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Tempest:
Along the lines of the "I was THISCLOSE to killing an actor" thread, but completely opposite, I wanted to start a thread where you could sing the praises of those who have made your lives a little easier.  Not as entertaining perhaps, as the other, but more heartwarming.
My recent examples:

I could have kissed my actor when, immediately after I announced a reminder not to leave your trash around the theatre, he stayed a few minutes after, of his own volition, to clean up the garbage his cast-mates had, again, left behind.

I could have kissed my TD when he took a minute out of his own hectic life in tech week to specifically ask me if there was anything I needed to make my life easier.

I could have kissed my lead, an actor who has some MAJOR work from all over the country on his resume, when he told me I was the best stage manager he ever worked with and thanked me for doing my job, even though I had just scolded the entire cast.


So, what has everyone else got?  I'm heading into tech week, and need a little hope!

snowie86:
I worked with a VERY high strung production team.

Closing night, I got a card from an actor who told me that the cast knew that the director was very hard to work with, and his card said that many other SMs would have cracked and quit, but I persevered and put on a great show.

That itself was worth the whole experience.

ScooterSM:
This is a great thread idea!!

I could have kissed...

...the TD and master electrician for our rep company, who completely rebuilt the tech table after asking me exactly what I would like.  They also reconfigure it (a major project) for a particular designer and me when we work together because we are both left handed and it is easier for us to not collide.

...the actor at auditions last night who was reminding the other actors to not steal the pencils.

...the production manager this summer who, without fail, always had the SM's and crews' backs.  Even if he didn't agree with the decision that we made, he would publicly defend us, and then privately discuss it with us.  I thought it was a really honorable and stand up way to lead a team.

Cheever:
......the two girls working props stayed after the show (high school) and made sure all of the props were back where they were supposed to be, then said "what else can we do?" and proceeded to help me set everything up for the next nights show.

KMC:
I think this thread is much more worthwhile than the "I was this close to killing an actor" thread.  Reminds us all that this is indeed a people business.  :)

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