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    Stage dressing in a road house?

    You guys rock - thanks for all the responses (sorry for my late thanks - crazy busy with local Theatre school's production of ANNIE).There are great ideas and considerations in all your posts...lots for us to pull from.Cheers, Judy
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    Mopping the deck

    As a stage manager, I would have the floor swept & mopped before each rehearsal or performance. Plus I'd also ask that those (crew, director, etc) who don't need to be on the deck don't walk across the deck and to wear "inside" shoes if possible.Reason for before each rehearsal/performance is...
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    Stage dressing in a road house?

    Brad, Wolf & Kyle, Thanks for the responses folks - lots to think about. Here's some more info: 1. the acts - we get a bit of everything from 2 guys in a rental car to a 4 truck show. For example, tonight, the Australian Queen tribute show is in. Tomorrow, the provincial symphony is in. The...
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    Stage dressing in a road house?

    Hello Folks, I'm a newbie both to the ControlBooth and to my job as Head Tech (started in October 09) at the Playhouse.The Playhouse is a road house and shows are generally music, everything from rock bands, orchestras, classical music duets/quartets, etc. For 9-10 months a year, we run the...
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    Your worst theatre injury

    It was my birthday, SM'ing a low budget one-woman show produced in a studio. LD was also the LX Tech and doing some quick focus notes before running off to a paying LD gig. Unbeknownst to me, she left her wrench on top of a 6ft step ladder which I moved during my preset. Wrench connected with...
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    New member from Canada

    Greetings from Eastern Canada. Just a quick introduction...Judy Joe from New Brunswick, Canada. I'm a former Equity Stage Manager and now Head Technician (Crew chief) for the Fredericton Playhouse - a 709 seat theatre/roadhouse. I was also Operations Manager for the annual outdoor 5 day...
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