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The Hardline / Re: Maternity Leave?
« on: Jan 12, 2008, 05:15 pm »
The OP hasn't logged in since the post was made on the 9th, hopefully we'll see them back soon!
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14 Jan 2021: Happy 21st birthday, SMNetwork! I replaced the old broken mobile theme. -K
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SMNetwork Archives / Purged accounts on Feb 2 2008
« on: Jan 10, 2008, 10:00 pm »
It has been a year and a half since we migrated from the old system to this new forum system. In the interest of keeping the load on the database relatively light, on February 2, 2008 we purged inactive accounts.
The following accounts were deleted:
1. Members who never logged in to their account at all.
2. Members who never posted and have not logged in since June of 2006.
If you have made any public posts at all that still remain somewhere on the site, your account was not affected in any way.
Approximately 1500 dead accounts were purged.
The following accounts were deleted:
1. Members who never logged in to their account at all.
2. Members who never posted and have not logged in since June of 2006.
If you have made any public posts at all that still remain somewhere on the site, your account was not affected in any way.
Approximately 1500 dead accounts were purged.
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Stage Management: Other / Re: Circus
« on: Jan 03, 2008, 05:02 pm »
You may want to read through the chat transcript of the recent chat we had with GalFriday. She gave the Cirque experience a very thorough going-over.
Transcript is here: link
Transcript is here: link
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The Hardline / Re: Doing It Alone
« on: Jan 01, 2008, 11:33 pm »
Working without an ASM is a chronic occurrence in non-union houses. It is also the reason why I burned out as quickly as I did - I did about four shows in a row without assistance, the last one being "Sunday in the Park with George."
Given the choice between training someone who has never entered a theatre before to be a stage manager while trying to make a show happen or just doing it all myself, I'll generally take the latter option. Union SM's tend to evade the really green ASMs. I think there was only one show I did in my last five years in the industry with crew members who were old enough to vote.
Given the choice between training someone who has never entered a theatre before to be a stage manager while trying to make a show happen or just doing it all myself, I'll generally take the latter option. Union SM's tend to evade the really green ASMs. I think there was only one show I did in my last five years in the industry with crew members who were old enough to vote.
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Stage Management: Other / Re: Opera Greenie
« on: Dec 31, 2007, 09:04 am »
I'm guessing you've already read through the sticky post about Opera at the top of this board (link), along with the other threads that Centaura links to at the end of that thread?
There are sample WWW forms on the Uploaded Forms board. (link) There has also been an involved discussion of the WWW in Plays & Musicals a ways back. (link)
There are sample WWW forms on the Uploaded Forms board. (link) There has also been an involved discussion of the WWW in Plays & Musicals a ways back. (link)
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SMNetwork Archives / Re: Happy Birthday Kay!
« on: Dec 23, 2007, 07:23 pm »
Many thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes! I had a lovely time.
Well, the best thing would be for all of you to keep this site growing and useful for stage managers throughout the next year.
(Also, as it's no longer my birthday, I'm going to be locking this thread. It makes me blush.)
You do so much for this community, what little trinket can we surprise you with?
Well, the best thing would be for all of you to keep this site growing and useful for stage managers throughout the next year.
(Also, as it's no longer my birthday, I'm going to be locking this thread. It makes me blush.)
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SMNetwork Archives / Re: Happy Birthday Kay!
« on: Dec 22, 2007, 02:07 am »
There will be cake and fancy coffee throughout the day. Enjoy, y'all!
(Thanks, Paul!)
(Thanks, Paul!)
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Employment / Re: Resume Question
« on: Dec 19, 2007, 04:29 pm »
I prefer CutePDF Writer, which is light and ad free. It adds itself to your list of installed printers, it just behaves as a virtual printer instead of a hardware one.
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Employment / Re: Theatre in Minneapolis
« on: Dec 19, 2007, 07:17 am »
Remember to observe the privacy of third parties when posting on this public forum. If people have contact information for twoheadedboy, please send it via PM only.
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SMNetwork Archives / Google talk field added to profiles
« on: Nov 29, 2007, 10:31 pm »
At the request of debos23, I've added a field for your googletalk address to member profiles. It's in with the other slots for Instant Messenger screen names.
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Student Stage Manager's Challenge #2
« on: Nov 19, 2007, 04:36 pm »
OK, given both of those options, what route do you take for execution?
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Student Stage Manager's Challenge #2: Thunderstruck
« on: Nov 19, 2007, 11:37 am »
Time for another Student Stage Manager's challenge. As before, all are welcome to post, but the question is targetted towards our student members.
Here's your scenario, pulled from one of my own horror stories. In 2002 I nearly got myself fired due to handling it poorly. Can you do any better?
