Theatres are ripe for ghost stories, even though there should be no reason for the vast majority of them to be haunted. Few spend a great deal of their lifetime in a theatre, even fewer people die inside a theatre.…
A post I really shouldn’t need to write…
…but here we are. From the beginning of OffStageJobs.com, I have received emails from people asking that I not post jobs from particular companies, or listings that do not offer pay, or pay below an (arguably arbitrary) threshold. And from…
The worst audience members
Yesterday I posted a series of tweets about some of the worst audience members I have seen or heard directly about from years of working at multiple theatres. I probably should have made it a hashtag, because there were a…
After the explosion, silence.
Marie Sanderson was 51. She was married, and had one son. Aimee Cothran was 43. She had a committed partner, one son, one daughter, and one granddaughter. Aimee and Marie worked in the entertainment industry, behind the scenes. In fact,…
Theatre fires aren’t a thing of the past: at least 18 this year alone.
By now I hope I have demonstrated to you why following every fire code, law, regulation, and simple common sense in your theatre is important. If not, let’s recap: You cannot depend on any single person, plan, device, or system…
Sick burn, bro.
There is a tendency among some in the theatre community to jump on another theatre’s problems in almost a gleeful, childish “Oooooo! You’re in trouble! Wait ’til mom hears about this!” This is not intended to be that sort of…