At the 2025 USITT National Conference, my partner-in-crime Dr. Jennifer Leigh Sears Scheier and I coordinated a hands on lab…
For the longest time, if there has been any “industry standard” for stage management (there are far fewer than most…
A recent post was talking about my love of Spike Sticks so that you can carry around a whole bunch…
I’ll admit it. A spike stick is one of my absolute FAVORITE stage management tools.
You can have rolls of spike tape hanging on a piece of tie line near the edge of the stage during tech, or wear them proudly like fashionista bracelets, but a spike stick with multiple colors is slick and clean, and takes up way less space.
On nearly every show, stage managers are asked to tape out the set in the rehearsal hall. Very rare is…
Stage managers are known for being the time keepers of the theatre world. I’m a big believer that it doesn’t…
My dear friend Kay Bosse is being remembered tonight at the Human Race Theatre Company, where she had been a…
Okay, you’ve got your set of dance numbers ready (see previous blog post), but have to put them on a…
In a past blog post I’ve talked about creating your own quick and dirty dance number line. I carry mine…
Have you had a scene shift or cueing sequence where it really wasn’t ideal to hold your cue sheet? Or…