It's Your Call!
The SMA has collaborated with LDI to put together the Stage Managers Academy, a very timely series of conversations surrounding innovations (or changes) in the field and how they fit into our daily work life. This third annual, two-day event, is especially designed for stage and event managers in the live entertainment industry.
Schedule*
Day 1: Saturday, December 5:
9:15 - 9:30am: Welcome and Overview of the Two-Day Academy. Moderator: Elynmarie Kazle
9:30 - 10:40: Show Calling and Event Management 101. Critical knowledge for transitioning from theatre stage management to corporate show calling and directing. Moderator Jon Allen
10:40- 10:45am: Break
10:45am -12:00pm: Negotiation, Financial Management for Your Business Life and Career, and the Whats/Whys of Incorporation. The hard facts, tips and tricks about negotiating to get what you deserve in the entertainment and corporate events business. And how to financially manage your freelance life. Topics will include: incorporation, insurance, touching on taxes and savings. Moderator: Elynmarie Kazle. Panelists include: Terrence Williams
12:00 - 12:45pm: Lunch and Extended Session - Cover the Walls: Paperwork Displays, Styles, and Types of Paperwork Discussion and Q&A with the Academy Lead Team
12:45 -1:55pm: Show Calling, Programs and Paperwork Styles: A Discussion. Moderators Jon Allen and Troy Peters
1:55pm - 2:00pm: Break
2:00 - 2:50pm The Creative Maker Space: Bring Your Ideas, Questions, and How to Start Or Your Show Changes Nightly: Setting Up From Conception To Execution Efficiently. Moderator: Elynmarie Kazle with Vegas SM’s
2:50 - 3:05pm: Snack Break
3:05pm - 4:15pm: Bridging Gaps: Show Calling for Broadcast and Hybrid Shows. Show calling in a broadcast environment. How to adapt your call and terminology. Stage/deck management skills and how they translate to a broadcast environment. Moderator: Teresa Aguilera. Panelists include: Chad Kenward
4:15 - 5:00pm: How Do You Pitch Your Services? Branding, Meetings, and Getting Attention: Business Management. Moderator: Troy Peters. Panelists include: Jon Allen; Teresa Aguilera
Day 2: Sunday, December 6:
9:15 - 9:30 AM: Day Two : Welcome and Review. Moderartor: Jon Allen
9:30am - 10:45am: Women in Events: A Roundtable Discussion. Moderator: Marci Skolnick. Panelists include: Rebecca Meckler, Mandi Stevens, Nancy Spooner, Sam Caughron, Natalie Day, and Mandalyn Stevens.
10:45 - 10:50am: Break
10:50am - 12:10pm: Self-Care for Those Caring for Others: How to Take Care of Everyone and Take Care of Yourself. Also, how to deal with any toxicity in the room. Moderator: Rebecca Meckler. Panelists include: Hannah Wickmann and Mandi Stevens
12:10 - 1pm: Lunch and Extended Interactive Session: What Do You Call It? Who Do You Call Them? Industry Terms and Terminology Challenge. Led by the Academy Lead Team. Prizes and Information
1pm - 2:15pm: Vegas, Vegas, Vegas: Freakshows and Oddities: Circus, flying acts, magic, pools, animals and rock and roll. All the things that make Vegas unique and how Las Vegas continues to Lead the Way in Stage Magic and Production. Moderatored by Sam Caughron and Marci Skolnick. Panelists include: Hannah Wickmann
2:15 -2:45pm: Short topic discussion: with special guests
2:45 -3:15pm: Networking, Faculty Availability, Informal Discussions, and Resource Sharing. Academy Lead Team: Jon Allen, Teresa Aguilera, Marci Skolnick, Rebecca Meckler, Sam Caughron, Elynmarie Kazle, Troy Peters
3:15 -4:30pm: Disasters and How We Recovered From Them. Moderators: Jon Allen and Troy Peters
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Final Wrap-Up of the Two-Day Academy. Moderators: Elynmarie Kazle and Jon Allen
Price: $569, lunch included ($669 after 10/16)
Special discount for SMA members - get the discount code from the association.
*Schedule and speakers subject to change.