Clik here to view.
Backstage: It’s sad that I have to even say it
This is my schedule board. It’s at my cubicle. It’s available for everyone to see. But because most people in the office are 9-to-5ers, they tend to assume that since they’re in, production is in. It’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(UPDATE) Backstage: It’s sad that I even have to say it
To say I was barraged with emails yesterday – Monday – was putting it lightly. Several of them were from my immediate supervisor, and when I wrote, “I guess I’m coming in tomorrow,” she wrote back, “I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The best advice
I went straight out of high school into my first internship at North Shore Music Theatre in Danvers; I was a production assistant for Oliver! which was being directed by Jack Hofsiss (I had no idea at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Murphy’s Laws of Stage Management
Illness or injury will descend on cast or crew, and always in the worst possible timing. There will be a curveball during tech that you didn’t see coming. You’ll daydream about someone’s death and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Thanksgiving
This year I am thankful, once again, to not be in production for The Nutcracker or any version of A Christmas Carol!
View ArticleClik here to view.
December Progress
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! I started rehearsals for The Secret Garden on December 12th. We’ve been in discussions for the production since July, so to be able to see progress in front of me –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Need of Sunshine, Sad SM?
HERE YA GO! How I didn’t know about this before is…well, I guess I can’t be too surprised. At this point I can’t get through the day’s Facebook feed without giving up, much less the rest of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Backstage: They’re Smarter Than I Was At That Age
During OnStage (2 musicals and 2 plays in rep starring 20-50 kids in each cast) the resident production staff get interns to help juggle the work. Well, almost all of the staff. Him: Why didn’t you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
End of the Season Escape!
Onstage closed this past weekend, marking the official end of the 2012-2013 season. The DNC, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition all came in the first half, Woodstock...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vacation Punishment Day
It’s the day you get back from an extended vacation and the amount of work piling up left untouched waiting for you is so monstrous that the mere thought of it gives you heart palpitations. In my case...
View Article
