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Self-Promotion / AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

« on: Nov 14, 2014, 05:32 pm »

For anyone in the New Hampshire area who might be interested, my drama club is doing a show next Wednesday and Thursday!

MRHS StageWorks presents Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None!
Date and Time: November 19th and 20th @ 7pm
Location: Mascenic Regional High School; 175 Turnpike Rd New Ipswich NH 03071

There are some fantastic actors. It would really mean a lot to me to have some fellow SMs there!
Thanks for reading!

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Rehearsals: Be quiet!

« on: Sep 26, 2014, 08:50 pm »

This is my second year stage managing at my high school, and I'm a senior. I've found that it's easier to get the younger kids to be quiet, but ones my own age or, even worse, my close friends, do not listen to me AT ALL. They don't see me as a stage manager or director (I do both), and to them I'm just a kid yelling at them. It even got to the point that I didn't talk to any of them for days because they were not respecting me or our advisor at all during rehearsal. I love my friends, I do, but sometimes they drive mr insane    Normally it takes our advisor screaming to get them to be quiet, and she hates to do that.
I've found that the best way to keep chatter to a minimum is to provide breaks. By giving the kids a chance to cool off during a break, it's easier to lead them when we get back to work.
But, it's high school drama. Try doing theatre at an amatuer or community theatre company- the difference is startling! When you work with actors who take the art form as seriously as you do, it's a great feeling!

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Introductions / Re: If all the world's a stage...

« on: Sep 26, 2014, 08:32 pm »

Hi!
My favorite production was The Taming of the Shrew I did a few months ago. It was my first time doing outdoor theatre, and it was amazing!

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Tools of the Trade / Cheap Spike Tape?

« on: Sep 12, 2014, 07:14 pm »

Hey everybody!
I'm wondering if anyone knows of any stores or websites that sell cheap spike tape that wont pull up paint on a stage. The stage I normally work with, the paint alwaaaays comes up, even with scotch tape. This thin kind of fabricy spike tape I had once was the only stuff that worked, and I'm having a hard time finding it for under $6ish a roll.
Does anyone know a place that's cheaper?
Thanks!

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Introductions / If all the world's a stage...

« on: Sep 12, 2014, 07:02 pm »

Hey everyone!
My name's Meg.
I started doing theatre my sophomore year in high school, and I got hooked, plain and simple. It was love at first curtain cue. 
 I started at my high school drama department under the assumption that it would be something to occupy my time. Little did I know that I would end up falling in love with theatre, and grow into the stage manager I am today (an over achiever with the organization skills of a wizard, and the humor of a madman). I even label my backstage flashlights. Not only do I stage manage, direct, and design the shows at my school, I also work at a youth theatre company (stage managing) and at a local community theatre (stage crew).
This website looks really awesome, and I've been looking on it for a while, and I'm glad I finally joined! 
~M.