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College and Graduate Studies / Re: Advice for the "advisor"

« on: Aug 30, 2007, 02:46 am »

I would say rather than going to individuals, demonstrate it as an attempt to standardize the procedures at your school.  My university has a Stage Management handbook.  It was originally written by the more advanced students, and then approved by the Advisor/Production Manager in our case.  The handbook is updated occasionally because of various reasons by the current Assistant Production Manager, a position held by usually a senior Stage Management student.  No, I'm not saying you need to create such positions, but perhaps creating a handbook, maybe even asking for input of things you might have missed from your fellow students and then having it approved by said faculty.  It is a great way to have everybody on the same page without any lecturing or scolding.  Oh and we have a "seminar" every year where all the SM students get together and go over the entire handbook, even the parts that haven't changed.

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Keeping Spike tape down...

« on: Jul 31, 2007, 08:31 pm »

Clear packing tape should work if you're careful, another option is electrical tape instead of spike tape.

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College and Graduate Studies / Re: NC School of the Arts

« on: Jul 16, 2007, 05:50 pm »

Okay... as someone from NC, who goes to school right near NCSA, and has personal connections with Dennis Booth there, let me clear up some things.  There is a SM program, undergrad.  The entire Design and Production sector of the school is really hard core conservatory with really high expectations.  The stage managers just got a new office, but don't take me wrong they're still shoved in a corner like everywhere else.  There are some great opportunities.  Honestly alot of the stuff that's getting confused on here can be found on their website.  www.ncarts.edu I would suggest you look there.  I would also suggest feel free to contact the faculty there.  They're quite nice.

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College and Graduate Studies / Re: SM Colleges in the MD, PA regions

« on: Jul 16, 2007, 05:36 pm »

I hear Point Park in Pittsburgh has a really good reputation for Stage Management.  I know someone about to graduate from there.