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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Humor: Stage Managing the World

« on: Aug 21, 2010, 12:46 am »

Oh, the office supplies get me too - I will spend HOURS, if necessary, finding five notebooks of the same style and different colors. Last year before school, I went to Staples and there were PILES of this one style of notebook in four colors - green, blue, red, and black. There was ONE yellow, at the bottom of a pile that mostly had a different style in it. I found that yellow, because I had five classes that required a spiral notebook.

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The Green Room / Re: SMNetwork's Resident expert in...

« on: Aug 18, 2010, 01:29 am »

Resident Expert in Harry Potter trivia... I'm not going to lie, I'm not at all embarrassed.

I'm not even particularly obsessed with the books, and I've only read the fourth one once. That said, I just know *all* of the details from those books and I can't even think of why. Not a particularly *useful* expert, but I am one!

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The Green Room / Re: Funny definitions

« on: Aug 18, 2010, 01:22 am »

Managing Syndrome: A syndrome afflicting many SMs, causing them to compulsively manage non-theatre friends, colleagues, family, or pets. The worst cases have been seen attempting to manage random people on the streets, other people's children, and wild animals. There is no known cure for Managing Syndrome.

Circadian Recalibration: A side-effect of long term stage managing, causing a complete reset of the circadian rhythm of the SM  so as to put off any hint of sleepiness until midnight or later.

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The Green Room / Re: What did you learn today?

« on: Aug 11, 2010, 11:33 pm »

I learned how to cable lights, and a useful trick for marking measurements accurately (I love the ATD of the company I'm interning with).

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The Green Room / Re: What did you learn today?

« on: Aug 10, 2010, 01:07 am »

Today I learned how to get people to listen to you even when you have NO CLUE if what you're doing is right at all. Also, I'm getting much better at scaffold-climbing.

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The Green Room / Re: Stage managing your life

« on: Jul 24, 2010, 12:01 am »

Whenever there is an event, I'm all over it. After my last karate belt test, I went around and picked up all the abandoned flyers, then stacked and moved  the chairs, then collected all of the equipment that needed to go back to the supply closet. When my parents were procrastinating getting an invite out to our summer barbecue, I sat down with my mom and wrote everything down. And whenever we have to leave the house, I try to herd everyone out on time (ish). It's pretty funny.

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The Green Room / Re: What did you learn today?

« on: Jul 23, 2010, 11:55 pm »

Today I learned the difference between real tech theatre geeks and actors who didn't get cast and decided to do tech.

Real techies see a newly built stage and stand on it, check how level it is, mention how good it smells, trade stories, ask questions about set design, weights, plans, progress, materials... etc.

Fake techies just look unimpressed and ask if they'll have to carry these around. Yes you will, honey, and outdoors in August too. 

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Tools of the Trade / Re: [FAQ] What goes inside a SM Kit?

« on: Jul 18, 2010, 11:01 pm »

This is such an amazing thread; it's helped me so much. I've already stage managed two shows, but I was rather inexpert and constantly had to go find things. As soon as school (I'm in high school) starts, I'm going to bring in a purse and leave it in the theatre (I can't carry purses; I will leave them anywhere and everywhere).

This is what I plan to have in it:
- spike tape
-gaffe tape
-pre-cut glow tape
-sewing needle/thread
-emergency granola bars
-breath mints
-pencils out the wazoo
-Colorful band-aids
-tie line
-sharpies

My school has all the necessary tools, and I'll carry a binder with all my papers in it. This thread has been *so* useful; thank you all.

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The Green Room / Re: Finish this sentence: "If all the world's a stage..."

« on: Jul 13, 2010, 05:33 pm »

I have a random quotes thing on my Google homepage, and this one came up today:

If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.  - Paul Beatty

I think he has an idea there.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Labtop vs. Pencil and Script/Notepad

« on: Jul 12, 2010, 11:35 pm »

I think I will always use a paper script and pencil. I'm young but not really good with computers beyond basic functions. Also, I use tons of little pictographs and diagrams in my notes. If I had a tablet that I could draw on and have it save those drawings directly to the document, I might use that, but otherwise, I need the versatility of paper. You can write in any size, in any color, in any direction or format. Probably people better with computers can do this easily too, but I am not one of them.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: How Many times have you stage managed?

« on: Jul 12, 2010, 11:22 pm »

I've only done 2 shows, but for a rising high school sophomore, I think that's pretty good. One was made up of two one-acts and one was a musical.

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The Green Room / Re: How do you "play?"

« on: Jul 11, 2010, 01:18 am »

I, um... do homework? Also, I read when I can, and am thinking of taking up Guitar Hero. My brother has it, but he rarely plays it, and it's the Classic Rock version, so it's good.

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The Green Room / Re: SM Joke

« on: Jul 11, 2010, 01:14 am »

Producer:
Leaps tall buildings in a single bound.
Is more powerful than a locomotive.
Is faster than a speeding bullet.
Walks on water.
Gives policy to God.

Director:
Leaps short buildings in a single bound.
Is more powerful than a switch engine.
Is just as fast as a speeding bullet.
Walks on water if the sea is calm.
Talks with God.

Playwright:
Leaps short buildings with a running start.
Is almost as powerful as a switch engine.
Is faster than a speeding BB.
Swims well.
Is occasionally addressed by God.

Actor:
Makes high marks on the wall when trying to leap buildings.
Is run over by locomotives.
Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury.
Dog paddles.
Talks to animals.

Chorus:
Falls over doorsteps when trying to enter buildings.
Says "Look at the choo-choo."
Wets himself with a water pistol.
Plays in mud puddles.
Mumbles to himself.

Stage Manager:
Lifts buildings and walks under them.
Kicks locomotives off the track.
Catches speeding bullets in his/her teeth and eats them.
Freezes water with a single glance.
IS GOD.


I've seen variations in about six different places; this version came from here.

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The Green Room / Re: THOUGHT OF THE DAY: What's your day job?

« on: Jul 11, 2010, 01:04 am »

I go to high school, which is very inflexible when it comes to time off for a show.  Most of my teachers understood that I don't really prioritize homework during tech week, though, which was lovely. I hope my teachers next year are as understanding.

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The Green Room / Re: Summer projects

« on: Jul 11, 2010, 01:00 am »

I have a tech internship with a local professional Shakespeare company starting in a week and I can't wait. It's killing me so much, I've actually stopped using exclamation points to describe it. Just... can't... wait...

Also: damjamkato, with any luck, I'll be doing just that in two summers! Good luck!