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Tools of the Trade / Re: New Drop Box Feature
« on: Apr 29, 2015, 08:19 pm »
Interesting...step toward a Google Docs-like system?
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The Green Room / Re: Silly things done when we're not at our best
« on: Apr 24, 2015, 08:45 pm »I recently closed my first mainstage show of my college career. On opening night I was very excited and nervous. When I am excited about something I become about 5 times louder than I normally am. I thought I called a great show until my director pulled me aside and told me that she could hear me from the second row.
I did a show where I was calling on-stage (long story) and my greatest fear, even though I was near the back was that the audience would be able to hear me throughout.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: SAFETY: Real weapons on stage?
« on: Apr 06, 2015, 02:38 pm »
You'll also want to look into your local gun laws & make sure you have a good place to lock them up when not in use.
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Tools of the Trade / Re: Google Docs.
« on: Apr 06, 2015, 02:36 pm »
I remember reading an interview with Ira Glass, and in it he says whenever he talked to a software engineer he would always say, "can you build something that lets people edit documents at the same time?" and now he says Google Docs is vital to TAL because of how many editors work on a story.
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Employment / Re: Everyone's favorite topic: Networking
« on: Apr 06, 2015, 02:33 pm »
This really only works for students but remember to go to internship fairs! Specifically ART New York was a fantastic one for me. Not only did I find out about a lot of theatre companies that I'd never heard of before, but I met a lot of people and they were able to look over my resume while I was standing there- I even had a table tell me, "you're too qualified for an internship, you should apply for a job." (Major ego boost right there). You get to make a good impression, and find out a little more about what you're applying for face to face ("so is this strictly SM or am I expected to pitch in with electrics too?" etc).
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Employment / Re: "What Not To Post": Job Listing edition
« on: Mar 30, 2015, 03:12 pm »
I'm not sure who would require them to post it. As far as I know, AEA does not require interviews for SM candidates- though I know they sometimes have short interviews at EPAs, advertised on the audition listings.
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Employment / Re: "What Not To Post": Job Listing edition
« on: Mar 26, 2015, 07:36 pm »
"Candidates must also have a B.F.A. in the theatrical arts (technical focus strongly preferred), and at least three years of professional experience."
They are just shooting themselves in the foot over and over again in this listing. Hm, so a Theatre BA with 7 years of experience couldn't hack it? Gracious. Like basically everyone else has said, they must not have a lot of hiring experience.
They are just shooting themselves in the foot over and over again in this listing. Hm, so a Theatre BA with 7 years of experience couldn't hack it? Gracious. Like basically everyone else has said, they must not have a lot of hiring experience.
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The Green Room / Re: My 1 minute of fame
« on: Mar 26, 2015, 07:32 pm »
Tumblr is going crazy over the set photos from Hunchback by the way- gorgeous. I'm sure some of these will pop onto somebody's blog soon.
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The Green Room / Re: Nick Offerman to Star in "Confederacy of Dunces"
« on: Mar 05, 2015, 10:05 pm »
I can kind of see him going, "There's a screw loose in the floor here- oh don't bother, I got it" and whipping a leatherman out of his pocket.
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The Green Room / Re: Nick Offerman to Star in "Confederacy of Dunces"
« on: Mar 03, 2015, 07:22 am »
I might have to take a Bolt Bus trip to see this. I have a feeling he'll be fantastic.
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College and Graduate Studies / Re: SM Approach Statement for ACTF
« on: Feb 23, 2015, 08:53 pm »
I might be wrong, but I get the feeling everyone here has numerous thoughts about being a stage manager, but aren't sure what they all are, or how to collect all of them- basically, letting the task of writing it and sounding professional overwhelm you (if this is not you, disregard). Before I started doing stage management, I was a creative writing major, and I specialized in creative non-fiction. So my advice to ya'll would be get a big ol' sheet of paper and do a freewrite or brainstorming template before you start worrying about the statement. You can do a standard freewrite where you just start writing and let yourself bounce off the idea of stage management- the trick is, set a timer and don't stop writing until it goes off. I would normally do 15 minutes or so. Do not let yourself pause because that's when you're censoring your thoughts, and something really goofy may be great, or lead you to something great (sometimes half of mine are like "WHAT AM I DOING BLAAAAHHHHHHH"). I also like brainstorming bubbles like this: https://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/writinghood/2008/03/09/123497_0.jpg
Then go away for a bit, have a snack or whatever, then come back and read it. What's compelling? What really clicks with you? Essentially, rip it apart to find the good bits, and then re-write those to make them pretty and fit together. Boom. You have wrote a thing.
Then go away for a bit, have a snack or whatever, then come back and read it. What's compelling? What really clicks with you? Essentially, rip it apart to find the good bits, and then re-write those to make them pretty and fit together. Boom. You have wrote a thing.
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Introductions / Re: Theatre in a NCAA Division 1 Town
« on: Feb 23, 2015, 08:41 pm »
Hi Bob! My favorite cast ever was 18 people, but they all worked together so well it was lovely. My biggest was 32, though. That was a little more challenging.
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Employment / Re: Career Oops'es
« on: Feb 23, 2015, 08:34 pm »Trying *too* hard to stand out in a cover letter to a major production company, based on the style of the job posting. I'm not going to give examples of what I wrote, I still cringe when I think about it.
This is related to mine. I sent a cover letter to a company I really wanted to work for detailing qualities that matched me perfectly to their upcoming show- one of them was that I was interested in learning about a PAing on an Off-Broadway one-man show, because I was SMing a one woman showcase in the fall.
The large-scale show was not a one-man show, and to this day, I don't know how I got that impression.
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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / Re: JOB DESCRIPTION: not needed until tech week?
« on: Feb 23, 2015, 08:25 pm »
I'm an idiot- I just remembered that this actually happened to me last summer. Both the LD and I were hired right before tech for a small one-act festival. We both saw one rehearsal and went right into tech. Unfortunately, the LD wasn't even given really any information beforehand, so most of tech was him programming his initial cues. I can't actually remember if we were able to have a dress run. It was definitely one of my more interesting gigs.
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Employment / Re: Finding jobs for when I graduate
« on: Feb 16, 2015, 01:08 am »
A good thing is to look at the list of EMC theatres- even if you don't necessarily think EMC will get you into a union, it's a giant list of theatres that obviously have internship/apprentice programs. Other than that, I've always found jobs just trolling through Playbill.com/OffStageJobs.com I have them on my daily reading list- even if I can't apply for a job at a specific theatre at the time it's posted, it's good to know that they pay this much, do these types of shows, etc etc.
And asking for professors' help is invaluable, I have to say.
And asking for professors' help is invaluable, I have to say.