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« on: Oct 03, 2006, 01:44 am »
My story actually didnt start with a class, but here goes.
My Junior year of highschool (I am a senior now), I was looking for a job to occupy me during my spring trimester, and couldn't seem to find one. I had a half sister who was enrolled in a children's theatre company by the name of Broadway Bound. My friend had SMed thier previous production, so I thought, "Oh, its just a stage manager, and they are desperate for people, so I have a chance at the job". Now, keep in mind that I had basically NO experience with tech theatre, except for I worked backstage on the show that my friend SMed (Anything Goes, I volunteered). Long story short, they found an actual SM, and then hired me to be the ASM. The SM actually turned out to be pretty cool. He had just recently graduated from the University of Idaho's Theatre program, and he turned out to know a lot, and had no problem educating me in the ways of stage management. To this day, I still call him when I have a question, which he is always happy to answer for me. What really turned me onto Stage Management was when we were in the Moore Theatre (in Seattle) during Tech/Dress and all of that, and I saw how much he actually did. Now people who know me and what being an SM involves, they were suprised at my decision. I am one of the laziest, most unorganized people you will ever meet. But I didnt really care. Currently I am working on a production of Stage Door (my first SM position). I am also celebrating that we are done with blocking, but also not celebrating the fact that I now have to type up the script. I am looking at schools where I can pursue stage management, and have come up with these five schools. U Idaho, Southern Oregon University, College of Santa Fe and Cornell College. Any input on these schools is welcomed. Also, does anyone know of any good schools on the east coast?
Anyways, sorry to bore you