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Stage Management: Other / Outdoor opera issues?

« on: Jul 01, 2007, 03:39 pm »

I'm currently SM-ing an opera to be performed outdoors in a couple weeks at my college. It's a student-produced show on a low budget, so we don't have any sound or lights (it's being performed around late afternoon) -- we do have a small orchestra, though. We recently were in the space (a garden of sorts) and I discovered some potential problems: one actor is highly allergic to bees, mosquitoes were everywhere, etc. I'm prepping my kit with lots of sunscreen, bug spray, and water bottles so everyone stays hydrated.

Does anyone else who has done outdoor shows have any tips? Any other potential problems I'll need to look out for?

Thanks