white script font reads "Share the #SMLove" and is overlaid on a purple background with the SMA logo in the top right corner. The bottom third of the image is a collection of small hearts in shades of purple, some are floating upwards.

💜 On this Valentine's Day, we're taking inspiration from our friend & Director at Large Matt Stern (aka Broadway SM Symposium) and wishing you all a big heap of #SMLove!

Shout out SM friends and colleagues to share the love! 💜

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We are excited to recognize Black History Month through a Spotlight Series featuring Black Stage Managers! If you are interested, submissions accepted now through Feb 23 at airtable.com/appfHC3Y5LOm...

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A headshot of Adrienne Wells, smiling and wearing a black collared shirt. The photo has an off-white border and is on a purple background. There is purple text in two off-white oval boxes: "Board Member Spotlight" at top left and "Adrienne Wells, Chair" at bottom right. Small off-white circular bursts accent 3 corners with the SMA logo in white in the top right corner.

💜 Meet the SMA Board!

@allinblack24.bsky.social is honored to have held the position of Chair for the SMA since 2022. She is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and has traveled for work throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

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A photo of the Marjorie Prime billboard outside Second Stage Theater, Elynmarie's face from the nose up is visible in the bottom right corner, she is wearing a black beanie with a purple SMA logo.

A zoomed in photo of Risa Brainin — Director, past president of NTC and Chair of the Stavis play reading committee, standing behind a wooden lectern in front of a dark wood wall.

Last weekend our Past Chair Elynmarie Kazle participated in the 2026 National Theatre Conference in NYC, celebrating its 100th anniversary!

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Chicago area stage managers - please join us on Monday, January 26 for our first in person gathering of the year!

We'll meet at First Slice from 6:00-8:00pm.

#StageManagersAssociation #SMA #SMACentral #SMGO #SMGOChicago #stagemanagersgoout #Stagemanager #stagemanagement #stagemanagers

Photo courtesy of SMA Director at Large R. Christopher Maxwell from the Utah Shakespeare Festival performance in 2024. The image shows a projection of a head and neck phot of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. onto The Mountaintop set - a small hotel room including a bed, nightstand, back wall and door.

Visit our Facebook or Instagram to see a list of all the productions of The Mountaintop we could find and, when possible, the stage managers who worked on them.

On this Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we'd like to recognize the theatre companies and stage managers who have produced this important work over the last 17 years.

The Mountaintop is a surrealistic fantasy about a chance encounter between King and a mysterious hotel maid who brings him a cup of coffee and prompts him to confront his life, his past, his legacy and the plight and future of his people.

Photo courtesy of SMA Director at Large R. Christopher Maxwell from the Utah Shakespeare Festival performance in 2024. The image shows a projection of a head and neck phot of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. onto The Mountaintop set - a small hotel room including a bed, nightstand, back wall and door.

In 2009, Katori Hall's play The Mountaintop had its world premier at Theatre 503 in London. Winner of the 2010 of the Olivier Award for New Play and Broadway hit starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett... (ctd)

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A large group seated in chairs in a circle for the "Ask a Stage Manager" panel

Adrienne, Amy, Maria and Amanda represented the SMA at the Missouri Thespian Conference in St. Louis last week. They hosted an Expo Booth and 2 panels - Ask a Stage Manager and Taping Out the Stage!

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The @criticschoice.bsky.social Awards are tonight! ✨Good luck to the stage management team, we hope you have a great night!

Starting in just over an hour!
Get the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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❄️ Phoenix stage managers, join us for a holiday happy hour on Mon, Jan 5 from 8p at Electric Pickle!

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Our online holiday gathering is coming up next week! SMA Members - join us on Dec 29!

Registration link to come, put a hold in your cal for 9p ET, 8p CT, 7p MT and 6p PT!

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IndieSpace And Caborca Team Up To Launch ONE MORE EQUITY HEALTH WEEK PLAYERS The bilingual downtown theatre company Caborca will join forces with IndieSpace to create the One More Equity Health Week Players, a play-reading series designed to fulfill the dual purposes of explor...

A great opportunity for Equity members who need one more week of work to qualify for health insurance!

www.broadwayworld.com/article/Indi...

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A group of 5 people pose for a photo at the Circle Bar on the LDI Expo Floor.

A small group of panelists and an attendee stand in front of the stage with an SMA logo banner in a conference room during Stage Managers Academy.

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❇️ We had a fantastic time at #LDI2025!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Stage Managers Academy - panelists and attendees alike! We loved meeting everyone who stopped by the booth and came to our gatherings on Sunday and Monday night.

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A purple holiday wreath surrounds the list of cities and dates ( Dec. 8 - Chicago, Dec 8 - Pittsburgh, Dec. 15 - Greater DC Area, Dec 15 - Boston, Dec. 22 - New York, Dec. 29 - Online, Jan. 5 - Kansas City). The SMA Holiday Gatherings logo is in the top left corner.

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🥳 We hope to see you at our upcoming Holiday parties!

