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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 379690" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Some of the shows my kids have been involved in, have had maybe 10 kids. And even then, there was always adults present, usually several. With ten kids. </p><p></p><p>School stage productions my kids have been involved in, had staff members delegated to support students who were supervising and organising every stage. Younger school productions had staff members corralling kids. Older school productions, the staff stood back but were still present. Private dance concerts or drama groups - parents get formally recruited, assuming there isn't dance teachers available to step in and organise the cast.</p><p></p><p>Larger productions, it goes without saying that you need someone in charge of each group, to get them here or there. For example with Wizard of Oz, you would have a Munchkins wrangler, a Monkey wrangler, a dresser in each group (could be wrangler, but you would then need at least two with those numbers) as well as someone roaming keeping an eye on kids staying quiet and ready. Stage manager to liaise. To try to put on something that complex, without even a stage manager - has the director ever done this before? Without parents wanting to kill him/her?</p><p></p><p>Incredible.</p><p></p><p>If you can, try to talk to someone (another parent you trust; the director; someone organising it) and ask for your involvement to be officially noted as being needed. Then see if someone can take a turn in your shoes, so you can see at least one full performance.</p><p></p><p>When I look back, I often didn't see the performance of my kids form the audience. I remember an ambitious Lord of the Rings dance concert (the whole lot was compressed into a 45 minute show) where I watched from a peephole in the set (it was thankfully in the round) because I was narrator. I had the NZ-born brother of the choreographer/director telling me how to pronounce things "It's pronounced G-OH-lem."</p><p>"Yeah, mate? Not in my book... now get out there and be Gandalf and stop telling me my job."</p><p></p><p>Fun.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 379690, member: 1991"] Some of the shows my kids have been involved in, have had maybe 10 kids. And even then, there was always adults present, usually several. With ten kids. School stage productions my kids have been involved in, had staff members delegated to support students who were supervising and organising every stage. Younger school productions had staff members corralling kids. Older school productions, the staff stood back but were still present. Private dance concerts or drama groups - parents get formally recruited, assuming there isn't dance teachers available to step in and organise the cast. Larger productions, it goes without saying that you need someone in charge of each group, to get them here or there. For example with Wizard of Oz, you would have a Munchkins wrangler, a Monkey wrangler, a dresser in each group (could be wrangler, but you would then need at least two with those numbers) as well as someone roaming keeping an eye on kids staying quiet and ready. Stage manager to liaise. To try to put on something that complex, without even a stage manager - has the director ever done this before? Without parents wanting to kill him/her? Incredible. If you can, try to talk to someone (another parent you trust; the director; someone organising it) and ask for your involvement to be officially noted as being needed. Then see if someone can take a turn in your shoes, so you can see at least one full performance. When I look back, I often didn't see the performance of my kids form the audience. I remember an ambitious Lord of the Rings dance concert (the whole lot was compressed into a 45 minute show) where I watched from a peephole in the set (it was thankfully in the round) because I was narrator. I had the NZ-born brother of the choreographer/director telling me how to pronounce things "It's pronounced G-OH-lem." "Yeah, mate? Not in my book... now get out there and be Gandalf and stop telling me my job." Fun. Marg [/QUOTE]
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