Cell-phone incidents point to difficulty of policing etiquette in live theater
SanDiegoUnionTribune.com: From the stage before me came the songs of the Flaming Lips, performed by the cast of the 2012 musical “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots.”
From the row behind me at La Jolla Playhouse came the sound of some flaming dip, singing along loudly (and not terribly tunefully) to those songs.
OK, maybe that’s a little harsh. The man was obviously a proud fan of the band, and was just getting lost in the experience of this world-premiere show built around the Lips’ music.
When The Show Hits The Fan
Pro Sound Web: In the midst of a fairly frantic load-in for a show in San Antonio, we made a horrible discovery. The lighting rig, the sound system, the entire show was dead.
Because the trunk full of feeder cable was missing.
We were (literally) about a thousand miles from the shop. Not a good situation, especially when the clock was ticking and there was less than six hours to showtime.David Bowie, Aerosmith, Flaming Lips Pen Songs for 'SpongeBob Musical'
Rolling Stone: A surprising collection of musicians will write songs for an upcoming theatrical production of SpongeBob SquarePants, dubbed The SpongeBob Musical. David Bowie, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Cyndi Lauper, Flaming Lips, John Legend and T.I. will all contribute original songs to the show. Bowie's tune will feature additional lyrics by Jonathan Coulton, who is also contributing his own song.
New Research Confirms Lack of Sleep Connected To Getting Sick
www.cmu.edu: Scientists have long associated sufficient sleep with good health. Now they’ve confirmed it.
In 2009, Carnegie Mellon University’s Sheldon Cohen found for the first time that insufficient sleep is associated with a greater likelihood of catching a cold. To do this, Cohen, who has spent years exploring psychological factors contributing to illness, assessed participants self-reported sleep duration and efficiency levels and then exposed them to a common cold virus.Keep Calm and Manage On: Why it is so Important to be Even-Tempered as a Stage Manager
OnStage: It’s no secret in the theatre world that stage managing is difficult. Between creating schedules, tracking each and every change and development in rehearsal, making sure the show runs smoothly each night, and of course, managing actors and tech staff, it gets hectic. You are ultimately charged with creating order out of varying amounts of chaos. And one thing that must be kept in order is your own attitude.
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I completely agree with what Claudia Toth wrote in this article. There is a difference between being a leader and being a dictator. A leader is someone who is there to help you in a time of need and if you are scared of them, that 'leader' won't be very helpful! I do believe that one takes on a different persona when they are stage managing (I mean I do), But that persona doesn't have to be scary. The persona can just be more focused and efficient. like when musicians are playing music, or even actors during a play take on different persona backstage, and all of those examples are to help them perform to their best ability. I also agree with Toth when she said that the stage manager should not panic every time something goes wrong because panic is contagious. The stage manager should channel that feeling into focusing on a solution. I am not an expert but these situations are universal. Personally, I get a rush when I need to solve a problem quickly and I find it (dare I say) exciting to be able fix a problem with a time crunch. About sweating the small stuff, I can see how that can get frustrating, but I believe that Toth had it right when she said that a show is ever-changing. Art is ever-changing, and to get mad because discoveries are being made on how to make the show even more amazing seems pretty shortsighted to me.
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