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Tools of the Trade / Re: THE Sharpie topic
« on: Nov 10, 2009, 09:57 am »
Fairly certain I'd ditch the dog before the Sharpie.
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Employment / Re: Interview Questions
« on: Nov 05, 2009, 01:01 pm »
What is the airspeed velocity of... (sorry couldn't resist)
I SM at the community level but I do manage a department of people in my day job. So I'll try and adjust some of my go to questions to the SM world.
Who was your last boss?
If I told them I was hiring you, what would they say?
If I told the people you worked with, what would they say?
Talk about the worst day you've ever had at work.
Talk about the best day you've ever had at work.
If I told you to do something and you knew you couldn't get it done in the time-frame allotted what would you do?
I SM at the community level but I do manage a department of people in my day job. So I'll try and adjust some of my go to questions to the SM world.
Who was your last boss?
If I told them I was hiring you, what would they say?
If I told the people you worked with, what would they say?
Talk about the worst day you've ever had at work.
Talk about the best day you've ever had at work.
If I told you to do something and you knew you couldn't get it done in the time-frame allotted what would you do?
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: ESCRIPTS Archive June 09-Dec. 10
« on: Nov 05, 2009, 11:46 am »
The company I work for is starting rehearsals for Rent anyone have a copy? Please PM me.
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The Green Room / Re: audience callbacks- the ones you want, the ones you don't
« on: Nov 03, 2009, 09:42 pm »
I was SM'ing a production of West Side Story, and the Tony looked the part, acted the part, but really couldn't. sing. the. part. Anyway we're about halfway through and I can't quite remember what song was getting ready to start and all you hear is "Oh crap he's going to sing again!"
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / SHOWS: Doubt
« on: Oct 30, 2009, 03:17 pm »
Hey everyone,
Sorry I've been gone for a bit, but I'm back now.
I just signed on to SM Doubt. Seems pretty straight forward on first blush, any pitfalls or problems I should know about.
Phil
Edit added label to subject line-Rebbe
Sorry I've been gone for a bit, but I'm back now.
I just signed on to SM Doubt. Seems pretty straight forward on first blush, any pitfalls or problems I should know about.
Phil
Edit added label to subject line-Rebbe
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Guillotine
« on: May 21, 2008, 10:21 am »
Hey Steve,
Yea it's got to be practical, they behead someone in the first scene. I'm researching as we speak, just hoping to nip it in the bud... sorry had to.
Yea it's got to be practical, they behead someone in the first scene. I'm researching as we speak, just hoping to nip it in the bud... sorry had to.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / SCENERY: Guillotine
« on: May 21, 2008, 10:08 am »
So, I'm SM'ing a production of Scarlet Pimpernel, and during the production meeting the Director looked at me and said I don't know where to get a Guillotine... like I do. Anyone?
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: A tricky situation
« on: Dec 07, 2007, 12:44 pm »
Show-mances happen, and I agree I don't like them but there's nothing you can do about it. The good thing is normally the don't shatter till after the run (I said normally... ) but in the mean time, the disaster planner in me would be wracking my brain for an alternative IF this one doesn't survive.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Onstage Hangings
« on: Nov 21, 2007, 03:01 pm »
Actual hanging and flying HAVE HAVE HAVE to be handled by professional riggers, period dot end of sentence, walk away.
In a production of crucible I directed I had my John Proctor and my Sara Goode up on a solid platform with nooses that had enough hidden slack to reach the deck around their neck, that way if anything crazy happed in the dark they might get hurt from the fall, but that would be it. When the time came for the hanging, after Elizabeth's last line I had the lights bump out, with the sound effect of the trap door and noose played in the background... I heard people gasp in the dark.
In a production of crucible I directed I had my John Proctor and my Sara Goode up on a solid platform with nooses that had enough hidden slack to reach the deck around their neck, that way if anything crazy happed in the dark they might get hurt from the fall, but that would be it. When the time came for the hanging, after Elizabeth's last line I had the lights bump out, with the sound effect of the trap door and noose played in the background... I heard people gasp in the dark.
