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Tag: Helpful Links

Second Interview for Western Stage Manager Delegate

September 4, 2020 cue2go Leave a comment
Rebecca Prescott's image as her Inquiring Actor logo

Inquiring Actor, Rebecca Prescott, chatted with me today about my delegate campaign for Western Region Stage Manager Delegate Candidate in…

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Filed under: AEA, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Helpful Links, Recorded Events

Navigating Unemployment for Theatre Artists: Pandemic Extension Edition

September 2, 2020 cue2go 6 Comments
Screenshot of the home screen for Colorado Unemployment's Online System

UPDATE December 8: Note, to keep more up to date, you might want to visit my more recent Navigating Unemployment…

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Filed under: AEA, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, Finances for SMs, Helpful Links, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories

Safer In Theatre Listening Sessions – Colorado

September 1, 2020 cue2go Leave a comment
Let's Talk - Promo Image for August 15 & 15 Safer In Theatre Listening Sessions

In August, I had the pleasure of moderating a series of three webinars. I finally have the videos edited and…

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Filed under: Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Helpful Links, Recorded Events

Interview for Western Stage Manager Convention Delegate

August 31, 2020 cue2go Leave a comment
Davon Williams and Erin Joy Swank in a screenshot from Facebook Live through Zoom

I was invited by Davon Williams to chat about my run for Western Stage Manager Convention Delegate in the current…

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Filed under: AEA, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Helpful Links, Recorded Events

Learning Your (and My) Land Acknowledgement

August 29, 2020 cue2go 3 Comments
A screenshot of the map shown at native-land.ca when you input Aurora, Colorado, to retrieve names of those who had been on the land before

While it’s not new, during the last few weeks of the pandemic, there’s been a big cultural shift in more…

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Filed under: Helpful Links

AGMA & SDC Recommendations for Returning to Work

August 26, 2020 cue2go Leave a comment

I am a member of two different unions for live entertainment, Actors’ Equity Association (for traditional theatre/plays/musicals) and the American…

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Filed under: AGMA, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Dance, Helpful Links, Opera, Real Life SM Stories

Results of the 2019 Stage Manager Survey (Video)

May 8, 2020 cue2go 1 Comment
A woman with a headset microphone

It has been way too long since I have written a blog post. Screenshot from my Q&A chat for Chelsea…

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Filed under: Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, Technology in Stage Management, Thoughts on Articles Read

New Year’s Resolutions for Stage Managers

December 31, 2018 cue2go Leave a comment

I awoke to a surprise this morning…a mention in another stage manager’s blog. First, read my dear friend David McGraw’s…

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Filed under: Eeyore and Erin, Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Thoughts on Articles Read

Creature Comforts on the Road

September 23, 2018 cue2go Leave a comment

Since returning to freelancing three years ago, I’ve primarily worked out of town. Over time, I’ve collected a variety of…

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Filed under: Eeyore and Erin, Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management

To SM or ASM, that is the question

July 26, 2018 cue2go Leave a comment

Not too long ago, I was talking to one of my frequent bosses and mentioned that I was applying to…

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Filed under: Assistant Stage Manager, Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips

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.

Recent Blog Posts

  • Waiting for second stimulus unemployment benefits to kick in and updated Colorado system January 3, 2021
  • Unwrapping Gifts Digitally using PowerPoint (Free Template) December 25, 2020
  • How to Share in Presenter View on Zoom with Just One Screen (PC) December 12, 2020

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Year of the Stage Manager Takeover

Follow YSM2020 on Instagram! @sminsta2020. Keep up with insta takeovers from those like @cheriebtay!Check out my “story” on the @sminsta2020 Instagram account January 24th during an opera gig.

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“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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