Jump to Today’s News from Broadway and AGMA’s updated return to stage guidelines Entertainment industry folkx are still here. I’m…
After certain remarks at the first presidential debate, the hashtags #ProudBoys #StandDown and #StandBy started trending. It didn’t take long…
![Screenshot of a post from Erin Joy Swank to the Year of the Stage Manager: I don't know who needs to hear this, like I did, but....you are not your job (or lack thereof). Someone cares. We care. Now brush your hair, eat something somewhat healthy, drink some water, brush your teeth (I know, that sounds like a LOT, doesn't it?)....and do something creative today, whether it's play guitar, do a craft, or just draw a doodle. Stretch a little, and exercise if you're at all up to it. It really will make you feel better, but don't worry if you're so out of shape you can't do much. Make a goal to do a little every day. You got this day. And there are a bunch of us here feeling it along with you and/or are available for an ear if needed. You are not alone. And thank you to those who are there for me. This has been a particularly hard couple of days. [I posted this earlier today on two other smaller SM groups, and given the response there decided even more of you/us need to hear it here! ❤️]](https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.204/7c3.271.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/I-dont-know-who-needs-to-hear-this.png?time=1611251734)
Let’s face it. This is hard. 2020. The Pandemic. Quarantine. The Great Pause. The Times We’re In. I haven’t been…
UPDATE December 8: Note, to keep more up to date, you might want to visit my more recent Navigating Unemployment…
I am a member of two different unions for live entertainment, Actors’ Equity Association (for traditional theatre/plays/musicals) and the American…
My friends have accomplished multiple projects during this pandemic. Some have done major cleaning and organizing. Others have ready many…
Yesterday, the Metropolitan Opera posted a Facebook video (embedded at the bottom of this post) highlighting two members of their…
According to the email I received this morning, today is my union anniversary. Today, Aug 3, 2020, is your…
Until a couple years ago, if I saw a circle on a groundplan, let’s face it…I would cringe. Trying to make straight fabric-based spike tape turn into a beautiful curved line was pretty hard. In college, we used to have to do it with a paper-based spike tape, which thankfully I’ve never seen again in the professional world. Electrical tape can be a little easier to form curves, but it stretches and can get awkward as well.
Enter Ruth E. Kramer to the rescue.
As mentioned in the previous post, I’ve been online quite a bit since the pandemic started. Here’s the video from my…