1,2,3 Testing headset

It is my second day as stage manager for this presentation.  The firs number was eleven minutes long and I did not have to worry about the performers being backstage.  They already were there.  During those eleven minutes, my house manager was off headset and had lighting and special effects to worry about.  I had seen his computer special effects system and it was very interesting.  The choreographers would let him know what kind of light colors, and screen color they needed and he would type into the program what they requested.  Being stage manager, I had to make sure that all props were backstage and that the performers were ready to start the number.  My headset has a very long cable so it was very important not to trip people. It almost happened a couple of times.  There was a performance that required live music, so I had to be ready to help the musicians place the microphone and chairs at the marked places.   I also had to control the screen projector in and out stage and had to close the curtains.  The second night I almost broke the rope wheel because I put all of my weight into it.   That curtain weighed more than me but it was fun being back stage and stage manager.  I was also stage manager for the first dance performance and it was much smaller than this one.  I actually got to work in a real stage.  The other stage was not very reliable with sound and lights.  At the end of the performance all of the dance members stayed to do a load out (leave everything organized).  Every performance is a team effort nobody every has a solo in or off stage.