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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: EXCEL!

« on: May 27, 2006, 09:27 pm »

(although I can give you 10 reasons why excel is better than anything).

i would agree with that.
Excel is a great program for making big lists with very little effort.

Linda

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / computerized paperwork

« on: May 27, 2006, 07:48 pm »

I believe that there have already been a few posts about this topic... and the different paperwork/software that SM's use...

I generally use Office, both Excel and Word,  and I use iCal as well to make up calendars since I have a Mac.

Whoo-hoo! Mac users unite!

(sorry... I'm a geek. What can I say?)

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Outdoor Theatre - Basic Information

« on: May 23, 2006, 09:12 am »

Wow! Thank you everyone.
I'll try to answer as best I can, and I'll get more info tomorrow night.

Well, I got over to the outdoor yesterday today. It’s a neat little area. The whole community that surrounds the theatre, pretty much exists to support the theatre. The townspeople encourage and live for Shakespeare.

mc: I would call the space an ampetheatre, but on a very small scale. The area that surrounds the “stage” is very woodsy, with lots of trees towering over the stage. There is very little light or noise pollution to contend with. The majority of house owners turn their homes inside out to accommodate the actors and technicians.

Basically, if you’re standing center stage, you’re no more than 3 feet from the first row of seats and maybe 15 feet from the last row. I’ll have to take a photo next time I’m there and I’ll post it. It is set back off of the main road of the neighborhood.

Call times: only one matinee. The rest are 8:00 performances. Lighting is very simple. Rigging is already installed in the trees (remember, I mentioned lots of towering trees?) and lights just go up as needed.

There is a generator at the back of the theatre.

Debo: I don’t know if the cast is going to be cold, but I can definitely tell you that the stage manager was getting pretty darn chilly last night. I worked with the costume designer in the afternoon. She’s got a handle on most of the characters’ costumes. The only one who may end up a little chilly would be our Ophelia when her madness takes over and she’s crawling across the stage in her shift, but that’s only for the one scene.

KC_SM: The NC theatre sounds truly amazing! I wish I could have seen it.

In past years, if weather got too inclement to go on with the show, the whole shebang got moved over to the indoor theatre across the street. Nothing stays outside.

Ljh: Thanks for the info. I like the rehearsal session suggestion. And the towels. Great idea, because as the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy tells us, “A towel… is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”

And I picked up some heavy-duty bug spray up on the way home tonight. Now, if I can just avoid spiders (eeewwwwww), I’ll be good.

Linda  :mrgreen:

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / VENUES: Outdoor Venues

« on: May 22, 2006, 01:34 am »

I wonder if those of you who have worked in the outdoor theatre arena, wouldn't mind sharing your experiences. This will be my first time working outdoors, and I would like to avoid any major pitfalls, if possible.

Thank you.

Linda