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The Green Room / Re: Introducing the Unicorn Rainbow Sparkly Theatre Company!

« on: Jul 09, 2012, 11:53 pm »

The stage and ALL backstage areas (wing space, pit, crossover, trap room, hallway to the dressing rooms, & any other nooks & crannies) have bright, non-fluorescent worklights controlled by easily accessible and clearly labeled switches, so that when working backstage in non-show conditions, there is adequate light to read paperwork, label props tables, sweep the floor, etc.

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Introductions / Re: High school stage manager, craving to learn

« on: Jul 03, 2012, 03:55 pm »

Welcome!  It's great that you're so passionate already.  No one in my high school (including me) even knew what a stage manager was, so you've got a leg up on a lot of people already. 
Check out this thread ( http://smnetwork.org/forum/tools-of-the-trade/stage-manager-booksmanuals/msg28999/#msg28999 ) about Stage Management textbooks & manuals- a lot of times SMs in high school end up doing so much more than what is strictly the SM's job (not that that's a bad thing!), it might be helpful for you to have some perspective on how things differ out in the real world.

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The Green Room / Re: 54 uses for Binder clips

« on: Jun 28, 2012, 12:42 pm »

We're using the really massive jumbo-sized ones to dress our soft goods right now. No gator clips in sight and the two masking pieces won't stay together? Binder clips to the rescue!

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Uploaded Forms / Re: Slip Sheets

« on: Jun 20, 2012, 03:36 pm »

My slip sheet that I use when ASMing, as I'm not concerned with every piece of blocking- just entrances & exits, prop & costume tracking, etc.  I based the format on one that another SM I interned with used- I thought it was great. I emptied out the "key" section before I uploaded it, but I typically type in the actor or character names & the abbreviation I'm using for each. I change the boxes in the middle depending on the needs of the show & what I'm focused on tracking in rehearsal.  I made the table in Word originally, I like the ability to manipulate cells individually without changing the rest of the table.

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The Green Room / Re: SM: WORST THINGS

« on: Jun 12, 2012, 11:47 am »

Picking up a broom to sweep the deck and the broom has more dirt on it than the deck did.  Leaving a trail of sawdust behind the broom is THE WORST.

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The Green Room / Re: Hell in a Handbag (A Game for Stage Managers)

« on: May 27, 2012, 02:54 pm »

How does Samuel die? Are there weapons involved? Do we need to consult a fight director?  Do we have the budget to hire a fight director? Will there be a blood effect? Does the actor have any allergies that we should be aware of for making the blood? Is costumes aware of the potential for needing to double his costume or do extra laundry due to the blood?
Since we are cutting the six page monologue, what effect does this have on timing backstage? Do any costumes need to be quick-rigged now that were not before? Do we have time to track & prep necessary props/scenic pieces backstage since the time is now so much shorter?

NEW NOTE:  Stephen has requested a cigarette for when he is playing the "Starving Artist" character on page 46-48.

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The Green Room / Re: SMASH - the TV series

« on: May 23, 2012, 07:04 pm »

Wait wait wait. (SPOILERS) Debra Messing's character is preggers, and neither of her potential baby-daddy's is returning for season 2? How is that going to work out?!

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The Green Room / Re: "Nicholas Bracewell" Series of Novels

« on: May 22, 2012, 10:25 pm »

End of the month sounds good to me! 

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The Green Room / Re: Introducing the Unicorn Rainbow Sparkly Theatre Company!

« on: May 22, 2012, 06:11 pm »

There will be windows in the rehearsal room to provide natural light, and functional blinds/shades that are easily operable and never get stuck!

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The Green Room / Re: "Nicholas Bracewell" Series of Novels

« on: May 22, 2012, 01:33 pm »

I'm in!  Downloading it now.  This will be fun!

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The Green Room / Re: Introducing the Unicorn Rainbow Sparkly Theatre Company!

« on: May 22, 2012, 01:32 pm »

The rehearsal room floor will be made of a material that takes well to spike tape, withstands abuse by tap shoes, and most importantly, is laid down in 1 foot by 1 foot squares.

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The Green Room / Re: Re: SMASH - the TV series

« on: May 19, 2012, 04:07 pm »

The Edward Marston theatrical mystery books are not available for the Kindle....






The Nicholas Bracewell novels, by Edward Marston

The Queen's Head
The Merry Devils
The Trip to Jerusalem
The Nine Giants
The Mad Courtesan
The Silent Woman
The Roaring Boy
The Laughing Hangman
The Fair Maid of Bohemia
The Wanton Angel
The Devil's Apprentice
The Bawdy Basket
The Vagabond Clown
The Counterfeit Crank
The Malevolent Comedy
The Princess of Denmark

[/quote]

SAD DAY.

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The Green Room / Re: Hell in a Handbag (A Game for Stage Managers)

« on: May 19, 2012, 04:05 pm »

So I think catalinacisne won that round... Anybody up for a new round?

NEW NOTE:
We will need a bag for the thief to put the loot into during Scene 3.

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The Green Room / Re: Re: SMASH - the TV series

« on: May 18, 2012, 09:03 pm »

There is some series of detective novels featuring a British stage manager: now that would make scintillating television!

Do you know the name of this detective series?

I just googled it- I think it sounds like the Nicholas Bracewell mysteries by Keith Miles, writing under the pseudonym Edward Marston. 

To quote Wikipedia:
"In 1988, Miles began another series, set in the theatrical world of Elizabethan London. For this series, and for most of his subsequent writing, he adopted the pseudonym Edward Marston, the name reflecting that of a real Elizabethan playwright, John Marston. The series features a fictional theatrical company, Westfield's Men, and, in particular, Nicholas Bracewell, its book-holder, a position similar to that of the modern stage manager."

Also according to Wikipedia, there are 16 novels in this series!  I know what my next kindle purchase will be...

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The Green Room / Re: SM: WORST THINGS

« on: Apr 18, 2012, 05:33 pm »

My Worst Thing of the moment?  When Microsoft Office auto-formats hyperlinks.  I have literally never in my life typed an email address in a document and actually WANTED it to be a hyperlink.  Contact sheets are the worst.