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I have learned that it is always a great idea to ask your director what they expect from you as SM.

Overall you seem to be well put together (probably since you have experienced it all as an actor).
A few things that are priority A during readings and rehearsal:
  • keep the cast on time.
  • supervise props.
  • spike the set.
  • write out set changes.
  • prepare to make things run quicker and more efficient.

Most of these I got from a book called Stage Management by Lawrence Stern (a.k.a. The SM Bible).  :)

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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: cookies
« on: Dec 24, 2008, 02:46 pm »
As long as the cookies don't have peanut butter or chocolate or anything that needs to be chewed, then any moist cookie should be fine.

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all I was saying is that math is one of the most basic forms of problem solving. Usually if someone is good at math, they are good problem solvers. That's all.

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*Someone who makes decisions for the whole of the group instead of making one person happy.

*Someone who enjoys problem solving. Ask them if they like math. Usually if they like math, they like problem solving.

*Someone who values safety.

*Someone who likes people.

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I'm going to have to agree with zayit shachor on this one. That, or you can make a rotation plan for lights and sound ops.

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1. Be as nice as possible. It's the SM's job to make actors feel comfortable and safe so that they spend their time focusing on acting instead of what could go wrong. 2. Safety first. That old saying ''the show must go on''? Throw that out the stage door. If something happens that puts the audience or cast/crew in danger, stop the show. Your director won't get mad. I promise. I hope your SMing career takes of and that OFOTCN get rave reviews. :-)

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Please Help Me
« on: Nov 23, 2008, 05:03 am »
If you don't have an ASM backstage to conduct the affairs on stage, you might NEED to be on stage in order to keep the production efficiently and safely. If you do have an ASM backstage, use the booth to call the show. As for authority, you should ask your director to ''pass the torch'' per say. The director needs to let the cast and crew know you are in charge and responsible for some of the shows aspects. It has always worked for me. Good luck in your SM endeavors. :-)

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Students and Novice Stage Managers / Re: Mentorship Program
« on: Nov 12, 2008, 02:26 pm »
I love the idea of mentorship. Especially with my senior project on SMing. I would love someone to advise the project and give me feedback. :)

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One last request. My senior project requires me to have a community consultant, which is essentially an expert in my project's subject matter (SMing) to advise my project. I've read the post about the mentorship program the website is trying to establish, and I was wondering if someone (preferably in Portland, OR, but doesn't need to be) would mind being my community consultant.If anyone is interested, just PM me and i'll get you all the info and a description of what the job intails.

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Sorry for my ignorance. I was kinda crunched for time when I last posted. Please forgive me.

The handbook is going to be mainly used to train new students in my school's Theatre Tech classes how to stage manage. My project adviser/drama teacher wants me to cover the basics: scheduling rehearsals, creating a prompt book, calling a show and communicating with board operators. I'm also adding pre-production, taping the stage, tech week procedures and the difference between an ASM and a SM. Is there anything crucial that I'm missing in this line-up of topics?

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So as a part of my high school curriculum, I must complete a self-generated project that is in my future career area, which is stage managing. For my product, I am going to write a manual on Stage Management for my school's theater department. What topics should I go in-depth on and which ones should I just touch on?  ???

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