Re: To take a cue or not take a cue, that is the question
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Originally Posted by gafftaper
This and bikingtechie's post both bring up the important point of local custom and the question "how professional is the theater you are working in"? In a big budget very professional show you absolutely wait for the SM. However when it comes to "Theater in a Vermont barn"... the rules are different. If you think that the local custom is less than professional then by all means have a polite conversation with the SM and ask if they just want you to take the cue on your own. It won't fly on Broadway, but there are lots of places that play by different house rules.
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I know of at least 2 big budget (multi-million) shows that if you waited for the SM to call a light cue nothing would ever happen because the SM is too busy playing online poker.
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