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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / CAST: Emergency Put-In Question

« on: Sep 01, 2017, 12:54 pm »

I'd love some advice for an incident that happened over the weekend.

I had an actor get injured during a matinee performance.  He got accidentally elbowed in the face by another actor.  I gave him ice and checked for a concussion (his eyes seemed fine).  He went on for another scene, but then complained of a bad headache.  I took him out for the rest of the performance for him to recover and redistributed his track with the rest of the ensemble.

After the matinee and he said he wanted to go on for the evening show, but needed some rest.  I checked in with him at 6:30 (an hour before half hour) and he confided that he wasn't in any shape to go on.  I then called everyone in for an emergency put-in to redistribute his track (we don't have any swings for the ensemble).

My question is: did I make the right call to wait to take him out for the evening show when I did, or should I have planned to have him out from the end of the matinee?  I wanted to give him an opportunity to go on, but I felt bad that I had to call the rest of the cast in so last-minute.  Any thoughts on this are appreciated.

Edited to add topic tag- Maribeth

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / CALLING: Writing cues on a score

« on: Jun 01, 2017, 02:16 pm »

When you have a score heavy show, do you have a double sided calling script or single sided?  I'm calling cues for a string quartet and I'm worried about not having enough time.

Mod note: This was split off from a thread on the Uploaded Forms board as it deserves a thread of its own! - PSMK
Edited to add topic tag- Maribeth

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The Hardline / SPT Previews

« on: Oct 03, 2013, 09:00 pm »

Hi Everyone,

I'm working on an SPT-4 contract and had a question regarding previews versus performances after opening, and I'm hoping someone can help!  In the SPT-4 contract, performances are limited to five per week. After the fifth performance, there is an increase in pay for each additional performance.  For this particular production, there are three previews scheduled, followed by opening night and then two more shows, for a total of six.  Do the previews count as rehearsals or performances in terms of shows per week?  Considering that they have paying audiences, I'm inclined to think the latter, but I'm not sure.  I've worked at SPT theatres a lot, but I've never run into going over the "allotted" performances during the week of previews and opening before.  I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Thank You!

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Tools of the Trade / Tool Belt

« on: Jan 13, 2012, 01:28 pm »

Hi all!  I'm soon going to be ASMing a show where I'll be the only crew member backstage and need to keep my hands free for quick changes and set changes.  Does anyone have any recommendations for a light-weight, sturdy tool belt (or something like it)?  It just needs to hold a flashlight, pencils, and a few other small items.  Thanks!