Anonymous

“And there was one night where it was a few minutes to the time we supposed to be released for the day but the director insisted that we run the scene that was just teched before leave. There clearly wasn’t enough time to do this and everyone was dead tired but our stage manager did not stop it. This scene required a transition into another scene where a multi-hundred pound living room set had to be hung maybe 40-50 feet in the air. Now because everyone was rushing to get this done since we were clearly the out of time for that day’s 10/12, the set piece was not hung properly and almost dropped on a cast member who thankfully had moved out of the way in time.”

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“It is a grueling schedule that really comes at a cost both creatively and personally…It got to the point where I was missing so much of my kids growing up.

AnonymousAnonymous

“As a parent of very young children, the rehearsal and tech schedule is the one of the main reasons why I am not pursuing my career at this time.”

AnonymousAnonymous

“I was working on a musical during Ramadan. 2 10/12 tech days while fasting. That’s sun up to sun down no eating food or drinking water. Instead of stage management