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Tag: Opera

Some Tips from Touring Educational Opera Outdoors

August 20, 2022 cue2go
The view from the stage manager’s position during an outdoor opera tech rehearsal. The score is sitting in front, covered in post-it notes. On stage, five actors hold up picture frames in front of colorful drops and lighting equipment.

This week I’ve had the pleasure to rejoin my Central City Opera Touring Artist friends for a couple of outdoor…

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

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

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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

AGMA & SDC Recommendations for Returning to Work

August 26, 2020 cue2go

I am a member of two different unions for live entertainment, Actors’ Equity Association (for traditional theatre/plays/musicals) and the American…

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Filed under: AGMA, Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, COVID Return to Work Guidelines, Dance, Helpful Links, Opera, Real Life SM Stories

Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Seven: A Backstage Peek at the Met’s Stage Managers

August 14, 2020 cue2go
Met stage managers Terry Ganley and Ray Menard

Yesterday, the Metropolitan Opera posted a Facebook video (embedded at the bottom of this post) highlighting two members of their…

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Filed under: Opera, Opera Stage Management 101, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, 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

Britten’s Orchestra Marking – Curlew Sign

April 10, 2019 cue2go

While not part of my official Opera Stage Management 101 series, I’m tagging this one as such, too. When you’re…

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

What Does Being a Calm Stage Manager Mean?

January 16, 2019 cue2go
Keep Calm and Call Go (in the style of World War II-era British public safety poster)

I’ve had this image in my SM humor file for at least five years. Credit unknown. Today my Facebook feed…

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Filed under: Nutcracker, Opera, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Thoughts on Articles Read
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