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Self-Promotion / Re: Good People
« on: May 29, 2013, 11:56 pm »
No. I just accepted the offer a couple of days ago and rehearsals don't begin until mid-July. I take it you've worked with DDT people before?
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Self-Promotion / Good People
« on: May 29, 2013, 09:22 pm »
I'll be SMing a production of Good People for Deep Dish Theater Company in Chapel Hill, NC this summer. It runs August 23-September 14, so stop by if you're in the area!
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: ESCRIPTS: Post your requests for electronic scripts here!
« on: May 22, 2013, 02:09 pm »
Looking for Good People by David Lindsay-Abaire in Word or PDF. Thanks!
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The Green Room / Re: Show me your mugs! (Or water bottles)
« on: Mar 20, 2013, 03:07 pm »
Camelbak for cold drinks, Tervis for hot.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Useful iPad apps
« on: Feb 17, 2013, 10:25 pm »
Notability and Google Drive have by far been the most useful to me for a paperless process.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Prop/costume responsibility
« on: Feb 12, 2013, 01:40 pm »Physical Checklists you Check Off Every Show.
Use them, get your crew to use them.
Two shows days are always ripe for mistakes . . . you have the memory in your head "Oh, I already set that prop."
Pre-show checklists are some of the only things that I still do not do electronically. As an ASM, I've got paper and pen checklists for all presets for all of my shows, and I make sure to check every single thing off once the rest of the crew has declared that they are "done with preset". As an SM, I look to my ASM to take this responsibility on; ultimately, everything that occurs backstage, including presets, I hold ASMs accountable for (with rare exception).
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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: December Madness Finals: Paper vs Laptop
« on: Dec 29, 2012, 10:02 pm »
Aye, but when is the last time paper died on you?
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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: Sugar Bowl, Round 8: Laptop vs Binder
« on: Dec 26, 2012, 12:26 am »
I am disappointed with how far behind the binder is. In my experience, I can get things done faster with a laptop, but binders don't crap out on me nearly as often or as suddenly. Viva la binder!
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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: Regional Round 6: Headset vs Cell Phone
« on: Dec 18, 2012, 11:11 pm »
Just finished a show that we did not have coms for. Cell phone coverage failed on a regular basis. Guess which device has my vote? 
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Fight Notation
« on: Nov 20, 2012, 03:01 pm »
Thanks, y'all! I did end up taping the fights, but only because the fight choreographer was also the fight captain and was also one of the actors in the majority of the fights and he needed to see what he had choreo-ed.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / REHEARSALS: Fight Notation
« on: Nov 19, 2012, 03:44 am »
Hi y'all!
This past summer, I worked on a production of King Lear and found myself running my very first fight rehearsals (I was an SM intern). The fight choreographer was very kind and incredibly patient with me while I tried to wrap my head around everything, but the experience really opened my eyes to a weakness of mine: I know nothing about stage combat, much less how to notate it in a blocking script.
How do y'all take fight notation?
Edit to add topic tag. - Maribeth
This past summer, I worked on a production of King Lear and found myself running my very first fight rehearsals (I was an SM intern). The fight choreographer was very kind and incredibly patient with me while I tried to wrap my head around everything, but the experience really opened my eyes to a weakness of mine: I know nothing about stage combat, much less how to notate it in a blocking script.
How do y'all take fight notation?
Edit to add topic tag. - Maribeth
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The Green Room / Re: Catchphrases
« on: Nov 09, 2012, 02:35 pm »
I'm doing a production of The Rocky Horror Show (opening tonight!), and the phrase "Come get your condoms" has become a staple. No, I'm not talking about condoms for mic packs. This is Rocky Horror, people; use your imagination.
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The Green Room / Re: Stuff people at a Shakespeare Festival say
« on: Oct 31, 2012, 12:02 am »
Already done. Short story short: There are not enough words to properly express how much I adored my internship 
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The Green Room / Re: Stuff people at a Shakespeare Festival say
« on: Oct 30, 2012, 09:08 pm »
The company who made this video (Great River Shakespeare Festival) was where I had my internship this summer (parts of the video were filmed while I was running backstage during performances). They make some really good videos and produce some wonderful shows during the season, and I encourage everyone to check their channel (and the company!) out.
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Stage Management Kit
« on: Feb 25, 2012, 02:07 am »
As a student, I have found that having a kit is helpful, but it doesn't need to be nearly as comprehensive as a kit a professional SM might have. As such, I find that the Snap N' Stack 6x9 Rectangles from Snapware work well. You can have as few or as many of them as you need (I use 2 right now, but will be adding a third before I head to an internship this summer), and they snap together with a handle for easy portability.
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