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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Welcome Introduction speeches??????

« on: Feb 22, 2007, 03:45 pm »

I've been asked to give a speech and quote "kick their arses into gear". ! I don't think that anybody responds to being lectured to especially on the first day however, i understand that there is some need to reinforce that this is a professional production.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Welcome Introduction speeches??????

« on: Feb 22, 2007, 06:00 am »

I'm SM on a forthcoming tour. The production previously had a life and seemingly, another tour is about to commence. However, the director is completely re-vamping the show and the pressure to make money is huge. The production consists of one professional actor and 12 musicians (all of whom laugh at the idea of doing "theatre"). Anybody, have any tips about what to say to everybody when they arrive in the theatre. The idea is to get them excited and also explain how important it is that they take the show seriously.