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Introductions / Re: Moving and Grooving
« on: Oct 22, 2024, 08:32 pm »
Welcome aboard, Kendall! What's a favorite production that you've worked on?
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14 Jan 2021: Happy 21st birthday, SMNetwork! I replaced the old broken mobile theme. -K
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Introductions / Re: Stage Management Teacher and Opera SM
« on: Aug 26, 2024, 06:34 pm »
Welcome from another DC-er!
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Introductions / Re: Welcome to SMNetwork! / How to post an intro
« on: Aug 08, 2023, 06:26 pm »
Welcome, Jaclyn!
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The Green Room / Re: Novels About Stage Management?
« on: Jul 06, 2023, 08:49 pm »
There's a great thread here about books featuring stage managers and backstage folks - I had to do some digging to find it and it really took me back! Thanks for the walk through memory lane. 
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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Stage Managing as an Actor
« on: Jul 04, 2023, 03:59 pm »
It's not common, and I can't say I've done it myself, but I know a handful of folks (maybe two?) who pursued both professionally. I know a handful of others who will casually stage manage things like workshops, readings, etc for smaller theatres, when the time commitment is relatively small.
With AEA as the union for both, there's an inherent risk of joining the union for one of those passions, while not ready to join for the other. I.e. if you join because you're ready to as an actor, you are then a member as a stage manager as well, and wouldn't be able to take non-union gigs (and vice versa).
There's also a risk of a theatre that you work with associating you with one of these jobs more than the other - so if they think of you as an actor, you're less likely to get hired as an SM there. Not to say that it's impossible to break that perception, but it's something to be prepared for.
As mentioned in the previous response, there's always a benefit in understanding the other roles we work with - it can be a real strength as a stage manager to understand the vocabulary, process, and needs of acting. I'm sure any future stage managers you work with while acting will also appreciate your understanding of what goes into their jobs as well!
With AEA as the union for both, there's an inherent risk of joining the union for one of those passions, while not ready to join for the other. I.e. if you join because you're ready to as an actor, you are then a member as a stage manager as well, and wouldn't be able to take non-union gigs (and vice versa).
There's also a risk of a theatre that you work with associating you with one of these jobs more than the other - so if they think of you as an actor, you're less likely to get hired as an SM there. Not to say that it's impossible to break that perception, but it's something to be prepared for.
As mentioned in the previous response, there's always a benefit in understanding the other roles we work with - it can be a real strength as a stage manager to understand the vocabulary, process, and needs of acting. I'm sure any future stage managers you work with while acting will also appreciate your understanding of what goes into their jobs as well!
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Introductions / Re: Just Found SM Network - Yay me!
« on: Jul 04, 2023, 03:45 pm »
Welcome aboard!