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Theatre fires are not a thing of the past: there were at least 33 just this year.

by Patrick Hudson • December 31, 2015 • 0 Comments

Many people respond to reminders to follow the fire laws with an attitude of “well, that won’t happen in MY theatre.“ Which is ironic, because that was the assumption of those at the Iroquois Theatre back in 1903, and all the people at these…

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House Manager Appreciation Week 2015

by Patrick Hudson • November 25, 2015 • 0 Comments

In recognition of the difficult work our theatre House Managers do every day, in 2010 I declared the final week of November to be House Manager Appreciation Week.  While last year’s was pretty good, I expect all of you to make…

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Fun, Theatre, Uncategorized

Walking in the lobby: a true theatre ghost story

by Patrick Hudson • November 1, 2015 • 0 Comments

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.…

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A post I really shouldn’t need to write…

by Patrick Hudson • September 5, 2015 • 0 Comments

…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…

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Audience, Living the Dream, Phones, Theatre, Uncategorized

The worst audience members

by Patrick Hudson • June 14, 2015 • 0 Comments

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…

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After the explosion, silence.

by Patrick Hudson • February 12, 2015 • 0 Comments

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,…

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