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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Friend as a Stage Manager Advice
« on: Jun 25, 2009, 10:40 pm »
Hi SMNetwork,
I stage manage at a community theatre, and am sorta seen as "the resident stage manager" of sorts (basically because no one else wants to do it). I decided that I did not want to stage manage our summer musical because I had been stage managing (on top of going to school) nonstop since November. My friend (who has stage managed at this theatre once, and worked there for a while but has been away at college) approached the director and asked to be the SM, she then asked me to be her ASM.
I was out of town at the beginning of the rehearsal process and when I came back I noticed some issues (a lot of unprofessionalism, not doing basic things like setting up the stage for rehearsal, a lack of knowledge of what's happening in rehearsal with no desire to find out the plan.) I've tried gently suggesting things to my friend as we're working, but she doesn't seem to take the hint.
I was wondering what you would suggest I do. I do not want to overstep my boundaries as an ASM, but these issues are impeding upon the rehearsal process, and some of the cast is getting frustrated.
Any advice?
I stage manage at a community theatre, and am sorta seen as "the resident stage manager" of sorts (basically because no one else wants to do it). I decided that I did not want to stage manage our summer musical because I had been stage managing (on top of going to school) nonstop since November. My friend (who has stage managed at this theatre once, and worked there for a while but has been away at college) approached the director and asked to be the SM, she then asked me to be her ASM.
I was out of town at the beginning of the rehearsal process and when I came back I noticed some issues (a lot of unprofessionalism, not doing basic things like setting up the stage for rehearsal, a lack of knowledge of what's happening in rehearsal with no desire to find out the plan.) I've tried gently suggesting things to my friend as we're working, but she doesn't seem to take the hint.
I was wondering what you would suggest I do. I do not want to overstep my boundaries as an ASM, but these issues are impeding upon the rehearsal process, and some of the cast is getting frustrated.
Any advice?