The theatre department at my high school barely exists.
The only theatre related classes we offer are Theater 1, Theatre 2, and Technical Theatre. Our Tech class consists of over 40 students, and only around 20 of us actually do anything. Our technical director, general director, technical teacher, and theatre teacher is all the same person. Our "department" is hodge-podged together and driven solely by the will of the students.
Two years ago this person got fired so we went through a transition into a new director last year. At the end of that year they got fired. This year is my senior year and we are going though yet another transition into a new director.
I have been the stage manager at our school for the last year and a half. Over this summer I got the opportunity to work with a professional theatre and I absolutely loved it. Stage management is what I am passionate about. Unfortunately when we go through these transitions to new teachers every position is a free for all. Whoever convinces the teacher that they can do a better job.. gets the job, without even having to prove it.
This year we are having a technical theatre teacher who is different than our theatre director, which is new. So that means that this year we have two people who we need to work with. I emailed the tech teacher and arranged to go in and meet them on monday, though they said they do not want to discuss the upcoming season yet.
What would be a good way to reassure them that I am able to handle the position of stage manager? What things should I figure out about them before hand? What is a good way to go about this transition?
Thanks,
Dani