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Opera Stage Management 101: Part Five – During Rehearsal

September 24, 2018 cue2go

[This blog series was started for the Stage Managers’ Association.] The previous blog posts (start here if this is your…

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Filed under: Opera Stage Management 101, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Paperwork

Creature Comforts on the Road

September 23, 2018 cue2go 3 Comments

Edit – May 2022 – I’ve added a kitchen-specific updated blog post. Since returning to freelancing three years ago, I’ve…

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

Oklahoma-Fiddler Mashup Fun

August 29, 2018 cue2go

I’m a fan of playing around with songs, particularly if one song’s lyrics can be put to another song’s melody…even…

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Fun with Light Boards

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We’re currently doing theatre (The Hunchback of Notre Dame for New Paradigm Theatre) in a venue that usually hosts rock and roll…

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Filed under: Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Technology in Stage Management

Look, Ma, it’s Me! In a promo article!

August 10, 2018 cue2go

Stage managers are rarely mentioned in press releases, reviews, photo credits, etc. Some of us are working to change that,…

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The Current Project – The Hunchback of Notre Dame

August 9, 2018 cue2go

I’m so pleased to have been asked to stage manage this quick (two-week) Guest Artist production of The Hunchback of Notre…

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To SM or ASM, that is the question

July 26, 2018 cue2go

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

The Show Did Go On

July 15, 2018 cue2go

Tonight’s performance report is more than 2 pages. Here’s a shorter version of the highlights: Preshow, I helped box office…

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Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Four: Timing the Score

July 9, 2018 cue2go

[This blog series was started for the Stage Managers’ Association. Part Four has been a bit delayed due to my…

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Filed under: Opera Stage Management 101, SM Tips, Stage Management Paperwork, Technology in Stage Management

Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Three: Setting Up Your Score

June 11, 2018 cue2go 8 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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