I'm a student stage manager (well, I'm on a gap year between high school and college now, so I'm not exactly a student right now...) and I will be attending Vassar College in the fall. I plan on double-majoring in English and drama, possibly with a correlate (minor) in film.
I stage managed at my high school until I graduated, and, in addition to my full-time job, I'm doing several shows this school year with a great youth theatre company in my state, New Hampshire. I just finished assistant stage managing A Midsummer Night's Dream, which, while technically simple, was one of my favourite shows to work on (as a literature nerd/Shakespeare fanatic, it was a ton of fun for me). I'm currently getting my first experience at the light board for a production of Aladdin (opening this weekend!), and I'm also assistant stage managing The Wizard of Oz, which opens in May.
I don't know what I want to do as a career, but stage managing is definitely an option - and if I don't do it as a career, I definitely want to do it as a hobby for the rest of my life. I'm looking forward to learning more about the art on these boards. :)
