Stage Crew

[NYCbabe3789]

Stage Crew#0

Posted: 2/24/04 at 8:27pm

What does one have to do to be part of the stage crew for a Broadway show? By stage crew I mean the people AT the show running around backstage moving sets and things. What kind of requirements are there?

[Schuyler]

re: Stage Crew#1

Posted: 2/24/04 at 9:22pm

Nepotism!

[papalovesmambo]

re: re: stage crew#2

Posted: 2/24/04 at 9:29pm

oh local one...

first of all, you must either be a stagehand and thus a member of iatse (international alliance of theatrical stage employees) and to work on broadway you're probably a member of local #1 (which generally means that you or one of your ancestors has been working on broadway since before there was electricity) or you're a stage manager or assistant stage manager in which case you're a member of actor's equity. but the folks that are moving stuff are stagehands. you have to pay a lot of dues or be in with someone.

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[jrb_actor]

re: re: re: stage crew#3

Posted: 2/24/04 at 9:43pm

Union Crew Members get nice moolah =)

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[chinkie azn jai]

re: re: re: re: stage crew#4

Posted: 2/24/04 at 10:27pm

im kinda thinking about a stage manager position...or stage hand...but that seems to be a lot of work and requirements to do those jobs. sure sounds fun though!

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[lc1965]

re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#5

Posted: 2/24/04 at 11:34pm

it can be fun, but not when the show is terrible. try running sound or follow spot on a show that makes you want to put a bullet thru your head. ugh. makes the performance drag on for days.

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#6

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:15am

mary wrote "nepotism"

not so true anymore. many people take the apprentice test and start that way.

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#7

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:34am

Ha! That's a good one, LocalOne

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#8

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:41am

hunh? its true

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#9

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:42am

Ok. In which parallel universe?

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#10

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:43am

there is actually a head of dept who was an apprentice. i can name at least 50 people with cards who started as apprentices. you are clueless and determined to remain that way

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#11

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:45am

Au contraire. I'm sure Tony DiPaulo will back me up.

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#12

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:46am

LOL!! i bet he would. LOL!!

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#13

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:47am

Ask him.

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#14

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:50am

i try not to ask tony too much. it always costs me money

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#15

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:51am

Fine. Then I'm right.

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[localonecrew]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#16

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:52am

whatever makes you feel a little less insecure

[mamamia sammy]

re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: stage crew#17

Posted: 2/25/04 at 11:56am

Calling myself 'LocalOneCrew' would make me a little less insecure, but that name was already taken.

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[localonecrew]

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Posted: 2/25/04 at 2:11pm

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