…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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On Twitter and anonymous accounts
As some/many/most of you know, OffStageJobs.com has a Twitter account: @OffStageJobs. Its name changed with the site name change, but like the site, everything else stayed the same. On the account, I tweet about things I think might interest the…
Theatre fires are not “something that used to happen.” There were at least 22 just this year.
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…
North Shore Music Theatre fire: financial impact contributed to bankruptcy.
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.
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.”
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…
Share your “haunted theatre” stories!
Theatres are great places for ghosts. They’re dark, lots of shadows, lots of hiding places, lots of mysterious noises, they’re full of energy from those onstage and in the house, and we are predisposed to keeping our imagination engaged while…
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A long two months
You may have noticed a lack of posts here, as well as a reduction in tweets, and a long time in responding to emails. Well, to paraphrase the old joke: Tech is a hell of a drug. Lots of tech…
Well, that’s just cool
With the changing of BackstageJobs.com to OffStageJobs.com, I’ve been contacting websites that are linking to our old name, and telling them to update those links to our new name. In the process of doing that, I discovered this: The…