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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Need to convince my father that this is a good career.

« on: Feb 27, 2007, 11:29 am »

I had to do exactly the same thing - my dad's a management consultant, and doesn't 'get' theatre at all - I had a bit of help in that his boss told me (in front of him) that he'd hire someone out of a degree in theatre faster than most, because we get to take a project from scratch, all the way through to realisation, with real money, and real people - there is no better experience for business and life..
it's probably a little late looking how long ago you posted this, but in case you need any reassuring tactics as you continue in your career!
even if you don't ever want to leave theatre, one way may be to say to him the above, with the suffix, even if I don't ever go into theatre, it's a brilliant way into any career!

xx

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: The Ultimate Decision

« on: Feb 27, 2007, 11:24 am »

My first time calling a show, I was doing a show for the third time, and previously my role had included no calling at all, everything was self cued - so I had no clue that I was going to be calling until 3 days before, when the lighting designer sent me up to the cat, saying i might as well be up there while we plotted so I could check I could see - I then asked her, rather confused, why exactly I needed to be able to see - where upon I was informed that all the tasks I thought I was doing needed to be handed out to the interns, as I was going to be calling the show, and would basically not come down from the cat (yes that was where i was!!) for the next 3 days!
it went well, but made me ask everytime after, what my exact job tasks were!

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Employment / Re: International Stage Management

« on: Feb 13, 2007, 06:35 pm »

Similarly, I'd quite like to find out if there are any opportunities for UK residents to get stage management experience in the US? Not necessarily paid, as I'm still a student.
Does anyone know anything about this?
Would be much appreciated.