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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: ESCRIPTS: Post your requests for electronic scripts here!
« on: May 23, 2013, 09:42 am »
Looking for Tarzan (Disney musical version), script and conductor's score would be great.
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The Green Room / Re: PATRON SMASH!
« on: May 16, 2013, 01:26 pm »
I will readily admit that as an employee and as a patron I have wanted to do the same thing. Maybe it's the sense of entitlement she displayed, maybe it's the blatant disrespect for the other patrons around her, but if I were sitting in his seat I may have done the same thing.
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The Green Room / Re: PATRON SMASH!
« on: May 16, 2013, 12:27 pm »
*slow applause, wipe away a single tear*
He's my newest personal hero.
He's my newest personal hero.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: PROFESSIONALISM: Personal reasons NOT to do a show?
« on: May 09, 2013, 04:58 pm »Material can be offensive, but it can start a dialogue and I would hate to miss out on that dialogue, regardless of my personal beliefs.
Excellent point. Whenever I find myself offended by a character's choices or the production's content, which doesn't happen often, I ask myself, "Why am I offended?" Which is exactly what theatre should do.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / PROFESSIONALISM: Personal reasons NOT to do a show?
« on: May 07, 2013, 10:25 pm »
I recently had a student leave a production of The King and I due to religious views (her character repeated "Praise to Buddha" often); I could certainly see her discomfort but also know if theatre is something she wants to pursue she was going to have a difficult road ahead. Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever left or refused to do a show (whether as a SM or not) due to personal conflict with its content, religious or otherwise?
When I was younger and first starting out as a technician, because of my upbringing, I had extreme difficulties with productions that were considered risque (Hair and both Angels in America come to mind) but I knew that that would be something I would have to get over if I were ever to hope to have a career in this field.
When I was younger and first starting out as a technician, because of my upbringing, I had extreme difficulties with productions that were considered risque (Hair and both Angels in America come to mind) but I knew that that would be something I would have to get over if I were ever to hope to have a career in this field.
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The Green Room / Re: On Reviews
« on: May 07, 2013, 10:11 pm »
I usually read them, but there is generally only between 3-5 reviews per show, even less for our smaller shows. I never bring them up to actors. There have been times I've read reviews and wonder if they saw the same show I called (both good and bad).
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Online Callboards
« on: May 05, 2013, 08:38 pm »
Here's the quick response: It all depends on what your priority is. What I found with Sites is that it is very persnickety when it comes to signing up; if your cast member already has a Google account, they're fine but sometimes they have to reset their password, but if they don't have Gmail they'll have to sign up for one. If you don't care about password protection and essentially want to post a rehearsal calendar and you need it free, then go this route.
Virtual Callboard isn't free but it isn't expensive either if you go the one-production option. If the production is willing to pay for it, it's worth looking into. It's more complicated to set up calendar-wise than on Sites, but once you set it up it's fairly smooth sailing afterwards.
I wouldn't worry about that. Most of the 5th and 6th graders I know (right now that's currently 49 of them in my 'King and I' cast) are so computer saavy they're helping their parents choose usernames and passwords.
Virtual Callboard isn't free but it isn't expensive either if you go the one-production option. If the production is willing to pay for it, it's worth looking into. It's more complicated to set up calendar-wise than on Sites, but once you set it up it's fairly smooth sailing afterwards.
Virtual Callboard requires users to have a username and password, which may be too much for 5th and 6th graders.
I wouldn't worry about that. Most of the 5th and 6th graders I know (right now that's currently 49 of them in my 'King and I' cast) are so computer saavy they're helping their parents choose usernames and passwords.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Flying actors
« on: May 02, 2013, 12:26 am »
What theatre company are you doing this with?
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Can you earn a living? (2013 Research Data)
« on: May 01, 2013, 11:01 pm »
Quite sobering for those that may be setting their sights only on NYC. Remember, there's a whole country out there with plenty of great theatre! Where do you think B'way gets some of their shows from? 
PS Kay - Charleston, WV? Was that random?
PS Kay - Charleston, WV? Was that random?
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Employment / Re: Tricky Interview
« on: Apr 15, 2013, 04:48 pm »
From the sound of things it sounds like you addressed the issue correctly - you said you were aware of it and you knew it was a challenge you had to handle. That she answered back abrasively likely has nothing to do with your response, just that she's probably heard it before from previous employees who later found it difficult.
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The Green Room / Re: The Onion: Find The Thing You're Most Passionate About, Then Do It On Nights And
« on: Mar 21, 2013, 02:42 pm »But PLEASE remember, if this is your career, make sure it is doing all thing things a career needs to do pay bills, provide healthcare, insurance, some savings, planning for retirement otherwise its a hobby. And at some point for your the happiness in your life, you may need to find another career. If you spending 80 hours a week doing a hobby, then it may be time to find something else as a career and let the passion burn on the side. A little theatre can go along way.]
I recommend to everyone in college or looking for a career change to read One Person/Multiple Careers (http://www.amazon.com/One-Person-Multiple-Careers-Success/dp/0446696978). I found it rather by accident in a $1 bin. There are many interviews with people who found not only a work/life balance but a balance with two (or more) careers - legitimate careers that pay and offered flexibility. There's something to be said for having more than one career. People have multiple interests, and for traditional American education to (usually) tell students you can only have one career that has to 'fulfill' you completely is rather unrealistic and a set-up for disappointment.
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Job Postings / Stage Manager-Lecturer at UNCC (Charlotte, NC)
« on: Mar 20, 2013, 07:05 pm »
Link to job description and application: https://jobs.uncc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=274409
Primary Duties: The Stage Manager Lecturer plays an important role in the education of performing arts students in the college of Arts and Architecture. This position is responsible for teaching two courses per semester (Introduction to Stage Management and Stage Management Practicum), supervising and mentoring student stage managers, and stage managing (as needed) productions in Theatre, Dance, and Music. The Stage Manager is required to attend production meetings and rehearsals for all assigned productions and is responsible for training and/or supervising running crews and hired stage managers. The Stage Manager Lecturer is a member of the College's Performing Arts Services Design and Production Unit and reports to the Production Manager. This position is a full-time nine-month position offered on a two-year renewable contract basis.
Primary Duties: The Stage Manager Lecturer plays an important role in the education of performing arts students in the college of Arts and Architecture. This position is responsible for teaching two courses per semester (Introduction to Stage Management and Stage Management Practicum), supervising and mentoring student stage managers, and stage managing (as needed) productions in Theatre, Dance, and Music. The Stage Manager is required to attend production meetings and rehearsals for all assigned productions and is responsible for training and/or supervising running crews and hired stage managers. The Stage Manager Lecturer is a member of the College's Performing Arts Services Design and Production Unit and reports to the Production Manager. This position is a full-time nine-month position offered on a two-year renewable contract basis.