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Yale Incident
« on: Nov 21, 2007, 01:57 pm »
Wow, I'm with stagemgr2stars.
My condolences and prayers, be careful out there everyone.
Phil
My condolences and prayers, be careful out there everyone.
Phil
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Stop The Show!
« on: Oct 25, 2007, 12:37 pm »
Last year I got very close, kept the show running but went through and reminded our ops and managers what we were going to do if we had to.
We were doing the Crucible, I directed the show, so as usual I had nothing to do during the show, I'm sitting backstage watching from the wings, and I smell smoke. Now I'm a volunteer firefighter of course the first thing I do is look up and make sure our 80year old curtains aren't burning, next check the dimmer racks, nothing. So I figure maybe just maybe it's a fireplace or something. My SM comes over to me and says, the building next door is on fire!
I go out the stage door and sure enough there's fire rolling out of the second story of the building two doors down from us. The theater wasn't in immediate danger so I told my SM to start talking to people who's doing what, I wasn't worried about the building catching, more worried about the Fire Company cutting power to the building. She said, "We've already handled it."
Then I switched from Director to firefighter and ran next door to help get people out of the apartments not on the fire floor. When the fire department got there I pulled the Fire Marshall aside told him the situation and asked him if he wanted the theater evacuated, he said not at this time.
We finished the first act and the theater company's president made a curtain announcement about the fire and said if anyone wished to leave they could and we would refund the money, some got up to check their cars but all stayed, and when Danforth said, "We burn a hot fire here mister" in the second act, the audience started laughing.
The rest of the show went exactly as planned but directors notes were very sparse the next night mainly because, I spent the rest of the night helping to treat people on the curb and running water over to the firefighters. Glad I had a kick butt SM to hand the show to.
We were doing the Crucible, I directed the show, so as usual I had nothing to do during the show, I'm sitting backstage watching from the wings, and I smell smoke. Now I'm a volunteer firefighter of course the first thing I do is look up and make sure our 80year old curtains aren't burning, next check the dimmer racks, nothing. So I figure maybe just maybe it's a fireplace or something. My SM comes over to me and says, the building next door is on fire!
I go out the stage door and sure enough there's fire rolling out of the second story of the building two doors down from us. The theater wasn't in immediate danger so I told my SM to start talking to people who's doing what, I wasn't worried about the building catching, more worried about the Fire Company cutting power to the building. She said, "We've already handled it."
Then I switched from Director to firefighter and ran next door to help get people out of the apartments not on the fire floor. When the fire department got there I pulled the Fire Marshall aside told him the situation and asked him if he wanted the theater evacuated, he said not at this time.
We finished the first act and the theater company's president made a curtain announcement about the fire and said if anyone wished to leave they could and we would refund the money, some got up to check their cars but all stayed, and when Danforth said, "We burn a hot fire here mister" in the second act, the audience started laughing.
The rest of the show went exactly as planned but directors notes were very sparse the next night mainly because, I spent the rest of the night helping to treat people on the curb and running water over to the firefighters. Glad I had a kick butt SM to hand the show to.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Should I become a Mac-er?
« on: Oct 09, 2007, 03:10 pm »
Wow I didn't mean to spark up the my computer is better that yours debate. Also I think I phrased my original question a bit to vaguely. Is there a way to connect a cellular modem to a Mac? Most of the theaters I work in don't have in house networks or a lot of times are outdoor venues. I need to know that I'll have access to the internet and such.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: LX 56 was late- PSM Error
« on: Oct 03, 2007, 09:25 am »
Fair's fair... if they mess up it's noted... if I mess up it's noted.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Should I become a Mac-er?
« on: Oct 02, 2007, 08:40 am »
I'm a PC guy who is debating taking the plunge to a MacBook for a few different reasons... however does anyone know if it's possible to use a broadband modem with a MacBook or MacBook Pro. Or if not how does a Mac Laptop get to the internet with out an airport? If I'm asking a dumb question sorry...
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: The Most Qs Ever
« on: Sep 26, 2007, 09:14 am »
Suessical The Musical - 170 Cues
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 25 Cues is 30 Bars of Music.
Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 25 Cues is 30 Bars of Music.