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Looking for an SM that has done Miracle on 34th St. The Musical (Formerly titled Here's Love ) by Meredith Wilson and would let me pick their brain on the show. It's hard to find any information on it!

Edited to add topic tag- Maribeth

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The Green Room / Re: Stage Manager for DNC "cue the President"
« on: Aug 02, 2016, 01:06 pm »
Thank you for sharing this! Does anybody know how many SM's a national convention generally has? I'm curious..

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Introductions / Re: *Insert Terrible Adele Pun Here*
« on: Mar 13, 2016, 11:26 pm »
Welcome from another fellow southerner!!! Being a theatre major in SEC football territory is definitely an experience!!

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Whenever I am running the deck I always use run sheets. There might be a script in the wings and sometimes there is not, it usually depends on how the actors are doing with lines, whether it's a play or a large musical and simply the amount of wing space. Usually when I'm running deck for a large musical I find that there is simply not room for me to have my script backstage. I've also found that using just run sheets when backstage is not a problem when you really know your show as you should as an SM (PSM or ASM). In addition to my run sheets I usually have detailed cue sheets with me. It's convenient for me as I can easily fold them into a square and put them in my pocket when I need to hands-on deal with an issue.

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The Hardline / Re: AEA Contracts
« on: Aug 08, 2015, 11:38 am »
Thank you both! I found what I needed through your links.

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The Hardline / AEA Contracts
« on: Aug 05, 2015, 08:30 pm »
Hello all.
I used the search function and couldn't find what I was looking for but apologize if I overlooked something. I am looking for a list of the different types of Equity contracts.

Thanks in advance,

Grant

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: The Ultimate Decision
« on: May 23, 2015, 03:56 pm »
I'd have to say that the Theatre found me. When I started high school my focus was getting into the Coast Guard once I graduated. I was in JROTC, the whole nine yards. While in JROTC I found myself as the manager for the drill teams and when we traveled to competitions and things I coordinated everything (everything that didn't require money that is, keep in mind this was Freshman/Sophomore year). Sophomore year I took Intro to Theatre because we had to have an arts elective and I have no talent in the visual arts whatsoever and my English teacher freshman year was also the drama department director/drama teacher. Because a friend of mine was going I ended up going with the drama department to New York City for spring break  and we saw several Broadway shows. Need I say more.


I got bit by the bug. I started into the Drama Department the end of my sophomore year. I ended up leaving JROTC completely my second semester because I was really no longer interested in anything to do with being in the military.  I ended up as an ASM junior year because my best friend was the stage manager at the time and as I started into stage management I realized how similar what I was doing was to my job as the drill team manager. This job came so naturally to me. Summer after my junior year I went to college auditions at the International Thespian Festival and senior year I was the stage manager for 3 of the 4 shows done that year. The rest is pretty much history! I ended up having to take a year off due to personal reasons and I worked at a local professional theatre company to make sure I kept up my training and I was accepted into the BFA SM program I wanted to be for this coming fall! I'm enjoying every day of it and looking forward to what the future has to offer!

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College and Graduate Studies / Change of School
« on: Oct 07, 2014, 02:44 pm »
Hello all,

I graduated high school in May and was going to attend my dream university pursuing a BFA in Stage Management. I had poured my life into planning for this school for the past several months. Needless to say, when I arrived, I soon realized that I did not belong there. It had nothing to do with the theatre department there, I just did not vibe with the school (The people at the school were very closed minded and it wasn't a very welcoming atmosphere). I realized that I would not be able to succeed there so I came home. I am taking this semester and next semester off to rework my game plan on what university is right for me. I am here because I need suggestions for schools with a BFA Stage Management program. I realize this a very broad request, but this is because I'm back at square one in my search and I am very open to looking into any suggestions that you all have to offer.

Thanks in advance,

SMGrant

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Thank you two so much for all of the advice. It is extremely helpful and I appreciate it very much. I feel a lot better about how I have my prompt books put together, and with your advice I can make them even better.

Thanks again,

Grant

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This summer I will be auditioning for a scholarship at the International Thespian Festival for Stage Management. My question is regarding how to make my prompt books look as professional as possible when I present them. One of my stage manager friends suggested creating a cover page for the front cover of the prompt book binder, has anyone done this and if so, how do I make it look professional? Also, is there anything I can do to my prompt books to make them look more professional?

Thanks for your input,

Grant

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Introductions / High School SM Looking For Guidance
« on: Mar 18, 2014, 09:40 pm »
Hello everyone,
My name is Grant Rogers,

I am currently a senior in High School in Louisiana.

My love for Theatre started in my freshman year when I went with our drama department. on a trip to New York City, we saw 4 Broadway shows and I was hooked. I started to realize my place in the Theatre just last year when I was ASM on "Spitfire Grill: The Musical" at my school. My friend Allison was the SM and I have always looked up to her in the Drama Dept. She, as well as our director encouraged me to keep pursuing Stage Management. This past summer, I was ASM on a local community theatre production of "Les Miserables", and I recently just Stage Managed my first show, "Bang Bang, You're Dead" which my department did as part of a high school theatre festival. I am currently working on my second show as Stage Manager, "South Pacific" with my high school drama department. I have been lucky enough to have an AEA Stage Manager, as well as a community theatre Stage Manager as mentors as I embark on my Stage Management journey, and I hope that this site can help me continue to grow as a Stage Manager for years to come as I begin college and beyond.

Thanks for having me!
Grant Rogers

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