I'm a freshman in high school, and my school is putting on Thoroughly Modern Millie. I was asked to stage manage by the president of the school, who is directing the play. I already have stage-managed 2 productions when i was in 7th and 8th grade, and i already know the basic gist of it.
I was just wondering about some things.
Since I'm only a freshman, all of the upper class men who are in the cast sometimes don't listen to me or ignore me. What should i do?
Also, i'm not sure where i should call the show from. The theatre the high school uses is the same one the middle school uses. when i was in 7th and 8th grade, i called the shows from the booth, which isn't that far away from the stage. One night, my ASM couldn't make the show so i had to call it from backstage. There was a lot of running crew cues in it, and it was completely different giving the cues from backstage as compared to the booth. there is no camera to backstage, so i can't see whats going on onstage. What should i do.
Also, if you have any suggestions, please tell me.
Thanks