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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: Let's Talk "Places, Please"

« on: Nov 30, 2008, 10:14 pm »

Since the company I work for does not hire ASMs, it is always up to me to make sure everyone is in place before I leave for the booth. I always stand at the door to the dressing room and watch that every actor in the first scene leaves the room and is heading for the stage. I then stop in the wings to watch that they are in place before heading to the booth.

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Trouble Finding Support.

« on: Mar 25, 2008, 01:12 am »

I actually had the exact opposite happen to me. I went into college as a Journalism major, Drama minor because of my fears of making too little money in Theatre. My parents tried to convince me before I started college to switch majors because they knew how much I enoyed theatre. I ended up switching after a year, and my parents were thrilled (and I couldn't be happier.

I think the reason my parents were so supportive is because they came to my shows in High School and always talked to my director about how good I was at it. Thats what you have you have to do, ask your director/Drama teacher to call your parents and tell them how good you are at theatre and what a good choice it would be for you. They may believe it more coming from your teacher.

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / MORALE: Cast Gifts/Thank Yous?

« on: Feb 27, 2008, 12:28 am »

I am currently Stage Managing my first professional show, and I have heard that the Stage Manager usually gives gifts/flowers/thank you cards, etc to the cast. I never did this is high school or college, so I am curious as to whether this is actually approriate and what would be the best thing to give a cast. Is a Thank You card enough?

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: SM&Acting

« on: Feb 27, 2008, 12:16 am »

I stage managed and acted all throughout High School. Granted, I rarely called the shows during high school, as that job was left mostly to the director, but I didn't find it hard at all. I took mostly small parts, that required me to be on stage very little, and it also allowed me to lead scene changes from the stage and in costume.