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Tag: Care and Feeding of Stage Managers

What is Stage Management? – SMA Webinar

February 27, 2020 cue2go
Screenshot from the What is Stage Management webinar, with title page and Erin in the upper right corner

Have you heard that 2020 is the Year of the Stage Manager? Why 2020? Because 100 years ago, on February…

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Filed under: Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips

Everyone Makes Mistakes – Even Stage Managers

January 8, 2020 cue2go

On Instagram, there is the following new post: View this post on Instagram Let’s talk about: Math! _ Just kidding.…

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The Puzzle of Theatre – Putting It Together

December 20, 2019 cue2go 5 Comments
No picture for the puzzle, no idea what it will be - Mystery!

For some time now, the “Philosophy” section of my bio has said this: “Bit by bit, putting it together…” –…

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Filed under: Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, My Philosophy (or two), Real Life SM Stories

Navigating Unemployment for Theatre Artists

February 15, 2019 cue2go 7 Comments
Layoff: Your employment ended due to: lack of work; temporary layoff; your position being eliminated; employer's business closed.

Part One: Gathering Your Information It can be exciting to work different places all the time, becoming an all-star luggage…

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

Getting Over Congestion

January 23, 2019 cue2go 1 Comment

Let’s face it. As stage managers, we really don’t feel we can take time off if we’re sick. We really…

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