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The Hardline / Question about working through the meal break
« on: Aug 17, 2018, 01:02 pm »
Need your advice: I am PSM at a LORT ‘C” theater and am in rehearsal for HELLO DOLLY. Just before the Company went on its scheduled one hour lunch break the director announced he wanted to have a stumble-through of the entire show after lunch ( A major schedule change!!). I have two ASMs and one production assistant. My question is whether to: Take our required one hour meal break and return in a hour to preset for the stumble-through thereby delaying the start of stumble-though; OR do the preset over the lunch break and eat in whatever remaining time is left before afternoon rehearsal begins; OR advise the Producer stage management will be putting in for penalty meal time if they have work through the meal break; OR stagger individual breaks of stage management so each has a full hour to eat as well as preset for the stumble through;OR immediately point out to the director some of the consequences his decision to change the schedule have made for stage management. I am assuming that all members of the stage management here will support the final decision. I know there are other solutions and I welcome your alternative suggestions. Thanks!