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,…

Stage fright sucks. In sports, stage fright manifests as "choking", or falling short on the ability to complete an action you've gone through countless times (shooting a free-throw, landing a triple axel). In theater, stage fright manifests as... well, stage fright. Often it results in forgetting lines, screwing up a high note you've nailed countless times, or just giving a less than stellar performance.



In sports, the reason a person chokes comes down to the pressure of the…

2012-01-11 - UK - The Standing Committee on Structural Safety (SCOSS) has published a 4-page Alert on Temporary Stage Structures that discusses the ramifications of the numerous stage structure collapses that plagued the entertainment production industry over the past few years. More information at:…

It's funny how things line up in life.

Last week, I was browsing casting calls and came across a posting for a character that I fit exactly. I was so excited—until I got to the last line, which said, “NUDITY REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE.”

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I am all for it.

Okay, I had to start with a joke. Because seriously, if there was ever a subject that deserves to be taken down a notch or two, this is it.

This is the first of the blog posts I'm writing "on demand," incidentally, in response to the request I made for blog readers to suggest subjects. (That request remains open, if you'd care to suggest something.) I haven't seen…

SERAPID, Inc recently installed a stage lift system in the Arthur Miller Theater, which resides within in the Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Drama Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.

A three-column SERAPID LinkLift system was installed in the theater, which houses the Theatre and Drama Department of the School of Music. The Theatre is designed as a courtyard and can be configured…

The recent opening of the New World Center in Miami Beach, is home to the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. The building is designed by Frank Gehry and Partners and features a stage lift utilizing SERAPID LinkLift Lifting Columns.

The New World Symphony fellowship program is for graduates of distinguished music programs providing them the opportunity for leadership positions in orchestras…

Read my complete Stage Managing series: "Stage Managing 101" --- "Basic SM Duties," --- "Basic SM Tools: Clothes," --- "…

Read my complete Stage Managing series: "Stage Managing 101" --- "Basic SM Duties," --- "Basic SM Tools: Clothes," --- "…

Read my complete Stage Managing series: "Stage Managing 101" --- "Basic SM Duties," --- "Basic SM Tools: Clothes," --- "…

Read my complete Stage Managing series: "Stage Managing 101" --- "Basic SM Duties," --- "Basic SM Tools: Clothes," --- "…

SERAPID, Inc. is excited to welcome three new employees to the company.

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Royal Caribbean International's Oasis Class of Ships - including the Oasis of the Seas and the Allure of the Seas - offer a host of features new to the cruising world with twin height loft cabins, a Boardwalk full of attractions, the Royal Promenade with a wide variety of shops and restaurants, Central Park with living grass and trees and a travelling bar!

SERAPID worked with the UK architect W S Atkins to develop the concept for the vertical movement of the…

http://www.ldishow.comRepresentatives from SERAPID, Theatre Projects Consultants, SECOA and the AT&T Peforming Arts Center will participate in a panel discussion about the new Wyly Theatre in Dallas durind LDI 2010.

The panel is on Saturday, October 23 from 1:30-3:30.

Visit www.serapid.us or www.ldishow.com for more information.

SERAPID, Inc will exhibit new lift equipment for the entertainment industry at LDI - the Telescopic Mast System and the Trap Lift. The Telescopic Mast can be used to lift/lower lights, cameras, microphones, props and scenery. The Trap Lift is also used to carry scenery and objects from underneath the stage up to stage level as well as…

SERAPID, a supplier of stage lifts, orchestra pit lifts and scenery transfer wagons for the entertainment industry, will showcase their award-winning products at the 2010 PLASA Show, September 12-15 at Earl's Court in London, stand…

SERAPID, a supplier of stage lifts, orchestra pit lifts and scenery transfer wagons for the entertainment industry will showcase their award winning products at PALME Vietnam July 22-24 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, booth #F31.

For more information, visit http://www.serapid.us or http://www.serapid.com.

SERAPID, Inc is excited to welcome four new staff members since the beginning of 2010.

Brian Kattleman, Chris Evitts, Tom Zhang and Rich Wodnicki have all joined the SERAPID team.

Evitts and Zhang are part of the engineering team, while Kattleman is in the marketing department working on graphic design and animation. Wodnicki is in sales focusing on industry and stamping.

SERAPID specializes in vertical and horizontal motion through the use of our…

SERAPID, a worldwide leader in design, engineering and manufacturing of stage and orchestra pit lifts as well as scenery transfer systems for theatres, entertainment and multipurpose venues, will participate in a number of exhibitions during the summer months.

First on the list is the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (ITEAC) June 13-15 at Central Hall Westminster in London. SERAPID is a silver sponsor of the conference, and representatives will…

SERAPID, Inc is excited to announce the launch of their brand-new web site: www.serapid.us.

A product-centered focus, technical expertise and navigational ease were the factors driving the design concept. Users will find many more application photos and videos.

The new site also showcases a number of new (and recently introduced) products - such as the SERAPID High-Speed Trap Lift, Telescopic Mast System, Electric Spindle…