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Originally Posted by allthingstheatre
If you don't want to be replaced with voice recognition software it is in your interest to assist your SM in a crisis with strategies to get around problems, for example what do you do when the intercom breaks down?
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I have actually had this happen, and it is for that exact reason that our SM has told all the ASMs and board ops to keep their cell phones on so that in the event of a comms failure the show doesn't come to a halt. We of course would not rely on phones for shows with automation, but many of the simpler shows we do it can work for while someone tries to fix comms. We actually had to do it once, thankfully only on invited audience night, but it worked quite smoothly.