#21 Matt MacInnis - Stage Managing Jen and Ky

About this episode

In this episode, we chat with stage manager Matt MacInnis about his role in theatre and enjoy some strong margaritas.

Matt MacInnis is the stage manager you don’t just want, you need! This man is organized, passionate about theatre, and is not afraid to throw you some sass if you’re getting out of line. We drank margaritas for this interview with Matt, and in the most perfect ‘stage manager’ of ways, he sent me a specific recipe that I was to use. Let’s just say, wow! Were they ever strong! We chat with Matt about how stage managers don’t have agents and therefore need to book jobs and negotiate for th...

People in this episode

Guest: Matt MacInnis

Topics covered

• stage managing
• theatre
• interview
• margaritas

Keywords

• theatre
• organization
• negotiation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: margarita recipe

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