Here's your scenario, pulled from one of my own horror stories. In 2002 I nearly got myself fired due to handling it poorly. Can you do any better?
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It's the final matinee of a major new musical, written and composed by two of Broadway's biggest names, performed in a small non-equity regional house. It's May and raining. As you get to the climactic scene of Act II, lightning strikes the roof of the building and blows out every instrument and light in the facility. You've got a full house and a cast of 18, many of whom have family in the audience. You have two people on deck, four volunteer ushers, and two now useless follow spot operators.
You grab your trusty flashlight, race down the spiral stairs to the lobby with its three-story tall glass windows and bump into the managing director, who tells you that the show must complete. What do you do next?
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SMNetwork Archives / A reminder to student stage managers
« on: Nov 14, 2007, 02:39 am »
Students and new stage managers are certainly welcome here at SMNetwork. However, it is crucial to bear in mind that this site is chiefly aimed at working professionals. We understand that our younger and novice members may feel somewhat out of place when chatting with the pros, and that educational theatre has very little bearing on pro theatre, so we've created a special board ("Students & Novices") JUST for the newcomers to the industry. Students are welcome to post to any board on the site, but bear in mind that outside of this specific board their posts will be held to a much higher standard. Within the Students board, the rules are a bit more relaxed, although members posting to the Students board are still required to adhere to the Community Standards.
If your post has anything to do with a student production, student situation, or classroom project, or you wish for us to hold your actions to standards that are less than professional, your post belongs on the Students and Novices board.
At certain times of the year, SMNetwork tends to get flooded with student stage managers seeking professionals from the industry to interview or poll for classwork. Please remember that all school or grade-influencing projects must be cleared with the me (PSMKay) before posting them. Projects and interview requests are only permitted on the Students & Novices board. For more information on how to get your project approved, please check this post on the student board.
If your post has anything to do with a student production, student situation, or classroom project, or you wish for us to hold your actions to standards that are less than professional, your post belongs on the Students and Novices board.
At certain times of the year, SMNetwork tends to get flooded with student stage managers seeking professionals from the industry to interview or poll for classwork. Please remember that all school or grade-influencing projects must be cleared with the me (PSMKay) before posting them. Projects and interview requests are only permitted on the Students & Novices board. For more information on how to get your project approved, please check this post on the student board.
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Help me please
« on: Nov 12, 2007, 09:53 pm »
As down2life's gotten his reply and as we discourage using SMNet for such projects without getting prior permission from the staff, this thread is now locked.
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SMNetwork Archives / On Etiquette in Professional Communities
« on: Nov 07, 2007, 08:32 am »
SMNetwork is, at its core, a forum about a profession and therefore one which requires a different sort of approach to posting than your standard online social community. We do encourage everyone to explore and contribute to the discussions here regardless of your level of experience. However, one must remember when posting that the global theatre community is a small one and an extremely talkative one. It is very likely that some of the individuals who read and post here are going to be working with you at some future point. We encourage you to consider your posts on this site from the perspective of someone who is looking to hire you as a stage manager.
Here are some things that we like to see:
You may get a PM from a staff member referring you to this post if one of your contributions is difficult to read or posted without regard to the guidelines above. The community staff may also edit your post accordingly, although they are not obligated to do so. We do not do this to scold you or embarrass you. Rather, we do this to assist you in making the best impression possible on a community that may well be serving you throughout a career in stage management. Even if you're still in an informal environment such as a school drama club, please bear in mind that a large number of our readers are established professionals, doing this for a living. As in any situation where one is seeking advice from professionals, please post in a manner that is appropriately respectful.
Thank you!
Here are some things that we like to see:
- Informative topics. Be specific! If you're looking for information on how to fix a broken zipper, title your post "Need help fixing broken zipper" rather than "HELP!!!!!"
- Minimal use of exclamation points and capital letters.
- Minimal use of colored text, bolded text, moving text and smilies.
- Spellchecked posts. You can use the built-in site spellchecker.
- Proper grammar, punctuation and capitalization.
- Use of acronyms only when referring to business entities (AEA, IATSE), avoiding common "txtspeak" (OMG, yru doin tht?)
- Patience in waiting for a response to your questions. Sometimes it takes a while for us to formulate a proper reply, but that doesn't mean we haven't seen your post.
You may get a PM from a staff member referring you to this post if one of your contributions is difficult to read or posted without regard to the guidelines above. The community staff may also edit your post accordingly, although they are not obligated to do so. We do not do this to scold you or embarrass you. Rather, we do this to assist you in making the best impression possible on a community that may well be serving you throughout a career in stage management. Even if you're still in an informal environment such as a school drama club, please bear in mind that a large number of our readers are established professionals, doing this for a living. As in any situation where one is seeking advice from professionals, please post in a manner that is appropriately respectful.
Thank you!