Recent content by nick2401

Call the stand bys. No the tech shouldn't fall asleep but if they freelance and if they worked till four this morning then their minds might drift. It isn't that their bad techs they are human. Also in a long chunk with no cues your voice might just stop working in mid sentence for one word...

If only the theatre Gods were that kind. I've never had an instrument fail (As I quickly run around the house looking for some wood to knock on). But I have had actors run underneath the set while it is being flown in... that is about as unsafe as I can handle. ( No one was hurt except the mild...

S4 or S4 Jr. Espically if you have students assisting/ learning form you as they are pretty easy to use and they can get a handle on them

The parked cue do not rest if you turn off the board. At my college we share our dimmers with the TV studio so our board is constantly parked so we don't turn on their lights. Sounds like either a park or dimmer issue.

AS a stage manager I personally don't attend most builds, for 2 reasons firstoff I am at rehearsals do my job there or at home doing notes or forms or at production meetings making sure everyone is on the right page of what needs to be done. Second off when it comes construction I am slightly...

The first time anyone calls a show things aren't going to be perfect and you will be flying by the seat of your pants, I"ve seen it done and have done it. As for SMs calling exactly the same way that is simply untrue, every stage manager has their own unique way (thought they use the same words...

Hey, My name is Nick and I just graduated from my theatre program and I am currently working in Ottawa, Canada as a general technician and a stage manager. Heard about this site from a friend. Hope to learn much from the collective ~N