❄️ Dec 15 - 6-8p @ Silver Branch,Greater DC Area
❄️ Dec 15 - 6-9p @ Sunset Cantina, Boston
❄️ Dec 22 - 6p 'til late @ Connolly's, NYC
❄️ Dec 29 - 9p ET, 8p CT, 7p MT, 6p PT, Online
❄️ Jan 5 - 6-9p @ Sail Away Wine, Kansas City

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❄️ NYC area stage managers - local and visiting - please join us for a holiday party the evening of Sunday, December 29 at Connolly's (2nd floor), 121 W. 45th Street, 6pm 'til late!

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DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia area SMs - join us Monday, December 15th, any time between 6pm and 9pm at Silver Branch Brewing Co for a Holiday Party!

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❄️ Boston area stage managers - local and visiting - please join us for a holiday party the evening of Monday, December 15 from 6-9pm at Sunset Cantina, 916 Commonwealth Ave.
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Two columns of text list out the SM Academy schedule for Saturday, December 6 . Session times are in green, titles are in teal, speaker names are in white. The top third of the image contains 3 logos - Stage Managers Academy, Stage Managers' Association and LDI. The background is rows of chairs in a conference room facing a stage with a white screen.

Two columns of text list out the SM Academy schedule for Sunday, December 7. Session times are in green, titles are in teal, speaker names are in white. The top third of the image contains 3 logos - Stage Managers Academy, Stage Managers' Association and LDI. The background is rows of chairs in a conference room facing a stage with a white screen.

Teal and white font is overlaid on a silhouette image of the back of a crowd with their hands in the air facing a stage with shafts of light from a lighting grid. The font reads: LDI Pro Training: Dec 3-9, 2025 Expo: Dec 7-9, 2025 Las Vegas Convention Center - West Hall SEE WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO LDI 2025! (SMA logo) Stage Managers' Association Booth #: CF1 (Career Fair Lounge) FREE Expo Hall Pass with code: SMAFREE LDIShow .com | #LDI2025

We're looking forward to #StageManagers Academy at #LDI2025 this weekend!

We have a booth at the Expo, if you're in Vegas, use code SMAFREE for a free pass!

(If you'd like to attend the Academy, join the SMA first and you'll get a code for a BIG discount in addition to all our other benefits!)

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❄️ Save the date! ❄️

All SMA Members are invited to join us for an Online Holiday Gathering on December 29!

More info to come, put a hold in your calendar for 9p Eastern, 8p Central, 7p Mountain, 6p Pacific!

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Can't join us for the full event? Stop by our Expo Booth with a free expo pass! Use code SMAFREE when you register at ldishow.com! #LDI2025

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Two columns of text list out the schedule for Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7. Session times and titles are in white, speaker names are in green. A header at the op reads "Stage Managers Academy @ LDI". The bottom third of the image is the SMA and LDI logos in white with the following text: More info along with detailed session descriptions and speaker bios can be found at www. ldishow .com The Stage Managers Association has collaborated with LDI to provide you with cutting-edge lessons and conversations to help you take your career in live events to the next level. Please join us at LDI for this immersive two-day event especially designed for stage and event managers this Dec. 6th & 7th.

Less than week to SM Academy @ #LDI2025! Join us Dec 6-7 in Vegas for an immersive 2-day event designed for stage & event managers in live entertainment, SMA members receive significant discount, join today & save! Contact us for info! #StageManagersAssociation#StageManagement #StageManager #LDI2025

A purple holiday wreath surrounds the list of cities and dates (Dec. 1 - Kansas City, Dec. 8 - Chicago, Dec. 8 - Pittsburgh, Dec. 15 - Greater DC Area, Dec. 22 - New York City). The SMA Holiday Gatherings logo is in the top left corner.

Pittsburgh just added!
❄️ Dec 8 - 6:30-10:30pm @ Coop De Ville (Strip District)

A purple holiday wreath surrounds the Sail Away Wine logo and text reading "Kansas City, December 1, 6pm" with a grey sparkly background. The SMA Holiday Gatherings logo is in the top left corner.

❄️ Kansas City area stage managers, please join us on Monday, December 1 from 6:00-9:00pm. We will gather to celebrate the holidays (and your holiday shows)!
Location: Sail Away Wine, North Kansas City, MO.
Appetizers will be provided by the Stage Managers Association.
#stagemanager #SMA #kansascity

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A purple holiday wreath surrounds the list of cities and dates (Dec. 1 - Kansas City, Dec. 8 - Chicago, Dec. 15 - Greater DC Area, Dec. 22 - New York City). The SMA Holiday Gatherings logo is in the top left corner.

🥳 We hope to see you at our upcoming Holiday parties!
❄️ Dec 1 - 6-9pm @ Sail Away Wine in Kansas City
❄️ Dec 8 - 7-9pm @ Tattler Post in Chicago
❄️ Dec 15 - 6-8pm @ Silver Branch in Greater DC Area
❄️ Dec 22 - Time TBD @ Connolly's in NYC!

Use code SMAFREE to claim your free Expo Pass today!

Registration also includes a free Expo Pass and a 50% discount for the LDInnovation Conference. www.ldishow.com/ldishowcom/r...