Drama Behind the Curtains.

Okay, I believe that I am a reasonably kind person and although I treat people with respect. There is only so much respect that I can give to those who believe that they deserve it when they don't give it. I am just talking about my job as stage manager. I believe I do a great job. I am sweet, kind and caring. I do my job, my actors do theirs.


One actor thought that they should also do my job.

Part of my job description is take line notes, write down blocking and make sure to do the rehearsal report and turn it in.
That actor thought they should take line notes. . . For me.

Let me tell you, this actor has a personal vendetta against me because I already chose the gift for the director(a tradition and the stage manager's duty). Now, forget what I got. Just they wanted to be in the know.
I do not have cliques nor am I in any cliques. The Gift was chosen because I was there and so was my asm and another one of my actors.

I don't care for drama even though I am involved in Theatre. You may think, how is this possible?

I love theatre.

I JUST HATE DRAMATIC PEOPLE!

Look if an Actor goes diva, it is often another person's job to bring them down to earth.

A stage manager is the second in command. (director is first) then comes asm and then the crew and then the actors. Actors have no power over crew. Why? Stage manager has power over everyone except the director. Director owns everyone. But there is no way an actor has more power than the stage manager. Nor should the actor nitpick the SM.

This person has a real problem... Me. So I am just going to do my job and hope that this person just bucks up and learns I can do this and they need to apologize. ( cause I tried to, that person wouldn't listen)


And if that person ever threatens to leave again, I will tell the director and we will handle it.