As the current US Presidential election season (which has had moments of being anything but “Presidential”) continues, my Twitter and Facebook feeds are full of blurbs and articles championing candidates or deriding strangers. This post, and OffStageJobs.com, will not endorse…
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House Manager Appreciation Week 2015
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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…
North Shore Music Theatre fire: financial impact contributed to bankruptcy.
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This article was originally posted on our old blog on Dec 18, 2010. It has been updated to reflect minor changes in since that time. In July of 2005, the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA suffered a fire…
Fire Safety: It’s always a series of problems, not just one.
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This article was originally posted on our old blog Dec. 14, 2010. It has been updated to reflect changes that have occurred since then. Many times I hear the complaint that the fire codes “go overboard” in all their requirements. …
“Fire. The flies are on fire.”
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This article was originally posted on our old blog on Dec 5, 2008. It has been updated to reflect changes since that time. 137 years ago today, fire struck the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, NY during a performance of The…
Patron/Critic pushed over the edge, chucks rude patron’s cell phone across house.
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It was bound to happen eventually. We’ll let Gothamist tell you the story of National Review writer Kevin Williamson‘s night at Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812: During intermission, Williamson’s date complained to the theater’s management, but he says he…