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Students and Novice Stage Managers / broadway

« on: Dec 09, 2005, 07:12 pm »

Here is the information from AEA on Production Contract salaries.  These are the minimum salaries

 6/27/05
Actor  $1,422
SM (Musical) $2,338
SM (Dramatic) $2,010
1st ASM (Musical) $1,849
1st ASM (Dramatic) $1,642
2nd ASM (Musical)  $1,544

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SMNetwork Archives / Moving to NYC- any job advice?

« on: Sep 13, 2004, 02:56 pm »

I guess my first question to you would be are you union?  I live and work in NYC and have a few leads for you if you'd like, but most of the work is union.  Join the SMA (Stage Mangement Association) if you haven't already.  They will send you postings of job offers.  Look on Playbill.com and if you are union let me know and I can give you a few peoples names.  The only other thing I would mention to you is that there are three very destinct hiring times in the City.  The largest boom for work is in August, the second is in late November-early December and the next big boom is in March (when everyone hires for summer work).  You may have a bit more work cut out for you since you are looking for work in the "off-season" however, it is do-able.  

Good luck!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Communication

« on: Sep 13, 2004, 02:48 pm »

My only words of wisdom are Communication, communication, communication!  For the last year and a half I have been working on tour and if there's one thing I've learned it's to always call the problem into the "controlled" spotlight.  The sooner you deal with these two people and their issues (as it pertains to work environment) the easier it will be in the long run.  Sometimes it helps to play the mediator and cut to the core issue of things and if they can't resolve those issues then just let them know that you are there if they need it as a sounding board, but that you won't tolerate a stressful environment for the whole company.

Anyway, I hope this helps!
Good Luck!!!