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Tools of the Trade / Favorite Deck Flashlight?

« on: Jul 06, 2006, 11:22 pm »

Heading back on the road and need a new BRIGHT flashlight. The smaller the better. I saw the Inova 5 LED flashlight here and found some good deals on them but wondered if anyone has any other favorites? Mostly for deck work and looking in the grid. Thanks

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PEOPLE: Friend or "so nice to meet you"?

« on: Jun 30, 2006, 05:02 am »

OK...I'm a friendly SM but I also know that 98% of my cast and crew I'll never see or talk to after the tour ends (unless we tour together again) and I know not everyone cares to be overly friendly. I'm about to start a new tour and think it will be a really fun one! I have worked with 90% of the crew already but none of the cast.
How "friendly" do you get with your company on AEA tours? Little gifts? Hugs at rehearsals and sound checks? Or do you just say "Hey! How was your travel day?" and go from there?
After a couple of tours I have one or two crew I stay in touch with and about 10 cast I stay in touch with. So I do make a point to stay in touch even if not best friends.