Being a stage manager is kind of like being a magician. There is a lot going on and you want the audience's attention diverted while you make something appear to be real that isn't. I suppose as a stage manager, it is more like being an illusionist. You want be people to believe that the things they see are real. Actors give you the meat of it all in a play but as the stage manger, you set the time and place of a play, allowing the actors to step into an alternate reality, and make what seems impossible, for a moment, seem real enough to touch.
It sound a lot better than being a baby-sitter, mother, mediator, light changer, set changer, sweeper, sound mixer, schedule coordinator, and snack bringer. I would rather say that I am like a magician.
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