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		<title>The Art of Selling Out &#8211; Stretch Dog at the Vancouver Fringe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think of the worst commercial you’ve ever seen. Now think of the poor jerk that had to be in it. He didn’t want to be there, but he’s got a wife, a baby, a mortgage, and believe it or not—talent. Trouble is he’s also got an agent. Directed by Michael Wipf, Stretch Dog is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guys &amp; Dolls Dulce De Leche Cupcakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, after a request from our musical director, I tackled the idea of a dulce de leche cupcake. To create my master piece I combined a number of recipes that I found online to create my own unique cupcake. Rum Soaked Vanilla Cupcake (makes 18) 2 cups all purpose flour 1 table spoon baking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Show Must Go On</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday morning. 8:41am.  A faint beeping in my ear. Confusion: my alarm is set for 11:32. I look at my phone. It&#8217;s a phone call, not my alarm. I should just ignore it and go back to sleep. Wait. That&#8217;s the stage manager&#8217;s number. &#8220;Hey Lois, how fast can you get to the theatre?&#8221; &#8220;Umm&#8230;.I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.loisbackstage.com/?p=770</link>
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		<title>Bios: Personal? All Business?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written before about the way that a theatrical bio tends to evolve as your career grows. I was recently asked to write &#38; submit a 50 word bio for an upcoming production.  And it should be a lot easier than it is. I&#8217;ve been working on it for about half an hour (which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Quick Tips for Actor Resumes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I debated whether this post belonged on this site, or over at www.glasscitytheatre.com because it is through getting ready for those auditions that I have had these revelations. I decided to post it here because it is my personal opinion, and not that of the company. In the past two weeks I&#8217;ve had about 50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Year of LoisBackstage.com!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the first anniversary of me setting up LoisBackstage.com as it&#8217;s own website and not a google hosted blog.  I couldn&#8217;t be prouder of what I&#8217;ve accomplished in that time.   Since July 27, 2009, I have: Stage Managed/ASMed 9 shows. Worked on the 2010 Olympics. Seen  94 plays. Written  78 blog posts. Started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The SM Prompt Book: Show Bible Pt. 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I wrote the post about the SMArts Conference calling a show/prompt book session, my blog has taken a number of hits from people searching &#8220;how to call a show&#8221; &#8220;writing sound &#38; light cues&#8221; &#8220;prompt book&#8221; &#8220;calling lighting cues&#8221; &#8220;how to make a prompt book&#8221; and other similar searches.  To me that suggests two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auditions: Jesus Hopped the &#8216;A&#8217; Train</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Remember how I founded that new theatre company, Glass City Theatre? Well, we&#8217;re gearing up for the first read of our fringe show AND we&#8217;re preparing for auditions for our big first full production happening in March.  You should check out the audition posting on the brand new Glass City website!]]></description>
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		<title>Job Hunting: Networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inspired by Sabrina Evertt&#8217;s post &#8220;Do You Really Want a Job?&#8220;, this post is the second in a series on job hunting in theatre.  The first post talked about resumes, cover letters &#38; references. Networking tends to be a bit of a bad word in my circle of friends.  I frequently hear friends who can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.loisbackstage.com/?p=617</link>
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		<title>SMArts: Safety</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know that it has now been a while since the SMArts conference wrapped up in Vancouver, but I thought it was important to still relay this information on Health &#38; Safety for Stage Management. If you have questions about safety practices in theatre, check out www.actsafe.ca for a number of online publications, courses &#38; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.loisbackstage.com/?p=711</link>
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