This fall The Magik Theatre will be sending their second national tour out into the world. Last fall around this time I was busily packing to fly to San Antonio to begin work as the Tour Production Manager for The Jungle Book, which was their first national tour. I was nervous, excited and a little trepidatious.
Although we drove long hours and ate very repetitive road food, the experience with The Jungle Book was overall a great one. I worked with some very talented people and had enough happy laid back folk in the group to counteract any negativity. The theaters we played were for the most part beautiful and the hotels were (for the most part) better than decent.(tour blog here)
I am slightly sad to not be going back this year. However with moving and marriage and a great Fellowship at Arena Stage, it's just not in the cards.
I will continue to have a smaller role. One that doesn't have to sleep in hotel beds or eat Subway until I want to die or sit in the car for 10, 11, 12 hours at a time. This year I will drop the production part and just be- Tour Manager.
My new duties include prep for the contracts meeting happening on Tuesday, creation of the Tour Procedures Manual for the Stage Manager/Company Manager and Actors, training of the new SM/CM in all of the budget and report documents, arranging travel plans and booking all of the hotels. All of which I can do from my computer.
In my pajamas.
While on Facebook.
And eating some Subway.
Yum.
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