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Employment / Is it a Tour?

« on: Jan 31, 2014, 01:14 pm »

I have been working at a theater for two years now, as their Resident Stage Manager.  One of the reasons I love working for them is because each of their shows go to multiple venues (started with 2 and now we go to 4), which provides a great challenge and keeps me interested (besides the fact that I love the people I work for/with).

That said, it means I have been at the same place for two years (with only two exceptions), providing me with very little diversity in my resume for that period of time in my career.

My question is, can/should I list these shows that went to 4 venues in some way on my resume?  I feel like it could show that I haven't been staying at one place because it is comfortable, but because it is fun and challenging.

I already have "School Tour" denoted on a number of my productions, but I feel like going to 4 large theater venues may not constitute as a "Tour" persay.

Or is this just something that I put in a cover letter?

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Introductions / Happy to Find this Forum!

« on: Jan 30, 2014, 07:25 pm »

Hi!
I am a professional non-aea SM in the Bay Area, and am excited to have found this board and community, since I don't have many friends who are SMs.

I have been working a few years in the "real world," but am looking to diversify my experiences, and am also looking for a bit of advice on my resume.  I would love an outside eye or two.  I have a few specific questions, and want to ask them, but don't want to be redundant, if things have already been posted.   I saw there is a thread about resumes, but fear that it is old and people won't look at it to answer my questions?
I have been poking around the site, and the resume database is very helpful, but wanted to ask a few different questions that weren't quite answered by looking at the database.
Tips?

Thanks so much in advance, and I can't wait to keep reading some of these wonderful tips on your posts and boards!