  I have a couple of cast members that are very shall we say...challenging.  The show is new, so the playwright is constantly making changes.  There are a lot of things that have made the show very challenging.  I have learned a lot, but am also becoming exhausted and burnt out.  I had a moment last week with a cast member in which I ended up walking out of the room instead of staying and holding my ground for fear I would let loose and yell and it would turn nasty.  The producers are now concerned that the cast will start losing confidence in management if the stage manager can't even keep it together.  So they've asked me to re-evaluate and buck up or walk away, no hard feelings and no harm done.  I'm tired, but I don't want to let it beat me.  If you were me, what would you do?  Has anyone else done a run longer than 6 months and how do you keep things fresh and morale up?

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Does anyone have a good paperwork format they use for understudy tracking?  I am going to be putting most of the understudies on during my current show and want to have good paperwork for them and me.  Any ideas would be appreciated.  Thanks!

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So folks who have worked on new stuff-how do you handle a playwright (who's also a primary producer) who is at the majority of the rehearsals, and too involved?  He's constantly distracting the director, he gives the actors notes, and today at a first read through he was already taking notes on the acting when it was the first time they'd ever read through it!  This show is a re-mount (with changes) and the director is afraid he's going to be a problem again...giving the actors notes, constantly talking to the director, launching into character discussions with the director in front of the cast, etc.  Anyone have any ideas on how to help curb his input?  My major thought is to have him hold all of his notes and comments until lunch break and the end of the day and to talk to the director and I and then we can somewhat  selectively decide what the cast will actually get from it.  Please feel free to offer suggestions...

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Ok, so I'm moving to NY and am thinking I should get an NY cell number.  Does anyone think that matters especially?  I know people have cell numbers from all over the place, but for some reason that feels more official.  What do you guys think?

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Hey folks. So I'm coming to NY to do a show (with producers and a director who take themselves very seriously, as they should) which I'm really excited about.  Here's my major question-what's your general opinion on what you should wear in rehearsal?  I've been in very casual settings up to this point in my career (academia, fairly casual theatres in the Midwest) and am wondering if I should plan on dressing up more than I have in the past as these guys seem to mean business.  Just curious what "the standard" is.  Thanks for any and all opinions!

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