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Tag: Technology in Stage Management

Cleaning Up Scanned Scripts

August 14, 2022 cue2go
Screenshot of a scanned script that has been partially edited through Adobe Acrobat. Text boxes appear around the dialogue and image boundaries for the copying shadows.

Face it, we’ve all been there. The script you’re given to use isn’t clean. Even if the person who copied…

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Filed under: SM Tips, Stage Management Paperwork, Technology in Stage Management

USITT Exhibit: Stage Management Paperwork Through the Centuries

February 28, 2022 cue2go
A compilation image of several stage management paperwork samples over multiple centuries

It’s finally happening! Dr. Jennifer Leigh Sears Scheier and I (Erin Joy Swank) can finally see our work come to…

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Filed under: Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, Stage Management History, Technology in Stage Management

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

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

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

SMInstagram Takeovers

April 1, 2021 cue2go
Erin Joy Swank virtual stage manager

I’ve signed up to do another “SMInstagram” takeover for the Year of the Stage Manager Instagram account. On April 13,…

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Filed under: Adventures with Eeyore, Going as Green as Possible, Helpful Links, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories, Shindig - Virtual Platform, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

Using a Tablet as a Second Monitor

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Image showing a tablet above a laptop screen

Over this past year of the pandemic, I’ve slowly built up the equipment I use for virtual events. First off…

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Filed under: Going as Green as Possible, Real Life SM Stories, Shindig - Virtual Platform, SM Tips, Technology in Stage Management, Virtual Events

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