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Tag: Thoughts on Articles Read

Musings from Seventeen Year Old Erin on Theatre

March 2, 2021 cue2go
Photo of a news article titled Stage a Great Place to Learn About Life and the World, written by 17 year old Erin Joy Swank

This weekend, while in between assigning Zoom breakout rooms for USITT‘s Portfolio, Resume, & Interview Materials Prep (PRIMP) sessions, there…

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Filed under: My Philosophy (or two), Thoughts on Articles Read

Getting Answers about Colorado Unemployment

February 13, 2021 cue2go 4 Comments

This used to be a blog about stage management. At the moment, it’s primarily a blog about navigating unemployment (see…

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Filed under: Adventures with Eeyore, Navigating Unemployment, Real Life SM Stories, Thoughts on Articles Read

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

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

Results of the 2019 Stage Manager Survey (Video)

May 8, 2020 cue2go 1 Comment
A woman with a headset microphone

It has been way too long since I have written a blog post. In a way, I’ve had more free…

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Filed under: Helpful Links, Real Life SM Stories, Technology in Stage Management, Thoughts on Articles Read

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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Filed under: Care and Feeding of Stage Managers, Real Life SM Stories, Thoughts on Articles Read

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
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