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COVID Compliance Training Roundup and other Updates

April 9, 2021 cue2go 2 Comments
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We’re starting to slowly come back. There have been several updates in the performance world. Here are some things that…

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Filed under: AEA, AGMA, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Going as Green as Possible, Helpful Links, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Training/Certifications/Courses

Enjoy today’s numeric date

April 3, 2021 cue2go Leave a comment
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Sometimes I’m such a nerd I even surprise myself. I had a note in my calendar today, as an all-day…

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Filed under: Pop Culture References, Stage Management Humor

SMInstagram Takeovers

April 1, 2021 cue2go Leave a comment
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I’ve signed up to do another “SMInstagram” takeover for the Year of the Stage Manager Instagram account. On April 13,…

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Filed under: Adventures with Eeyore, Going as Green as Possible, Helpful Links, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories, Shindig - Virtual Platform, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Using a Tablet as a Second Monitor

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Disclosure: As a newly-minted Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases of products listed, if you go through my links.…

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Filed under: Going as Green as Possible, Real Life SM Stories, Shindig - Virtual Platform, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Benefit Year Expiration and Third Stimulus (Colorado Unemployment Specific)

March 13, 2021 cue2go 19 Comments

Scroll down two paragraphs and you’ll see jump links to specific sections/topics for your answers.  For many unemployed Coloradans -…

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Filed under: Navigating Unemployment

The Math of Taxes for a Coloradoan on Unemployment

March 2, 2021 cue2go Leave a comment
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One of my reporter friends just asked me if I’d done the math on what a person could owe in…

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Filed under: Finances for SMs, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories

Musings from Seventeen Year Old Erin on Theatre

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I loved that Debbie Gibson-esque hat. And I was pretty excited to meet her backstage at a recent gig -…

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Filed under: My Philosophy (or two), Thoughts on Articles Read

Unemployment Call Center Report Form

February 26, 2021 cue2go Leave a comment
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Newly arrived option on the CDLE main website Well, we have one major point of progress from my meeting two…

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Getting Answers about Colorado Unemployment

February 13, 2021 cue2go 4 Comments

This used to be a blog about stage management. At the moment, it’s primarily a blog about navigating unemployment (see…

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Filed under: Adventures with Eeyore, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories, Thoughts on Articles Read

Changes Coming in Communication regarding Colorado Unemployment

February 10, 2021 cue2go 12 Comments

Today, a very constructive meeting was held with myself of Colorado Unemployment/PEUC/PUA (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance) Q&A Facebook group and a…

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  • COVID Compliance Training Roundup and other Updates April 9, 2021
  • Enjoy today’s numeric date April 3, 2021
  • SMInstagram Takeovers April 1, 2021

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Year of the Stage Manager Takeover

Check out my “stories” on the @sminsta2020 Instagram account:

  • January 20, 2020 during Opera Naples’ Double Bill
  • April 2, 2020 during USITT 
  • November 20, 2020 during virtual recordings of Westport Country Playhouse’s A Merry Little Christmas Carol.
  • Upcoming April 13, 2021 during WSHU’s Join the Conversation virtual event

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Western Stage Manager Convention Delegate

It’s official; I was elected in the last Actors’ Equity Association election. Check out the blog posts tagged as AEA and let me know how to best represent YOU at the upcoming conventions.

“Erin is wonderful at bringing people together from across the entertainment industry. No matter if she is in Colorado or Florida – working on opera, theater or dance – her knowledge and joy about what she does is infectious in the best possible way. I trust her professionally, personally, and with any show I have the pleasure to work with her on.” – Adrienne Wells, Corresponding Secretary of the Stage Managers’ Association

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