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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Actor Calls

« on: Oct 09, 2006, 11:22 am »

I agree with whoever said call whatever times you have to to get things started on time.  For one cast, that was a call of, "House is open, 30 to GO, 3 hours to beer."

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Actor Calls

« on: Oct 06, 2006, 05:31 pm »

Looks like I was taught the same system that you were. I call times based on how many minutes we are from GO.  If we have to hold, I give them another call based on the new GO time.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Handing over a show

« on: Oct 02, 2006, 01:41 pm »

Mac, what's the Bus test?

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Stop The Show!

« on: Sep 27, 2006, 02:56 pm »

I have never (thank goodness) had to stop a show yet, but I have cancelled a show 10 minutes before curtain. I had an actor collapse on the way to the theater because of internal bleeding from an ulcerated esophagus. The next weekend, I caught him smoking after a performance. <sigh>

I did have to have a TD reset the dimmer packs once during an intermission, but we were able to make it through the first act. Note to self and anyone else interested: Always reset the dimmer packs after an unplanned power outage. Always run at least the first act's light cues during light check. I could have avoided that one, and I felt like a dumbass that I didn't.

My favorite disaster avoidence story was when MacDuff had to run home and change his underwear because he couldn't do stage combat in boxer shorts. <laugh>