First rehearsalIt will generally be pretty chaotic but *should* include a greeting session where the cast is established and the director and stage manager are introduced, an initial read-through of the script, and possibly a discussion of what the director hopes to have in the way of a finished product ( Read more... )

Congratulations! You've been selected to stage manage a production.

Now what?

This initial post will deal with practicalities - things you'll need to do and acquire.

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( What I'll be doing next year )

( Yes, writing out the monologues helps with my retention thereof. )

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Yesterday a whole group of us (including mammatash, tesric and greenglowgrrl who facilitated most of us being there) went off to be involved in a film clip shoot for some QUT film students. We took with us a new player to whom I shall in future be referring as The Simp and a few other sceners who responded to the email and the opportunity to get all dressed up and looking ( Read more... )

Having finished my book for Titus and gone through it with a highlighter, it has suddenly occurred to me that Tamora is a fucking big part. She's a mouthy bitch when she's on stage, too. And no fair - I help to orchestrate the deaths of three people and the violation and mutilation of another, but never actively get to kill anyone! *pouts* As ( Read more... )

So the show didn't go on tonight. Instead we were subjected to the self-obsessed ramblings of a bulimic stick insect for an hour. Be still my throbbing limbic system. *gags* *in a totally, like, non-bitchy way, of course* *NOT*

Filming fun. I have minions! My Evil Younger Sibling™ +2. Repeat business of, "Oooh, is that your brother??" * ( Read more... )