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Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Two: The Personnel

May 29, 2018 cue2go 2 Comments

This blog series was published first on the Stage Managers’ Association website. At the time of writing, I am a Director-at-Large…

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Filed under: Opera Stage Management 101, SM Tips

Bad Stage Directions

May 22, 2018 cue2go

Going viral right now in my Actors’ Equity and stage manager circles is this screenshot of what is reportedly a…

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Filed under: Stage Combat

Opera Stage Management 101 – Part One: Generalities

May 21, 2018 cue2go 9 Comments

This blog series was published first on the Stage Managers’ Association website. At the time of writing, I am a…

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Filed under: Opera Stage Management 101, SM Tips

Getting your application to the top of the pile

February 17, 2018 cue2go

by Erin Joy Swank Jeffrey Salzberg originally asked me to contribute this article for his Stage Lighting for Students website…

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Filed under: Stage Management Paperwork, Technology in Stage Management

Nutcracker fun

January 13, 2018 cue2go

Having just finished a production of The Nutcracker, I am especially intrigued by this latest video from DoodleChaos. The mathematician/nerd/Rube Goldberg…

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Filed under: Nutcracker, Pop Culture References

Welcome to my website!

December 31, 2017 cue2go

I finally did it. I’ve considered one for years. Honestly, I rather have avoided website editing after leaving Central City…

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