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Students and Novice Stage Managers / I'm an amateur and I'm working with a professional

« on: Feb 17, 2008, 08:18 pm »

Hi everyone. I have a question for the more experienced among us. I started stage managing my high schools musicals and shows as a freshman. I encountered some resentment from the upperclassmen, but overall I did a really good job. The only reason why some shows survived was because of myself and especially my hard working and dedicated crew. For four years now I have been very involved in dancing, acting, working backstage, costume deigning, and set building for a community children's theatre. I just finished ASM for their winter show. Yesterday I receive a call from the artistic director who offered me a stage managing job for their spring show. I am only 16 years old. The director is a professional with a master’s degree. I don't really know how I am going to do working with her. Also, I have no idea why they want to hire me in the first place. I am talented at what I do and I throw myself into any job I am doing, but do you think they consider me cheap labor? So hear is my questions. Should I accept in the first place? If I do accept, do you guys have any advice or tips for an amateur like me working with a professional?