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Prepping for a Musical

December 30, 2021 cue2go 3 Comments
Sample Music Breakdown document

I don’t know whether I’m jinxing myself by working on prep for a show yet, given the state of our industry, but I finally started to do so this week.

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Filed under: AEA, Musical Theatre, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Stage Management Paperwork, Technology in Stage Management

Viewing Multiple Timezones in Windows (PC)

December 6, 2021 cue2go
Screenshot of a PC computer clock from the bottom right corner, showing the date and time in local time, as well as Europe/Berlin and Eastern time zones

I have a reputation online for reminding people that there is such a thing as the Mountain Time Zone, as…

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Filed under: Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Zoom Tip: Using Virtual Background to Share Slides

November 19, 2021 cue2go
Screenshot of a Zoom meeting showing equal sized boxes of a woman and closing credits thanking people for coming

This week we decided to switch virtual platforms for our WSHU Public Radio online events, using Zoom Webinars now. For…

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Filed under: Real Life SM Stories, Recorded Events, SM Tips, Stage Management Paperwork, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Dear Lighting Designers: A Friendly Request from your Calling Stage Managers

October 27, 2021 cue2go
Photo of a stage manager's calling score for an opera, with six cues on one page

If you are a lighting designer, I have a small request on behalf of all the stage managers who will…

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Filed under: Calling Cues, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, Dance, Musical Theatre, Opera, Opera Stage Management 101, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips

PUA 90 Day Questionnaire – Filling Out and Appealing (Colorado Unemployment)

September 22, 2021 cue2go 5 Comments

Technically, all pandemic unemployment benefit options are over, unless new legislation is made. I was hoping things would slow down…

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Filed under: Navigating Unemployment

Confusing Non-Monetary Determination Notices for Colorado Unemployment

July 31, 2021 cue2go 15 Comments

Many are getting emails from the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE) that they just can’t follow. Let’s go…

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Filed under: Navigating Unemployment

Recording now available – Colorado Matters Turn the Page Event

July 18, 2021 cue2go 2 Comments
Logo and Details of June 30 Turn the Page event

During the pandemic, a lot of us have had to “pivot” from live in person events to some other line…

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Filed under: Production Reviews, Real Life SM Stories, Recorded Events, Shindig - Virtual Platform, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Upcoming Virtual Event – Turn The Page With Colorado Matters: As A Woman (June 30)

June 14, 2021 cue2go 5 Comments
Logo and Details of June 30 Turn the Page event

I’ve spent much of this summer (yeah, I know, it’s not technically summer yet, but it definitely doesn’t feel like…

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Filed under: Production Publicity, Shindig - Virtual Platform, Virtual Events

Two Quick Computer Shortcuts: F8 (Camera) and Shift-Z (Google)

April 30, 2021 cue2go

I recently had two completely silly but frustrating issues happen, both of which I found shortcuts to online. They may…

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Filed under: Going as Green as Possible, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

COVID Compliance Training Roundup and other Updates

April 9, 2021 cue2go 2 Comments
Stage Manager Erin Joy Swank wears a mask designed for headset use

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

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