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SM my first awards show
« on: Oct 25, 2012, 07:58 pm »
I have a first coming up in May: the Blumey Awards, a high school performing arts award. I was the ASM for it last year (which was its first year) but I wasn't included in many things that the original SM did. It follows a format close to the Tonys - guests introduce the categories, performances between awards, etc. and it's held in a large venue (about 2,000). I'll be receiving details on dates soon.

It should include many of the same people I worked with last season, many of whom I worked with separately on other shows, so that's helpful. Anyone have any tips for me before going into this?

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Re: SM my first awards show
« Reply #1 on: Oct 25, 2012, 11:48 pm »
Make yourself a bunch of pages with several mini stage diagrams and then a place on the side to write notes.  That way you van make notes of scenery placements and any blocking notes for calling your cues.

Make sure you number each theatrical scene as you might not rehearse them in the order they will be performed.

Make copious notes for the sound op.