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Introductions / Re: Hey Everyone :)
« on: Feb 26, 2014, 02:12 pm »
Welcome SM the SM to SM Network!
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Summer Stock Prompt Books
« on: Feb 26, 2014, 02:11 pm »
Agreed, one binder for each production. Think about the back end: if someone wanted to do a remount, they'd be the one dealing with the huge binder with 2 other shows stuffed in there with it.
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Introductions / Re: Joining the gang
« on: Feb 26, 2014, 01:54 pm »
From Michigan to Arizona - enjoy the transition!
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The Green Room / Re: Silly things done when we're not at our best
« on: Feb 26, 2014, 01:52 pm »
You mean like today during a show when I stabbed myself with a pencil. And by stabbed, I mean there's lead lodged in my hand. I had to explain why I suddenly cried out between cues.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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The Green Room / Re: Safety on Set/Stage - Sarah Jones
« on: Feb 26, 2014, 01:49 pm »
It's hit us hard here in Charlotte (many have to make the trek to GA for jobs). I have a friend who was offered the Props Master position and for some reason or other didn't take the job. She would have been on those tracks when the train came. That realization hit her hard. The fact that she was only 27 makes it feel more tragic.
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The Green Room / Movies to musicals
« on: Feb 19, 2014, 01:37 pm »
Legally Blonde, Ghost, Sister Act, The Wedding Singer, Kinky Boots, Big Fish, Far From Heaven, Bridges of Madison County, and now Heathers...
What does everyone think of Broadway's recent infatuation with turning mediocre-to-decent movies into large scale musicals? Companies like Disney do it fairly well, but sometimes I hear some of the titles going up and I think...Huh? Why?
What does everyone think of Broadway's recent infatuation with turning mediocre-to-decent movies into large scale musicals? Companies like Disney do it fairly well, but sometimes I hear some of the titles going up and I think...Huh? Why?
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The Green Room / Re: Thank you, technology!
« on: Feb 19, 2014, 01:25 pm »
I bought a recent edition of a certain SM handbook and the author still advocates for literal cutting and pasting of script pages onto lined notebook paper. No mention of how to do it on a computer whatsoever.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Half-size binders
« on: Feb 19, 2014, 01:21 pm »
And what happens if you need to print on the smaller paper? Do they make that size or would you have to cut down it down to fit every single time?
Not really interested in how cute the designs are if you'll end up tossing it out in frustration.
Not really interested in how cute the designs are if you'll end up tossing it out in frustration.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: ESCRIPTS: Post your requests for electronic scripts here!
« on: Feb 19, 2014, 01:19 pm »
The Reluctant Dragon in Word format? Thanks!
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: REPORTS: Including break times in report?
« on: Feb 09, 2014, 03:12 pm »
As a non-Eq SM I do it all the time. I have directors who would take advantage and run a 5 hour long rehearsal straight through without them. And I have the backing of my AD and PM so that's helpful.
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The Green Room / Re: Article: how to get good people to quit
« on: Jan 23, 2014, 01:04 pm »
You beat me to it! I read this article yesterday and had to fight the urge to send a mass email...
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Employment / Re: Taking Apprenticeships after working as a Professional SM?
« on: Jan 21, 2014, 12:36 pm »
If I were learning a new skill set - say, moving from calling a musical to calling an opera, which can be very different - I wouldn't balk at an apprenticeship. Then again there's details you likely can't divulge that would help with more advice.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Ergonomics and the Tech Table
« on: Dec 06, 2013, 03:13 pm »Also, there are hundreds of gel anti-fatigue mats out there. Does anyone have a link to or a recommendation of a fairly inexpensive one, that worked for you?
If you look up Anti-fatigue Mats on Office Depot there's quite a selection: http://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/antifatigue-floor-mats/N=5+501501/
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The Green Room / Live Performances vs. Televised/Filmed Performances
« on: Dec 06, 2013, 03:09 pm »
A great point came up in the Sound of Music Live! thread:
Is this helpful of theatre? Or is it troubling to see live performances on television when people aren't necessarily leaving their homes to see live theatre?
A friend of mine and I come back to this discussion often, since there's been a surge in televised/film productions within the past couple of years - Fathom Events televises live productions of Met Opera into movie theaters, as well as (if I remember correctly) performances of Company, The Nutcracker, and Memphis, among several others. For those of us outside of NYC where most of these original performances are held, it's a gold mine - I get to see performances at a reasonable rate that otherwise I would have to spend money on not only a show ticket but hotel and airplane tickets, driving my cost of seeing the performances live substantially.
Does broadcasting the performances somehow demean them or lower their artistic level? Do they hinder industry professionals or help them? Is this going to be the new standard to make the arts more accessible to the masses? Or will it make them too lazy to see the real thing onstage?
Is this helpful of theatre? Or is it troubling to see live performances on television when people aren't necessarily leaving their homes to see live theatre?
A friend of mine and I come back to this discussion often, since there's been a surge in televised/film productions within the past couple of years - Fathom Events televises live productions of Met Opera into movie theaters, as well as (if I remember correctly) performances of Company, The Nutcracker, and Memphis, among several others. For those of us outside of NYC where most of these original performances are held, it's a gold mine - I get to see performances at a reasonable rate that otherwise I would have to spend money on not only a show ticket but hotel and airplane tickets, driving my cost of seeing the performances live substantially.
Does broadcasting the performances somehow demean them or lower their artistic level? Do they hinder industry professionals or help them? Is this going to be the new standard to make the arts more accessible to the masses? Or will it make them too lazy to see the real thing onstage?
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The Green Room / Re: "The Sound of Music" Live on NBC
« on: Dec 06, 2013, 02:58 pm »But another aspect someone brought up in the office today:
Is this helpful of theatre? Or is it troubling to see live performances on television when people aren't necessarily leaving their homes to see live theatre?
That's a great point, I will post it as a new topic since I know it's a great point of discussion. Let's keep this one specifically to SOM Live.