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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Scheduling concerns with my director

« on: Oct 26, 2015, 07:41 pm »

I understand the time-crunching stress, but in my experience (in stage management, classes, and businesses) if you have any concerns, you should schedule a time to meet with the director and relay those concerns. The director will respect you even if you are concerned. They will respect that you had the courage to talk to them about it.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Bad ASM's

« on: Oct 26, 2015, 07:33 pm »

I don't know of any high schools that do teach proper stage management at a professional level. I ASM'd for the first time as a freshman in college with no stage management experience and I learned. My SM, my director, designers and other stage managers in the department taught me things and I learned. So I wouldn't complain about how your ASM doesn't know anything. If I were you, I'd have her shadow me and I would teach her in the process. Honestly, having an assistant is about training them to do your job, is it not? So, this is technically your responsibility to make sure she learns the things she needs.