Comments on: Share all your girlygeekiness for free, give it away, show off and motivate http://girlygeekdom.com/events/share-all-your-girlygeekiness-for-free-give-it-away-show-off-and-motivate Science, Engineering and Technology news and reviews, for women, girls, students and teachers! Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CJ http://girlygeekdom.com/events/share-all-your-girlygeekiness-for-free-give-it-away-show-off-and-motivate#comment-669 CJ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:05:00 +0000 http://girlgeekdinners.com/girlygeekdom/2008/06/11/share-all-your-girlygeekiness-for-free-give-it-away-show-off-and-motivate/#comment-669 What all or many don't seem to realise is that behind every production (I talk specifically about theatre here) with their male sound engineers, lighting techs and crews is the all powerful Stagemanager. Yes Stagemanagers are predominantly female. The silent geeks! and we have to have the knowledge / understanding to operate it all. Well we cue it anyway. A <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_corner" REL="nofollow">prompt desk</a> is the ultimate control freek geek gadget! No one moves unless you flick a switch or give the command - GO! Sadly the art of <a HREF="http://www.stagemanagementassociation.co.uk" REL="nofollow">stagemanagement </a>is that the better you are the more invisible you become! Jedi geeks infused with stealth assassin skills.<br/><br/>Do I count as a geek? I'm certainly no girl! What all or many don’t seem to realise is that behind every production (I talk specifically about theatre here) with their male sound engineers, lighting techs and crews is the all powerful Stagemanager. Yes Stagemanagers are predominantly female. The silent geeks! and we have to have the knowledge / understanding to operate it all. Well we cue it anyway. A prompt desk is the ultimate control freek geek gadget! No one moves unless you flick a switch or give the command – GO! Sadly the art of stagemanagement is that the better you are the more invisible you become! Jedi geeks infused with stealth assassin skills.

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