Hello Everyone,
I am gearing up for my thesis project in Stage Management that will hopefully begin this fall and Iam interested in getting some advice as I go through this process.
The jest of my proposal was to stage manage four productions two within the university a dance concert, and a department play and two productions from the outside community which would be an opera and musical. As per the faculty mandate, I would also oversee the eight novice stage managers for the senior one act festival. My commitment would be to check in on rehearsals and answer any questions they have along the way. At the end of my project, I would do a PowerPoint presentation of my overall project for faculty and fellow students.
After the submission of my detailed proposal and timeline with all productions and rehearsals/performances mapped out over the 8-month period I hit a wall going 90mph. A faculty member responded by saying that they know I can stage manage well and suggests that I rethink my proposal and create a departmental handbook and facilitate a class for the novice stage managers and just stick to the two school productions consisting of the dance concert and dramatic play.
As I am currently shopping around for Grad schools and plan to make a career in Stage Management, what project would you all suggest that would best speak to graduate schools and future employers…... More outside productions or….. facilitating a class/creating a handbook?
I appreciate all the advice/feedback, as I know you all have experience in the real world as Stage Managers where my faculty is design/acting based.
Thanks!
Brian