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bemalk

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1st tour-advice?
« on: Jun 30, 2010, 07:44 pm »
So I was hired for my first professional non-intern job and I am realy excited but also...rather nervous.  I will be ASMing a tour that rehearses in the city for less than 2 weeks and then we tech and run the show within a week.  It's coming up soon and I'm getting rather anxious so just wondering if anyone can give me some tips, things to look out for....anything that may calm my nerves a bit?

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Re: 1st tour-advice?
« Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2010, 09:25 pm »
Remember that many responsibilities are much more long-term and labour-intensive than they initially appear, especially if you're touring and especially if you're on a compressed rehearsal schedule. It's much easier (for both you and the company) to say "no" at the beginning than it is to try and hand a responsibility off to someone else down the line.

 

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