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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Working with a younger cast

« on: Jan 14, 2012, 08:26 pm »

I'm about to start working on a production of Pippi Longstocking at a community theatre.  This will be the second show I have SM'ed and I have worked with the company before as well as most of the production team both as a SM and an actor.  However, the show will more than likely have a cast that is mostly young children (elementary/middle school).  To date, the youngest group of actors I have stage managed is high school students, with which I had already established a working rapport.  However, working with a completely new batch of young children makes me a little nervous.  Has anyone worked with younger actors and have any words of advice for me?

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / SOUND: Working with a sound op.

« on: Apr 20, 2011, 05:12 pm »

I'm SMing my first show and I had one question regarding working with your sound board op.

Regarding microphones on stage (not body mics, although feel free to answer with body mics in mind), is it the SM's responsibility to tell the SBO when to turn on/off a mic or should you leave it to the SBO?