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Introductions / Guten Tag from South Florida

« on: Dec 25, 2012, 02:05 pm »

Greetings and Merry Christmas from South Florida! I'm not a newbie, but life has taken me away from the SMNetwork. I'm a Stage Manager by trade and education. I"m also a voice-over artist, but found most of my fulfillment with Stage Management in Atlanta, GA. I"m in the South Florida market (again) and looking to make contacts, maybe travel for work, and re-build everything I learned along my way. Frohe Weihnachten everyone, and a very prosperous New Year to Everyone!

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SMNetwork Archives / SM Humor: Theatre Logic

« on: Oct 16, 2006, 12:41 pm »

Not sure if this belongs in this forum, but here it goes...This was posted on the ATML yahoo list:



THEATRE LOGIC
In is down, down is front,
out is up, up is back,
off is out, on is in,
and of course -
right is left, and left is right.
 

A drop shouldn't and a
block and fall does neither.
A prop doesn't and
a cove has no water.
 

Tripping is O.K.
A running crew rarely gets anywhere.
A purchase line will buy you nothing.
A trap will not catch anything.
A gridiron has nothing to do with football.
 

A Strike is work
(in fact a lot of work).
And a green room, thank God, usually isn't.
Now that you are fully versed in theatrical terms,
Break a leg...
but not really!

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Employment / Fired from an SM Job

« on: May 21, 2006, 10:51 am »

Has anyone here been fired from an SM job during the run of a show?
What was your experience and how did you handle it?

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROMPT BOOK: Prompt Script to the Theater

« on: Apr 28, 2006, 11:26 am »

What is the history on giving the original Prompt Script to the theater company at the end of a run? What's the reasoning behind that? Are there any experiences out there where the SM kept the original and gave the company a copy? What about the director? Ever heard of a Director wanting a copy of the Prompt Script?

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Employment / Opinions on Producers

« on: Apr 25, 2006, 11:06 am »

Maybe it's more of Producers or how to handle it or something: I feel like I'm alone in this, but I have hope that I'm not:

SM accepts a job with A theater. She calls A theater and asks the Production Manager for a meeting to discuss the job. The Production Manager tells her he doesn't have time because they're in the midst of another show. She asks again later and the Production Manager is on vacation. Rehearsals start and the SM sends out Preliminary charts (ligting, sound, set, etc.) and gets an e-mail from the Producer/Music Director of the show stating that all e-mails are to be sent to the Producers and they will decide who gets the information. Later on, notes in rehearsal from the director are forwarded to the SM and the SM sends out the notes with basic information as well to actors. The 2nd Producer/star of the show sends out a reminder e-mail stating that all e-mails are to be sent to the Producers and they'll decide who gets the information. Tech week comes and costumes are seen for the first time. The director, furious, stops the rehearsal and has a private conference with the costume designer, stating that's not what she suggested. Costume designer never got the notes. Also, the lighting designer is frustrated with all the changes and cuts in the show since the designer run. He never got the e-mails. So, being taught that my position is to be the center of communication and working in a theater where the controlling Producers have taken that away, and the first audience is tonight, how do I handle the 4 week run with such restrictions? I'm not even allowed to give out opening night cards or post reminders on the call board without checking with the producers first.