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The Hardline / Re: Treating all actors as AEA in a showcase?

« on: Sep 01, 2009, 10:03 am »

What's the point of joining a union and paying dues if non-union people get the same benefits?

Hard work now will make them appreciate their AEA card later, won't it?

I mean, are they being abused?  Or just working more?

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Tools of the Trade / Re: drug use onstage

« on: Apr 19, 2009, 04:52 pm »

How close to the audience is this snorting?

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Stage Managers, Stage manager.

« on: Mar 23, 2009, 04:47 pm »

Let him do the work?

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Headset Side

« on: Apr 09, 2008, 02:23 pm »

I just want one that can be switched.  I hate hate hate when they are fixed for one side. 

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Tools of the Trade / Re: Simulating loose pot on stage

« on: Apr 01, 2008, 11:09 am »

... catnip?

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: To Block or Not to Block?

« on: Mar 28, 2008, 02:40 pm »

My solution is to only stage manage 2-actor shows.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Meeting Minutes [part venting]

« on: Feb 21, 2008, 01:22 pm »

I only email or distribute reports when I MUST. 

Bombarding people with email makes them reluctant to read email.



And I only send out mtg minutes because they detail who agreed to do what and when with their names in ALL CAPS so they can't miss it.

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The Hardline / Re: Crediting in Programs

« on: Nov 30, 2007, 11:11 am »

As long as I am not the only person left off a program, I just care if I get paid and how much. 

A program/playbill is part of the product package being sold to the audience/customer.  It is more than an acknowledgment or thanks.  There are mnay considerations and factors as to what what goes into them.  On the other hand, producers are CRAZY.  So keep that in mind.  If you try applying logic, you will make yourself crazy.  or crazier.  And that is not recommended.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Tech or Church?

« on: Oct 16, 2007, 04:22 pm »

He may also have some responsibilities at his church in form or another.  Sound tech or maybe Sunday School teacher.... 

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: IN DIRE NEED OF HELP!!

« on: Oct 16, 2007, 12:15 pm »

http://www.blue-room.org.uk/lofiversion/index.php/t1805.html

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Stopwatch Use

« on: Aug 31, 2007, 12:27 pm »

I think they used sundials.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: PSMing vs. ASMing

« on: Aug 30, 2007, 09:29 am »

yes ASMs just do what they're told.  they don't have to make command decisions.  there's more grunt work, but less stress.

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SMNetwork Archives / Re: Fictional books about theatre and backstage life

« on: Aug 22, 2007, 10:44 am »

There's a science fiction short story about a man who runs the controls for a play in the future where actors have been replaced by robots.  One of the robots malfunctions and he as to go on for it.  Does anyone know the title?  It was great.  I think it won an award.

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The Hardline / Re: Guest Artist Agreements

« on: Aug 08, 2007, 12:11 pm »

it has been my experience that every time you call AEA with a question you get a different answer, depending on who answers, and what season it is, and which way the wind is blowing.

that said, i emailed AEA once and asked if the Special Appearance (not Guest, but ...)  rulebook was the only set of rules that applied to the Special Appearance contract .. or did I also need to reference some other, general rulebook?  i was told the SA rules were all that applied.  no Equity cot for you!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Wait Until Dark

« on: Aug 07, 2007, 09:47 am »

Pitfalls is an appropriate term.  There is a lot of scrambling around in the dark.  This presents an obvious problem of actors unable to see - each other, furniture, but also the apron ... falling off the front of the stage.  I saw a production very recently that a line of glotape all the way across the front of the stage and it looked terrible.  plus there is stage combat - some of it in the dark, some not.