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Employment / Re: Resume Format

« on: Sep 27, 2012, 11:06 am »

Word tables don't play nice with me. I've always used tabs and adjusted everything as I add or shift things around. It's pretty low maintenance. But I always send it out as a PDF.

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The Green Room / Re: Reviews

« on: Sep 26, 2012, 10:20 pm »

I've never seen one mentioned in a review. My knee jerk reaction would be something disastrous happened onstage and they weren't doing their job correctly.

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Employment / Re: ARTICLE: Job Interview Starts BEFORE you step in the door

« on: Sep 25, 2012, 08:42 am »

he based a lot of the decisions based on the parents and how they interact with their kids in the waiting room.

Parents don't realize that they're under scrutiny too when their child auditions. I've seen a parent pushing to have the director listen to their child sing when the audition doesn't call for it, or they have two children and the one they didn't expect to get a callback gets one and the other doesn't, or their child doesn't get a callback at all and they call someone on the board to complain. It's a mental black mark.

My current company is in the process of launching a search for a new artistic director. Every person in the company sat down together and went through a checklist of what type of person would be best for the company; when a serious candidate walks through our doors, every person who interacts with them will put in their two cents worth. The board may get to choose the next artistic director, but it will come from a pool of candidates who have passed the employees criteria.

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Fireproof plastic

« on: Sep 19, 2012, 04:20 pm »

I'd suggest going straight to your local fire marshall for their thoughts, seeing as they're the people in the end who will decide whether the material is going to pass code. In a production of Tales of Edgar Allen Poe last season, every leg, border and curtain was replaced by thick plastic...and they told us to take it all down three days before closing.

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The Green Room / Re: Relief from insomnia

« on: Sep 18, 2012, 06:29 pm »

Awful...warm milk or exercise can do nothing against my unconscious fears...

That's usually the culprit!

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The Green Room / Relief from insomnia

« on: Sep 17, 2012, 12:43 am »

It's after midnight and I have the alarm set for 6:30am. I'm a person that has to get a solid 7 hours sleep, but so far I'm failing miserably. This usually happens when something important occurs the next day, good or bad, and my mind just can't slow down long enough to let me catch some z's. I'm terrible when it comes to a nightly routine to wind down, usually because my schedule is diverse day-to-day that I haven't been diligent about following one.

When my husband can't sleep, he swears by warm milk (gross!). I read that lying in bed awake is one of the worst things you can do, so I usually end up in another room of the apartment watching TV. They say the light makes matters worse, but I find that it tends to put focus on something else, and I start feeling groggy enough to try again.

What do you personally do to handle the occasional bout of insomnia?

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Self-Promotion / Re: The Daily Show at Children's Theatre of Charlotte

« on: Sep 09, 2012, 07:01 pm »

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is officially out the door. ImaginOn and Children's Theatre of Charlotte got lots of press and the DNC was the biggest thing to hit Charlotte since....well, Hurricane Hugo.

No rest for the wicked though - rehearsals for our season opener, "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" start this Monday.

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Employment / Re: Networking prep

« on: Sep 05, 2012, 11:00 pm »

Also, I like to wear my college ring...it's subtle, but recognizable to anybody who's graduated from the school, as it's been the same signet ring for the last 75+ years. It's been a conversation starter with alums on many occasions.

Clever!

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Employment / Networking prep

« on: Sep 05, 2012, 06:10 pm »

Networking can happen anywhere, we know that. But for large networking purposed events - such as a conference - preparing yourself ahead of time is ideal.

I update my LinkedIn profile, restock my business card stashes (purse, binder, business card holder, etc.) and make sure the information on them doesn't need changing. When packing or planning what to wear, I try to keep professionalism and appropriateness in mind. If there's a person or company I know I will be speaking with, I do whatever research I feel will be helpful in making a good impression. Then first and foremost, I get a good night's rest....and coffee. Really good coffee to start the day!

What do you do to prepare for a networking event? Any oddities or quirks or good luck routine?

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Tools of the Trade / Re: PROP: Ten Little Indian Dolls

« on: Aug 28, 2012, 04:55 pm »

I don't know the show, is there anything special about the dolls other than (I'm assuming) that they need to be in Native American clothing?

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The Green Room / Re: Show me your mugs! (Or water bottles)

« on: Aug 23, 2012, 08:15 pm »

It's from Contingo. I snagged this bad boy on sale at Caribou Coffee at half off, it's been the best travel mug I've ever had. It's vacuum sealed - none of that wimpy double walled only stuff and it keeps my coffee hot for 6 hours - not 'kinda hot after 3 hours', but HOT after 5 hours and starts getting warm after the 6th. LOVE. IT.

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Self-Promotion / Re: The Daily Show at Children's Theatre of Charlotte

« on: Aug 23, 2012, 08:06 pm »

I should elaborate: they've come with their own crew and are only hiring out our carpenters and electricians, which I could have done but we scheduled rehearsals for a tour at the same time. I did manage to snag two tickets for one of the airings though...and suddenly I'm everyone's best friend.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Time question

« on: Aug 23, 2012, 08:02 pm »

I don't include seconds but I don't round up/down either.

But I work in a non-union house.

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Self-Promotion / The Daily Show at Children's Theatre of Charlotte

« on: Aug 22, 2012, 11:02 am »

At Children's Theatre of Charlotte, we've been preparing our spaces for several months to bring in The Daily Show with John Stewart during the Democratic National Convention (ImaginOn houses the children's library as well as our offices, rehearsal spaces and stages). We're at the heart of uptown, so on top of preparing the season we also have to contend with clearances, street and parking garage closings, checkpoints and security.

It's going to be an amazing experience, but I think we'll be glad when it's over!

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/imaginon-preps-daily-show-tapings/nRF8r/

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The Green Room / Re: I like my theatre like I like my men...

« on: Aug 21, 2012, 05:53 pm »

I've been holding onto this one...

I like my theatre like I like my men....hard and a little f'ed up.