Dearest Stage Manager:

I have a confession: I am kind of in love with you. Whether I'm acting or directing, you really complete me (and the production). You're the glue that holds everything together. You're the talent that takes a bunch of really cool individual pieces and pulls it together into an art-making machine. It blows my mind everything you have to do, and how you do it, to make a production happen. And you rarely get the love you deserve, because when you're good,…

This last weekend, I attended the kick-off barbecue for our school's New Works Festival. Free burgers and hot dogs for all, and word was spread about the 2 weeks of new and experimental performances going up.

Last week, I worked two receptions for the opening of two different shows on campus. Free beer and wine, cake and finger foods and snacks for attendees of opening night.

On our student film set, the food tables and snacks provided on set were plentiful and…

Another week, another blog from the performance side of theater. This week: more stories of moments when things were ****ed.

People watch Nascar for the crashes. Blah blah, technique of the sport, blah blah, skill of the drivers, but really, people like to see the 50 car pile-ups, the smoke, the flying bouncing wheels.

Sometimes live theater feels a little like Nascar.

Here's a couple more stories of when I really messed…

Another Monday, another blog from the performance side of theater. This week--those things that are funny now but were horrifying at the time.

Everyone loves a (metaphorical) train wreck. The witnesses get to revel in the schadenfreude of the situation, and those involved get to show off their battle scars after. The following are some hilariously hairy hang ups I've had.

Audience Participation

One of the best parts about theater…

Another week, another Monday. This week, we're addressing a very serious and important topic in theater.

Without further ado:

5. They'll always be glad to take you to a movie, because it's work-related--and a tax write off!

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