Friday, January 07, 2022
Stage Manager For A Day: Encountering Logistics, Miscommunication And Good Ol’ Human Nature
ProSoundWeb: I don’t recall how, exactly, but several decades ago, somehow my name was put forward to be the account manager for the middle of three dates that the company I worked for was doing on a traveling one-day rock festival.
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This article read like a storybook. There were twists and turns and even a moral at the end. It was certainly not what I expected when I chose to read the article. With that said, this article did give a very unique perspective of stage management which was cool to see. Something that I have learned while at CMU is how many of the jobs intertwine and how versatile every aspect of theatre is. It's cool to see how everyone's theatre journey is different and everyone has a unique relationship with the art form. I recently decided to look into wedding planning a little more and that is a very viable career option for me that I would have never even considered. This article shows how hard everyone has to work for a show to come together. It is nice to see that even if you’ve been doing one thing for years you can always branch out.
This was a fun read: managing a one-time event like that is crazy and hectic but also so, so fun (assuming nothing goes drastically wrong). You don’t get the months of rehearsals and tech time or dress rehearsals. It’s much more of a show up that day/week & start racing. It is interesting to me that the promoter didn’t actually hire a stage manager, someone had to step up and take on that role. But, I think it is worth it to point out that you don’t have to have only manager background to be able to successfully manage a performance. Ike Zimbel came in from a sound perspective but knew more than enough about the atmosphere and event to manage it and make sure everything ran smoothly. I like that they were able to do that, even though it sounded like an absolutely exhausting day- a damp hotel room at the very end of it no less (why do hotel issues pop up at the most inopportune times?).
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