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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Beginner Stage Manager experiences

« on: Nov 17, 2007, 11:20 am »

I am stage managing for the first time this year, a musical, and it's going really well.  It may be only a high school musical but it's still intimidating. The director is really easy to talk to and is letting me direct a bunch of scenes as well.  But a few weeks ago the director was ill and couldn't come for rehearsal.  I was only notified that rehearsal was supposed to go on as planned 10 minutes before.  So I had to come up with blocking on the spot for three new scenes, one of which was a large scene involving the entire cast.  I was overwhelmed at first, but I pulled it off and everything went well.  As a SM you certainly have to be able to work under pressure.

Did anyone else have any difficult, amusing, embarrassing etc. experiences as a first time stage manager?
And perhaps any advice?