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The Green Room / Re: Novels About Stage Management?
« on: Jul 07, 2023, 03:26 am »
Wow, thank you so much! I will absolutely check out as many of these as possible!
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The Green Room / Novels About Stage Management?
« on: Jul 06, 2023, 01:56 pm »
Thank you in advance for your help! I love books about the theatre experience but find them to mostly be centered on actors and would love ones about stage managers and/or tech crew!Its been hard to find good novels about the backstage aspects of theatre but I'm sure there's bound to be some out there. If anyone knows of any, or knows where I could find some I'd be so grateful!
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Stage Managing as an Actor
« on: Jun 28, 2023, 02:20 pm »
I think every actor should have a knowledge of everything that goes into a show, and as that's a stage manager's job, being an SM would be a fantastic way to gain that. I would recommend going into each show with clarity that you may not stick around after said show, that way the director and tech leads can plan to welcome a new SM after you, and so you aren't hired over someone else that may better support the theatre. I think that while it is not a good idea to SM and act at the same time, you could certainly go back and forth, as long as you aren't both on the same show. Remember, stage managers are often the people handling disputes between/involving actors, and you must be unbiased, even if it's a friend you've acted with before. I wish you luck in your future adventures!
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Introductions / Can't wait to have more to share!
« on: Jun 28, 2023, 02:07 pm »
I'm young and don't have quite enough experience to have unique tricks or tips to share, but I do have fun and silly stories, that I'm always happy to tell.
My fellow ASM this year knew Morse code fluently and would write messages all over the white boards in the black box and leave them for people to find. Often he'd write lyrics or monologues from our show but it was always fun to pull up my handy Morse code chart and decode his messages.
We also had an actor crochet little worms for the whole stage management team, after a running joke about tapeworms. Mine's named Gertrude!
I'm so excited to learn from this site and expand my growing knowledge of all things stage management! Thank you for creating this fantastic opportunity for community.
My fellow ASM this year knew Morse code fluently and would write messages all over the white boards in the black box and leave them for people to find. Often he'd write lyrics or monologues from our show but it was always fun to pull up my handy Morse code chart and decode his messages.
We also had an actor crochet little worms for the whole stage management team, after a running joke about tapeworms. Mine's named Gertrude!
I'm so excited to learn from this site and expand my growing knowledge of all things stage management! Thank you for creating this fantastic opportunity for community.
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