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The Green Room / Re: LA Times - stopping the show~ (Anything Goes touring version)

« on: Jan 07, 2013, 08:45 pm »

and here is a not-understudy working magic, allowing the show to go on!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/my-fair-lady-replacement-shines-at-arena-stage-in-an-unforgettable-evening/2013/01/06/af6b845e-5825-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html

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The Green Room / Re: Notes from SMs past

« on: Jan 07, 2013, 08:15 pm »

[what the heck was that show?]

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The Hardline / Re: AEA vs CAEA

« on: Jan 07, 2013, 12:46 am »

Please do check w AEA and let us know the answer - because on this end (as a former monitor) we were instructed that because of reciprocity, they didn't need to join AEA but would be considered so if they were CAEA members. Hmmmm.....

And - have fun regardless

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The Hardline / Re: AEA vs CAEA

« on: Jan 03, 2013, 07:07 pm »

We have reciprocity with CAEA and you should not have to join separately if you are already a member of AEA.

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The Green Room / Re: Wedding Present for my Stage Manager?

« on: Jan 03, 2013, 11:55 am »

You could also give her a gift of time: a massage, a spa day, a "call me to cover/babysit" coupon - something to allow her to take a moment to enjoy her new marriage and divest some stress. Maybe even a couples massage so she and her new spouse can relax together.

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The Green Room / What is a Stage Manager - UK vs US definition

« on: Jan 03, 2013, 11:49 am »

A recent article posted on American Theatre Magazine's FB site from the UK. Interesting topic.


http://www.thestage.co.uk/columns/backstage-whispers/2012/12/stage-managers/

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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: Soup Bowl, Round 8: Paper vs Headset

« on: Dec 25, 2012, 05:18 pm »

again, I have absolutely run shows without headsets. I MUST have my paper. Pads, sticky notes, run sheets, whatever - all ahead for paper!

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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: Community, Round 7: Gaff Tape vs Paper

« on: Dec 22, 2012, 03:26 am »

I have been in venues where gaff - or tape of any kind - is completely verboten. I used sidewalk chalk to mark areas. I can make do. But I can't do without paper.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: The Executive Decision

« on: Dec 21, 2012, 02:14 pm »

same thing with firearms - I've had directors who jump right in when the gun (or whatever) shows up, and I won't allow until safety and training has happened.

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December Madness I: 2012 / Re: Regional Round 5: Multitool vs Photocopier

« on: Dec 16, 2012, 12:24 pm »

Photocopies are not my job! Handy, yes, but the multi-tool allows the show to go on, while copies - well, the office admin staff can make and bring them over. I think the difference is size of theater. In a big house, your own copier/access to one is easy. In small houses, if I make 'em I end up paying for them - whether commercially or in ink, paper and supplies. So multi-tool it is!

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The Green Room / LA Times - stopping the show~ (Anything Goes touring version)

« on: Dec 13, 2012, 08:07 pm »

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-anything-goes-mishaps-20121213,0,5795747.story

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The Hardline / Re: straight-six on LORT musicals?

« on: Dec 12, 2012, 08:54 pm »

[jumping on the Ruth bandwagon]

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The Green Room / Re: Trivia Tournament IV: Trivia's Revenge!!

« on: Dec 10, 2012, 01:01 pm »

I really, really hate when I think I've clicked on something and moved past it and the system just decides I didn't hit the circle in EXACTLY the right place....ARGHHHH!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: PROPS: Bottomless bag

« on: Dec 08, 2012, 04:04 am »

That's what I was thinking - the prop mistress is gonna have to build this with pockets inside for those smaller items that cover the gag of the big stuff.

I have sent a note to some magician friends as well - but it's an arena style, 3/4 thrust stage so things really need to be dressed well, since the audience can see stuff from 3 sides and are only 10-12 feet away from the stage edge.

[on edit] a magician friend who knows the space suggested building a bag with a bottom layered fold held together by 3 strong magnets, the actor pushes thru easily to go into the trap, and the last item is a big one needing two hands, so the act of closing the bottom is masked.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: PROPS: Bottomless bag

« on: Dec 08, 2012, 01:47 am »

That's a thought - and the latch could clip at the top so it could actually hold things and have business in the meantime, to hide the gag. And that would allow the integrity of the walls to hold its shape.

Will toss this in the direction of my prop mistress.