StarTribune.com: Like many people, theater artist Jason Clusman lost his job because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, his new gig might help him get the old one back.
A stage manager whose shows at the Guthrie Theater include multiple stagings of "A Christmas Carol," Clusman, 40, was laid off along with about 200 others last spring. By June, he had shifted the organizational skills that made him one of the top theatrical stage managers in town to helping "stage manage" the response to the pandemic.
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It is no surprise at all to me that the skill set of a stage manager was easily transferable to the crisis management and coordination of testing and vaccine administration for the pandemic. At its core, the skills we learn as theatrical managers is how to stay organized, communicate information effectively both verbally and written, and to lead/work well with a team of others that have a wide range of skills. Adapting to an ever changing environment is also something that theatre people are adept at doing, and something that I think is well applied to pandemic related situations. When the vaccine first became available, my grandparents spent weeks trying to get an appointment, but the website that hosted the appointment scheduler crashed every time, week after week. Theatre people have a way of persisting through a problem until a solution is found, and I think there is a better solution to a website that crashes and prevents at risk folks from getting the vaccine.
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