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Employment / Resume question (replacment SM)

« on: Aug 06, 2008, 07:13 pm »

I am getting ready to replace a PSM on a show for the last week of the run.  I was just curious the proper way to list that on a resume.  If I should list it as PSM, SM or specify replacement SM?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Employment / Needing advice taking a job or not

« on: May 27, 2008, 02:43 pm »

I am a recent college grad who has just moved to NYC.  I have been applying to theaters for stage management internships like crazy, but I have also been applying for crew positions.  I recently got a job offer to run sound board for a show for 1 month.  The pay is only $250 for the month, but it isn't a lot of hours and it seemed like it might be a good way to get my foot in the door.  What worries me though is that I will accept this and then get a call from one of the jobs that I really want to do, or one that pays better. 

Can anyone give me any advice?

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Co-Stage Manager Rant/advice

« on: Apr 05, 2008, 11:42 am »

I am in my senior year of college (undergrad) and was put on Into the Woods as a CO stage manager.  Now we were not sure how the "CO" thing was going to work because my professor told both me and my CO SM that she would figure it out when the time came.  So like a week before tech she decided that my CO-SM would call the show during Tech and the dress rehearsals, then the first week she would also call.  I was told to watch her from the booth then take over calling the second week.  Well when it became my turn I took over (not ever calling the show before) and in a show of about 300 light cues alone I messed up somewhere around 12 (called early from nearvousness mostly).  After being lectured by my director and the department chair for a short period of time I went back and worked for and entire day on calling the cues to the soundtrack.  The second performance went well (few minor mess ups)  I was told it went well.  Then came the 3rd performance (neither the director or the lighting designer were there).  I thought it went ok accept one major part I jumbled calling and messed up a blackout.  The department chair again lectured me. 

I just wanted to know anyones opinion on this, my confidence has been shot although my friends keep telling me it is my professors fault for not giving me rehearsal time to practice calling it.

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The Hardline / Question about British Equity

« on: Sep 15, 2007, 01:34 pm »

I was just curious if anyone knew the break rules for the British Equity union.

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Employment / First Aid/Fire Guard

« on: Jul 05, 2007, 02:14 pm »

I was just wondering peoples advice on this.  I am starting out SM'ing in NYC and I was told that It was a really good idea to get my First Aid/CPR cert, along with Fire Guard cert.  I was wondering if anyone thinks this is a good investment or not? The classes are really expensive but if it will help me get work I think it would be worth it.  Just curious what people think about this.

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Tools of the Trade / Midtown Theater festival?

« on: Jun 14, 2007, 12:09 pm »

I just wanted to know anyones advice.  I am an ASM for a play in NYC for the Midtown Theater Festival.  It plays at the Jewel Box theater.  I was wanting to know if anyone has ever worked in this space before and had ideas for storing set pieces.  The SM, playwright, director, and myself have been wracking our brains trying to figure out where we are going to store the set pieces.  I just wanted to know if anyone had any ideas because at this point we are considering just using cubes for everything.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Does this happen alot

« on: Jun 11, 2007, 04:26 pm »

I am still kinda new to the professional SM world.  I recently was hired as a PSM for a show and I had a phone interview.  Things went great and the playwrite who interviewed me said that I had the job.  Today I was called and told that the director had a friend who was an SM with more experience so I am being bumped down to ASM.  Does this happen alot or something, because it seems very unprofessional to me.