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Employment / Re: Websites

« on: Aug 13, 2012, 12:39 pm »

Somebody leaving behind a Mac for a Windows machine? I didn't know that that was allowed!

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Tools of the Trade / Re: The ultimate binder

« on: Aug 13, 2012, 12:37 pm »

Out of curiosity, does anyone know if Equity is still doing the binder trade-in/recycling here in NYC?

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Tools of the Trade / Re: The ultimate binder

« on: Aug 12, 2012, 08:51 pm »

I love the assortment of colors, and it makes me happy when Staples has purple ones in when the time to buy one arises (yes, I love purple).

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Tools of the Trade / Re: The ultimate binder

« on: Aug 10, 2012, 05:25 pm »

I love these binders some people don't like them but I cant understand why? They never break, they come in all the sizes you need. The only problem is they are costly, and if you don't use the button to open the rings you can really mess them up.

I just comparison shopped on the Staples website and they don't seem to be that much more expensive; $14.99 for the 3" Better Binders versus $14.49 for the Avery 3" Heavy Duty.  Now yes, there are some cheaper 3" binders, but I'm going to assume that they aren't going to hold up to the rigors of even a 7 week contract (especially if you are in a situation where you have to cart your binder around with you every day and can't leave it in the rehearsal hall and/or theatre).

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Tools of the Trade / Re: The ultimate binder

« on: Aug 09, 2012, 10:11 pm »

I've been using these binders pretty much since I found them (probably around four or five years ago).  They are fantastic and have made it through multiple Theatreworks tours.  Though I haven't had the same one the entire time (as I keep turning my books in) I have noticed that a couple of mine have gone out with other stage managers since I've archived them and they are still looking pretty good on the shelf of active tour books in the Theatreworks office.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Blowing Chunks....Artistically

« on: Aug 08, 2012, 12:43 pm »

Now that's a really ingenious way of doing that.  Since I'm sure this show is going to be everywhere soon (it already seems to be popping up pretty frequently as it is) definitely one to file away for future reference.

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Self-Promotion / Re: King Lear - Trinity Rep / Dallas Theater Center

« on: Aug 05, 2012, 10:25 pm »

I'm completely blanking on the name of the place, but I went somewhere this spring in Dallas that had absolutely amazing tacos, and red velvet cake for dessert.

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Self-Promotion / Re: King Lear - Trinity Rep / Dallas Theater Center

« on: Aug 05, 2012, 07:00 pm »

You get to get out of NYC for the remainder of the terrible summer weather (today was just terrible, like breathing through a damp towel) and then again for the worst of the winter weather.  I'm a tad jealous on that alone.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Fogger Fluid Clean Up

« on: Jul 10, 2012, 10:52 pm »

Dish washing soap is great for oil-based clean ups as well.  After all, most are designed to clean grease and oil off of the dishes you are washing.  As always, though, spot test on an inconspicuous area of your deck to to make sure it won't affect your paint treatment or leave any soap residue.

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Clipboard that holds your iPad?

« on: Jun 25, 2012, 07:03 pm »

Cases for the original iPad will definitely not work very well with the iPad 2 and the new iPad/iPad 3 as the body went through a very drastic redesign between the original and the 2.  But the 2 and the new/3 are the same shape body and only differ by something like a millimeter in thickness (due to the newest version having a larger battery to accommodate the retina display).

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Clipboard that holds your iPad?

« on: Jun 22, 2012, 04:13 am »

If you scroll over on the website there are models for the iPad2 as well.  Not sure about the newest one, what are they calling that anyway?

The new iPad is so close in size and shape to the iPad 2 that it seems every case that is designed for the iPad 2 will work with the new iPad, and vice versa.

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The Green Room / Re: Picture Wars!

« on: Jun 03, 2012, 06:29 pm »

Let's see how "permanent" your Sharpie is when it meets some of this!

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The Green Room / Re: SMASH - the TV series

« on: May 23, 2012, 07:01 pm »

Though I would assume everyone who is reading this thread has watched all the episodes, just in case


*SPOILER ALERT*


Well, if they give us the "realism" that so many people seem to be clamoring for, Ellis will be in jail for assault (maybe even attempted murder) for putting the peanuts in Rebecca Duvall's smoothie.

And, just a minor thing, nothing to do with anything really, did anybody else notice that when Eileen took that phone call from Riedel at the beginning of the finale episode that she was holding the phone upside down?  The headphone jack and sleep button on the iPhone were right there by her mouth, and when she "ended" the phone call I don't know what she thought she was touching on the screen, but it certainly would not have been the "end call" button on that touch screen.

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The Green Room / Re: SMASH - the TV series

« on: May 22, 2012, 07:32 pm »

Hey, at least there is an SM.  I think we very briefly saw the lighting designer and have heard (possibly) his name being called out from the stage.  There has been no sighting or mention of set, costume, or sound designers (not to mention the other folk essential to mounting a new musical of that caliber, such as an orchestrator, copyist, I think even the musical director has been completely invisible since Tom/Christian Borle seemed to be teaching everyone music during the workshop episodes).

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The Green Room / Re: eReaders!

« on: May 21, 2012, 06:17 pm »

I've been reading a lot of the various memoirs from various comediennes lately.  Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Mindy Kaling, Carol Burnett.

The Harry Potter books were also just recently given their official ebook release.  They can only be purchased through the Pottermore website.