As a stage management intern, I did this. You might too!

From Liz, Stage Management

I spent 30 minutes recording the rehearsal hotline the first time I did it, but now, while working on my third show here, I can hit all the buttons in about 5 seconds and record the schedule without looking at the script.

I have become unafraid of the Bagley PCP. I, um, like it.

I have been given tasks such as: “Go find (something I haven’s seen for awhile that’s probably buried under lots of stuff). It’s probably somewhere in the production office, the stage management office, or the green room. I think it’s gray.” AND I have succeeded.

I have gone from not even knowing how to get to McMenamin’s to spending 3 or 4 nights a week there. Yes, I admitted that.

I’m getting good at identifying people by the sound of their footsteps coming down the stairs by the Intern Cave—which is cool. I’m also getting to know who washes their hands after using the bathroom and who doesn’t, which is, well, unsettling.

Tips:
-Always take your keys when you go to make coffee in the green room.
-Always cut open the big coffee bags with scissors—the 3 minutes it takes you to go get scissors will more than make up for the 27 times you’ll have to wipe up spilled coffee grounds if you don’t.
-Be careful when trusting the Bagley crew on any non-work related matter.
-Go to Athina Grill on Queen Anne Ave.
-Be careful not to lock your keys in the Stage Management office. :) That’s easier to do than it sounds.
-Acquire lots of warm black things to wear backstage.
-Take a stopwatch and see how fast you can walk down the LOONG hallway from the stage management office to stage right in the Leo K. Intern fun!
-Don’t smell the sponges. Just disinfect them.

Well, that’s it for me! Congrats to future Rep interns; enjoy your season!!