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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / BLOCKING: Ensemble Blocking Taking Systems

« on: Jun 05, 2015, 01:47 pm »

Hi All,

Next month I'm about to do a show with 40 cast members. Three quarters of them are ensemble. It's Beauty and the Beast Jr.

I've scoured the threads, but not finding good answer to my question. Does anybody have a good method that they would be willing to share for taking down blocking for a big ensemble? Especially for big group scenes. I'll have 2 ASMs.

Thanks a bunch!

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Employment / Needing A Fresh Set Of Eyes

« on: May 14, 2015, 03:32 pm »

Hello All,

Hoping that some of you might be able to help me out.

I've been SMing for ten years. Having left a theatre in December after seven years, and sending out too many resumes to name and not getting as many bites as I like, I'm wondering if I am possibly not presenting myself as best I can with my resume and cover letter. I am hoping someone who has been SMing a little longer than myself might take a look to give some pointers and possibly steer me in the right path. Please PM me and we'll take if from there. I welcome view points from multiple people.

Thank you for any time and advice you might be able to give. I greatly appreciate it!

--PSMAK

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / FORMS: Performance Report Attendance Listing

« on: Jan 26, 2015, 04:42 pm »

So, now having some downtime, actually a lot of down time between gigs (whenever the next one will come), I've finally got the chance to reformat paperwork. Something I've wanted to do for awhile but not had the chance. It's also giving me busy-work. I've scoured all of the threads and looked at all of the report examples in the Form's section, but not finding the information on this topic that I'm looking for. How do some of you report your attendance in your performance reports? Do you list all of your crew and their positions (i.e. Light Board: Tom Smith; A2: Brad Knight; Run Crew: Billy Bones; etc.)? Do you list all of your actors that are present? Do you only list those actors/crew who are absent and/or late? Do you list who is doing front of house? Actors in/out (roles/understuding/swinging)? etc. etc. etc.

I know this could be done lots of different ways, but just trying to get a good consensus. I know that it's possible that theatre's/company's may have there own preference. But what do some of you do when you're not give an upper-management preference? I'd be especially curious to know for those of you who have worked on any Broadway shows or Off-Broadway shows on how it may be structured.

Thanks for any insights!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / SHOWS: How many times have you Stage Managed the same play/musical?

« on: Sep 06, 2010, 05:38 pm »

We've all read the other thread about how many times we've all stage managed, but how many times have you Stage Managed a particular play or musical multiple times. So far for me:

Vagina Monologues: Will be 4 times later this year. (Two different adaptations)
CATS: 2 Times (Both two different theatres in the same year)
A Christmas Carol: Will be 2 times starting this November (Same adaptation)

How about you?

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / CALLING: Watching 100% of the show.

« on: Jul 30, 2010, 04:52 pm »

Do any of you feel that it is impossible to watch 100% of the show during any performance. Especially if you are calling cues and have to look at your script a bit of the time or have to execute cues yourself. I myself have been trying to watch as much of the show as I can, but I just have too much going on to do so. How have some of you dealt with this?

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / JOB DESCRIPTION: So what's a Broadway SMs Performance schedule like?

« on: Jul 30, 2010, 04:49 pm »

So just wondering for those of you who are currently working on a Broadway or Off-Broadway show or have in the past. What is a typical performance schedule day like for you? From the moment you get into the "office" till you leave the "office".

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Employment / Questions You Shouldn't Ask At The Initial Interview

« on: Sep 27, 2008, 02:44 pm »

I've look around the employment thread quite a bit. I'm wondering what are some questions that you shouldn't ask during an initial interview and reserve for later if you are interview again by the same prospective employer?

Thanks,
PSMAK

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Employment / Letters of Recommendation/Reference -- Question

« on: Apr 21, 2008, 04:23 pm »

I tried looking in the forum, but was unable to find what I was looking for.

If a company/theatre would like to have references (let's say 3) included in you resume and also asks you for the same amount of Letters of Recommendation/Reference, should you give them letters from the references you have already have on the resume or give letters from 3 different people?

Thanks!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / ASMS: ASM Books?

« on: Sep 25, 2007, 12:27 pm »

Just wondering if anyone knows if there are any books about just Assistant Stage Managing?

Thanks!

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / JOB DESCRIPTION: PSMing vs. ASMing

« on: Aug 29, 2007, 04:47 pm »

Of course you have to take into consideration the different requirements of the show you are working on.

I have often found being a PSM is a little bit easier that being an ASM, but that is just from my perspective.

What do you think?