April 2008
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“Theatre stress reaction, in the past commonly known as stage shock or acting...”
– On Acting: Theory and Practice, Scott Rogers, 2008 (unpublished)
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“I was sitting at our department’s reference desk. Our German immigrant...”
– Roger C. Adams
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Never again...
do I have to be a stage manager. Three final thoughts…
It’s about fucking time!
I’ll waste no time with “Lessons Learned” or suggesttions for improving the processes, documentation and such that could make stage management easier and more productive. I’ve found no receptive ears for any of that. Sympathetic ears? Yes. Ears that could help initiate change? No....
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WatchI never knew being scolded by Maria could be so pleasurable.
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Performance Report
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-25-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage
Act 1 54’ 53” Intermission 12’30” Act 2 54’ 51” All brownies have sold out. Rudy went and purchased more water and cream for coffee. Costumes: The button came off of Irwin’s trench coat. If it’s possible to repair, the button...
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Performance Report
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-24-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage
Act 1 53’ 01” Intermission 12’00” Act 2 53’ 43” No notes…except we’re out of bottled water again.
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“256 pennies is one hexadecimal dollar.”
– Donald E. Knuth, Stanford University
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The Hiding Place
Rehearsals begin today for Jeff Whitty’s The Hiding Place. I’m psyched…so psyched that I’m trying to get back in touch with my New York days with daily doses of The New York Times, hanging around strange people, keeping late hours and reading (the shadow of its former self) The Village Voice. Anyway, I’ll be playing George, so I’ve also been farting around lately with oil pastels, markers, colored...
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Diet Coke Abstinence: Day 16
It has been sixteen days since I started trying to kick the Diet Coke habit and 8 days since I last tasted a Diet Coke. It’s not hard at the moment, but I must confess that I have had two Diet 7-Ups in that time. Yes, it means that technically I have not relapsed on Diet Coke, but that I have found a simple replacement. Some might say, “A diet soda by any other name…” and I...
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Performance Reports (2 in 1)
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-19-2008 AND 4-20-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage
4/19 Act 1 54’ 22” Act 2 55’ 25” Intermission 13’35” 4/20 Act 1 55’50” Act 2 55’ 09” Intermission 13’45” Actors: Be sure to endow the flowers in Scene 3 as real. Sound: Not my...
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Performance Report
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-18-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage
Good show. Strange audience. A few prop issues…that is people issues with props.
Act 1 55’ 40” Act 2 54’ 26” Intermission: 13’10”
Set: The stage left side of the stage is showing some wear. I believe there was more sliding/dragging...
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The ground shakes in my former home town... →
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Talking to Emily in a Dark Theater
Scott: Is any of this tape glow-tape?
Emily: Wouldn't it be glowing if it was glow-tape?
Scott: Umm...I guess.
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Performance Report
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-17-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage
Act 1 55’ 02” Act 2 55’ 21” Intermission 11’35” Set: The new sheet (for scene 7) is larger that the murphy mattress. Usually not a problem, but sometimes excess sticks out from the bookcase when Tom puts the up bed in Scene 8. I...
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“Heads up! What d’ ya think this is, the east eighties?”
– Homeless Man on Bicycle (apparently thinking he’s in NYC).
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Diet Coke Abstinence: Day 8 Relapse
I tried a Diet Coke for lunch today, and expected a crisp, carbonated treat. Instead, it just tasted like crap. I tossed it after a few more sips. Fortunately, I’m not trying to kick meth…just Diet Coke.
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“If everybody’s thinking alike, somebody isn’t thinking.”
– George S. Patton
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Diet Coke Abstinence: Day 3
Without Diet Coke…I can speak only in short sentences. I’m working from home today. I want a Diet Coke. I drink water. I stay hydrated. Still…I want a Diet Coke. Working from home is a comfortable way to work. Why not relax with…a Diet Coke? Would I be more comfortable with a Diet Coke? Is total abstinence really necessary? I have Diet Coke in my fridge…and beer....
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WatchComedy and conspiracy at TED. (8 minutes)
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Diet Coke Abstinence: Day 1
I need to drink more water and get my caffeine a different way. I also need to stop chugging 100 some odd ounces of Diet Coke each day…whether or not the research supports claims about “dis ‘n dat” regarding what it does to my health. This is actually just an excuse to buy overpriced sparkling waters and a behemoth espresso machine.
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“You can spend a lifetime, and, if you’re honest with yourself, never once...”
– Charlton Heston
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Cue-to-Cue Rehearsal Notes
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-3-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Stage Begin 6:00PM End 11:00PM Break: 9:00 PM - 9:10 PM Personnel present: Maren, Robby, Kaia, Elizabeth, Maria, Tom, Connor, Scott, Emily, Kyoko, Chris Personnel reporting late: none DEPARTMENT NOTES: Actors: Thanks for your patience during cue-to-cue. Set/Scenery: The tea cart needs some...
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Rehearsal Report
Production: The Secret Rapture Date: 4-1-2008 Director: Connor Kerns Stage Mgr: Scott Rogers Location: PAC Studio Rehearsal Times: Begin 4:30PM End 7:00PM Break: 5:50 PM - 6:00 PM Personnel present: Maren, Robby, Kaia, Elizabeth, Maria, Tom, Connor, Scott, Emily, Kyoko Personnel reporting late: none GENERAL NOTES: 4:30 - 4:45 Warmups 4:45 - 7:00 Run through Act 1 Running Time - 58 Minutes Act...