Has anyone seen the gaff tape?....

It takes a special kind of crazy to voluntarily become a Stage Manager and a whole other type of crazy to actually enjoy it.

[callingindrunkgifs]

Getting that lesbian demographic right now. (x)

↳ requested by do-or-die12/anon

[behind-backstage-blog-blog]

"Stage Managing in high school is basically glorified babysitting with tape."

Behind Backstage (via behind-backstage)

[goodliest-deactivated20240814]

Hear me out here:

A television show done in the style of The Office or Parks and Recreation, except it takes place backstage in a touring company of a failing Broadway musical.

[theactorsjourney-deactivated201]

SM: Your lead has a fever of one-hundred-one and is vomiting...

[molebucks-deactivated20150826]

how can i communicate to wild bunnies that i am their ally

[thankyoufive]

Today I told my ASMs that I wouldn’t be assigning any duties to them and that instead, anytime something comes up I will be putting them in a gladiator-style face off and whoever loses (or wins? Depending on the task?) gets/has to do the thing.

A+ leadership.

[runyouclevrboyandbeadoctor]

Laura Benanti is my hero

[picturesc0uples]

[naturae]

[lemon-infused-feminist-blog]

nature / spiritual

[messygal]

+

[algernonmoncrieff]

"what about an all-female production of—" yes

[boops-ies]

The industry standard complete with glitter.

[goldstar-goldfish-deactivated20]

there’s a joke in the RENT fandom about the song going ” 525, 600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.” like where did that 600 go? What if those ten hours were the ones where Angel lay dying?

[ithinkitslauren]

Do tell.

[bewarethetheatrenerd]

I need copies of this pic when I have sassy co-workers on shows..

[behind-backstage-blog-blog]

I need to tape this in my drama room

[whatshouldtheatrecallme]

When you call out a consistently-late actor for being "stuck in traffic" again

They’re like

and you’re like

[thisblogisflawless13]

It wasn’t paradise, but it was home

[stagemanagerssaygo]

How I feel when I walk into my space.

[behind-backstage-blog-blog]

When another theatre school in the city closes down and you get all their students

But actually, this is one of the best things to happen to our little school! Our biggest competition shut down and now all their students are coming to us!

[pastanewguinea]

OH MY GOODNESS. THIS IS GENIUS. ALSO BEAUTIFUL.

[sunfishandstars]

I’ve been waiting for this for SO LONG

[behind-backstage-blog-blog]

I didn't even realize I needed this in my life until now

[stagemanagerssaygo]

SM Life Lesson: Always learn how to end an argument quickly

Whether there’s blood involved is your choice.