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Tag: Musical Theatre

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

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

Book Review/Musings – Everything was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies

August 24, 2020 cue2go

Book Review/Musings: Everything was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies My friends have accomplished multiple projects during this pandemic.…

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Filed under: AEA, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, Musical Theatre, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Books, Thoughts on Articles Read

Tipsy Tuesday Talk with Chelsea Janke

May 9, 2020 cue2go
Text: Tipsy Tuesday Talks Hosted by Chelsea Janke

As mentioned in the previous post, I’ve been online quite a bit since the pandemic started. Here’s the video from my…

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Filed under: Cirque, Dance, Musical Theatre, Navigating Unemployment, Nutcracker, Opera, Real Life SM Stories, Recorded Events, SM Tips

LED Stage Markers “In Person”

May 22, 2019 cue2go 1 Comment
A hand holding two LED stage markers, battery operated lights in red and green

Here’s a quick update to my blog post about dance markings. My new LED Stage Markers arrived and they’re pretty…

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Filed under: Dance, Musical Theatre, SM Tips, Taping the Set

Taping the Set for Choreography: Quarter Marks and Dance Numbers

May 19, 2019 cue2go 7 Comments
A portable dance number line made of ribbon sits on a stage manager's script

If you’re stage managing a piece with dance, dancers (and their directors and choreographers) will likely want some marks on…

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Filed under: Dance, Musical Theatre, SM Tips, Taping the Set

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