Notes from SMs past

[Tempest]

I find remounts to be interesting beasts. Sometimes they want to slavishly recreate the prior production, and sometimes they want to make it "fresh." Either way, notes left by previous SMs, crew, and directors can be really useful.

Or intimidating.

Starting prep week for my next show by checking some of the old paperwork. Useful notes include:

• Wash the blood off the teeth with soap and warm water, NOT hot. Hot water will melt them. (This note was on two separate different pieces of paperwork)
• Be careful not to slice yourself open on the saw blades inside the tower when you're resetting the clock face.

And my particular favorite...

• Stick a pencil in the cat's eye to keep it from leaking blood on you.

I know I've left some doozies for future SMs, too. Anyone else ever found/left such helpful gems of wisdom?

[loebtmc]

[what the heck was that show?]

[Tempest]

[Puppet version of some Edgar Allan Poe stuff. You know, for kids!]

[BARussell]

When I was updating the backstage track for a long running show I added  "When certain performer is on USR dance track be prepared to dodge flying rubber bra or be hit in the face with said bra."
Each person has there own cue sheet for that track but sometimes people look at others for inspiration, I hope someone took that gem.