“To every ASM I’ve worked with, watched in awe, or called a friend—thank you. Your work matters. Your calm matters. You matter.”

“Is calling someone a techie disrespectful? It depends. On context. On tone. On the person. On whether you see technical theatre as essential to the art form or just something happening behind the curtain.”

“What does a Stage Manager do? It’s the hardest question I'm asked and one that people ask me almost every time I tell a person that I "SM" productions.”

“However, there is one particular role that I do not feel gets enough credit outside of the theatre community, and even among some people who are in the theatre community, the costumers.”

“To any male-identifying technicians who feel they’re superior, please listen to what I have to say.”

“Into the Woods.  I knew the props would be a challenge, with Rapunzel’s wig and the harp and the million other things necessary for the show. I kind of forgot about one thing. The cow. How the hell was I going to do the cow?”

“The TikTok account “Disney.bway” features a man behind the piano playing showtunes and asking his followers to record duets with him. So far the account has amassed over 9,000 followers. What should also be known is that the man in the video is Justin Brown. Nine months ago, the Broadway pianist was arrested in an NYPD sting operation for allegedly trying to meet with a minor for sex on social media apps.”

“I think that it’s time we talk about something that rarely gets discussed - the lack of women in technical aspects such as carpentry, electrics, and sound.”

“Wouldn’t it be great if just once our mantra ​please hang it up the way you found it​ really did work?!”

“Sound design will play an increasingly important role in the future. It is time for us to stop ignoring it.”

“We all know costume changes can pose a world of problems in theatre and, more often than not, we manage to work together to find a way to handle them seamlessly. But sometimes those changes can go wrong. Very wrong. Here are some of the funniest costume change mishaps from my time in theatre.”

The prop fairies have delivered you a whole bunch of props to play within your show, but before you lose yourself in the excitement of figuring out which item is for what scene, let me impart some words of advice. Here are 10 ways to not piss off your props team.