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Tag: 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

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)

Today my Facebook feed had several people sharing an OnstageBlog.com article from December 2017 titled “Keep Calm and Manage On…

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

New Year’s Resolutions for Stage Managers

December 31, 2018 cue2go

I awoke to a surprise this morning…a mention in another stage manager’s blog. First, read my dear friend David McGraw’s…

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Filed under: Eeyore and Erin, Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, SM Tips, Thoughts on Articles Read

Making the Top Lists of 2018

December 30, 2018 cue2go

Well, I guess I’ve had a pretty good year, with at least two of my shows being included in a…

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Filed under: Nutcracker, Production Reviews, Real Life SM Stories

Opera Stage Management 101 – Part Six: Piano Tech & Artist Takeover Day

October 6, 2018 cue2go 1 Comment

Yesterday was a long day of tech, and you get a different form of blog post today….because I was the…

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Filed under: Eeyore and Erin, Opera Stage Management 101, Pop Culture References, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management Humor, Technology in Stage Management

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

Fun with Light Boards

August 29, 2018 cue2go

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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