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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: so nervous!
« on: Mar 05, 2008, 10:45 am »
quick story to cheer you up:
i was hyped up by  friends that i was a badass techie to this professional lighting tech who was coming in to my high school to set up the show we were doing. he was awesome, but he thought I was just as awesome, so he starts giving me my orders for the afternoon, i nodded and processed what he wanted, only I DIDN'T KNOW half of what he was saying. I was at the time great with sound work, but hadn't touched lighting really. I had no idea that a "two-fer" was about splitting a lighting cable, or any of that stuff. When he was done, I organized my thoughts, and said "ok, show me a two-for, how to patch a dimmer to a channel, and where this type of plug needs to go".
he was perfectly pleasant and quickly but not in a rushed way showed me what i needed to know to finish the job. I  was calm and focused, and i learned what i needed, and helped him wonderfully for the rest of the week.

MORAL OF STORY: Don't ever be scared to ask. The person IN THE KNOW was at one point NOT IN THE KNOW just like you.

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I like to give pep talks in a college environment, but in the professional world I agree with Scott that it's not expected of the SM to do it, and not really necessary for professional actors.

In college, though, I like to have a quick get-excited meeting before places.  The actors seem to like it, and it helps get their energy up.  Usually we'll circle up and go around answering some stupid question I've come up with (the SM I learned that from once asked which Disney character we'd most like to have sex with).

I must say thought that "Zayit Shachor" 's pep talks are ASTOUNDING. having been the subject of some of them before! :)

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Hey y'all.
I'm stage managing (for the first time) a mainstage show at my college. My director felt ill on monday, so we cancelled rehearsal on Tuesday. On Wednesday i found out
a)she wouldn't be there for the rest of the week, (which was good, she really needed rest)
b) the guest director to fill in couldn't be there until Thursday
c) I could either cancel rehearsal AGAIN or run rehearsal myself.

Since i have a pretty good (in my eyes) directing background myself (from high school, but really professional work) I felt OK directing the rehearsal for a night.
But the new director came in, and i had a meeting with him before. He said he would just basically babysit the cast until the real director gets back.
All of a sudden, he starts directing the actors in ways that does NOT maintain the integrity of the show.
I believe it is my job to MAINTAIN that show, but how can i politely and professionally stop him from adding his own artistic views onto the show when I feel they are wrong for the production?

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Excel Help?!
« on: Apr 08, 2007, 01:19 pm »
no, if you change the alignment, it JUST changes the TEXT, and not the physical ANGLE of the cell itself.
i've been told this isn't possible,
but DOES ANYONE have a cool way of doing this?

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Tools of the Trade / Excel Help?!
« on: Apr 07, 2007, 01:49 am »
Hello all,
i'm making a giant excel file for all my stage managerely needs: ok not all, but a bunch: Rehearsal, Production, and Performance Reports, and Attendence Sheets, and Contact Sheets...etc
For my attendence sheets,
i want the cast list down the first column, (one per row)
and then on the top, 7 columns (1 for each day of the week)
i want to slant this top row. I know how to slant text, but can i slant the CELL itself?
i have a visual example for all who are confused.
Please, if anyone knows this, provide any help on here, and i will love you forever.
T


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