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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Interview Questions
« on: Jun 03, 2008, 10:59 pm »
Thanks for your help everyone! I really appreciate it!
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Specialized program vs. state school?
« on: Jun 02, 2008, 12:54 am »
When it comes to your education, don't look at the cost. Look at the education you would be getting. Look at the school itself and figure out where you'll be happy. There are ALWAYS student loans. I'm not saying the more expensive choice will always be better but I am saying that its your education. You'll have to live with this for the rest of your life so don't choose a school just because its cheap. Choose it because you're going to be getting the education you want!
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Interview Questions
« on: Jun 02, 2008, 12:46 am »
Please note, this IS posted with permission. Thank you.
Hi Everyone,
So for my stage management class I have to interview a professional stage manager. Since I don't get to interview someone in person because my school is in the middle of nowhere, I figured I would do the next best thing and do an interview online. (Ok, maybe the next best thing would have been a phone interview but besides my stage management professor, I don't any professional stage managers.) For anyone who would like to help me out, I have a number of questions listed below. If you could please take some time to answer them and send me the answers in a personal message that would be wonderful. Also, could you please include your name (first name) and whether or not you are an equity stage manager? Thanks for your time. I really appreciate it!
Thanks,
Ashley
Questions:
1. How long have you been stage managing?
2. What was the first show you ever stage managed?
3. How did you get involved with stage managing?
4. What is a lesson you had to learn the "hard way"?
5. What is one thing you wish you would have known when you first started stage managing?
6. Who or what have you learned the most from?
7. What was your most memorable show? Why?
8. Besides the basics, such as first aid kits, pencils, erasers, what are some items in your SM kit?
9. How do you call a show? Do you give warnings and standbys? Just standbys? Nothing at all?
10. What is a resource you would recommend to novice stage managers?
11. What are the typical duties you assign to the ASM?
12. What is one piece of advice you would give students studying stage management before they head out into the "real world"?
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Hi Everyone,
So for my stage management class I have to interview a professional stage manager. Since I don't get to interview someone in person because my school is in the middle of nowhere, I figured I would do the next best thing and do an interview online. (Ok, maybe the next best thing would have been a phone interview but besides my stage management professor, I don't any professional stage managers.) For anyone who would like to help me out, I have a number of questions listed below. If you could please take some time to answer them and send me the answers in a personal message that would be wonderful. Also, could you please include your name (first name) and whether or not you are an equity stage manager? Thanks for your time. I really appreciate it!
Thanks,
Ashley
Questions:
1. How long have you been stage managing?
2. What was the first show you ever stage managed?
3. How did you get involved with stage managing?
4. What is a lesson you had to learn the "hard way"?
5. What is one thing you wish you would have known when you first started stage managing?
6. Who or what have you learned the most from?
7. What was your most memorable show? Why?
8. Besides the basics, such as first aid kits, pencils, erasers, what are some items in your SM kit?
9. How do you call a show? Do you give warnings and standbys? Just standbys? Nothing at all?
10. What is a resource you would recommend to novice stage managers?
11. What are the typical duties you assign to the ASM?
12. What is one piece of advice you would give students studying stage management before they head out into the "real world"?
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Pre-strike
« on: May 01, 2007, 10:57 pm »
Sadly, we don't have a PM. But what you described is what usually goes on at pre-strike except the technicians come in for pre-strike as well as strike. Also, the shop heads call the practicum students in to help with pre-strike and strike.
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Pre-strike
« on: May 01, 2007, 06:08 pm »
What do stage managers do during pre-strike, if anything? A fellow stage manager at the school I go to asked the head of the theatre department but he didn't give her a straight answer. The show I'm working on closes this Saturday night so I was hoping I could find out what I'm supposed to do before that time comes. Thanks!!
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