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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROFESSIONALISM: Word Use ("my" crew)
« on: Sep 13, 2007, 11:19 pm »
Ok, looking for some opinions on this one.
I received a 20 minute lecture the other night from the Producer of the show I am currently Stage Managing about my use of the word "my" when referring to the crew, stage, cast, etc. She went on to express that she does not like it and I am to not say it anymore. Going on, she stated that I must be on a power trip further pointing out that the stage is not mine rather the production coordinator's; whom by the way is now taking direction from me as a stagehand. I explained to her that it has nothing to do with a power trip, more so a term of endearment and a way I embrace the production.
Things to consider:
I used the phrase only once, last Saturday on the first day of tech, to express to the cast that water bottles and personal items are not to be placed on 'my' set because we now have a crew to move set pieces in and out in show order as this is a hazard for one, and simply a no-no.
This woman has been the thorn in my side from the beginning as she is a producer that walks into every rehearsal after starting and pulls the director or choreographer aside to talk about things. And I mean right in the middle of working a section. So now I have 27 people standing around for 15 minutes. She gives notes to the actors during rehearsals and makes comments to me how the cast needs to learn how to rehearse. Referring to the first incident, the girl who was marking the choreography that she was learning on the "First" day of rehearsals. She stops the rehearsals to talk about ticket sales and so forth. She pulled me off during the third day of blocking (while missing 3 actors) to talk about the set. There have been no production meetings so every instruction that either of my directors has given me to pass on gets road blocked by her and I am in between. So, I may be on the defensive by this point.
I have a show to open tomorrow and have been able to let all this other BS roll off my back to get to this point until now with this crap about the use of the word 'my'.
What do you think?
I received a 20 minute lecture the other night from the Producer of the show I am currently Stage Managing about my use of the word "my" when referring to the crew, stage, cast, etc. She went on to express that she does not like it and I am to not say it anymore. Going on, she stated that I must be on a power trip further pointing out that the stage is not mine rather the production coordinator's; whom by the way is now taking direction from me as a stagehand. I explained to her that it has nothing to do with a power trip, more so a term of endearment and a way I embrace the production.
Things to consider:
I used the phrase only once, last Saturday on the first day of tech, to express to the cast that water bottles and personal items are not to be placed on 'my' set because we now have a crew to move set pieces in and out in show order as this is a hazard for one, and simply a no-no.
This woman has been the thorn in my side from the beginning as she is a producer that walks into every rehearsal after starting and pulls the director or choreographer aside to talk about things. And I mean right in the middle of working a section. So now I have 27 people standing around for 15 minutes. She gives notes to the actors during rehearsals and makes comments to me how the cast needs to learn how to rehearse. Referring to the first incident, the girl who was marking the choreography that she was learning on the "First" day of rehearsals. She stops the rehearsals to talk about ticket sales and so forth. She pulled me off during the third day of blocking (while missing 3 actors) to talk about the set. There have been no production meetings so every instruction that either of my directors has given me to pass on gets road blocked by her and I am in between. So, I may be on the defensive by this point.
I have a show to open tomorrow and have been able to let all this other BS roll off my back to get to this point until now with this crap about the use of the word 'my'.
What do you think?