a) I, Gabriel Barreras, affirm that I completed my independent component, which represents 30 hours of work.
b) Both Joseph Hogan and Emerald Gonzalez helped me complete my independent component.
c) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnQkyOl-OY2PdGRjYktLMEhxQkhQQTJMUHVDWkxHMVE&usp=sharing
d) For my independent component, I acted as a Stage Manager on two different shows, one for the iPoly Drama Club and one for Chino Community Theatre. For the iPoly production of Delval Divas, I acted as the sole Stage Manager, and in many cases the director. This production has yet to open. For the Chino Community Theatre production of The Great American Trailer Park Musical, I was a fill in Stage Manager, as the usual Stage Manager had another show and needed someone to cover for her. I worked with her for several days, and after I was comfortable, ran a few rehearsals and a couple of shows. This play runs through May.
Interpretive
Working on any play, you are guaranteed to meet a minimum of 30 hours, and working on two of them really elped me go above and beyond the required minimum. With the Delval rehearsals coming in at 2 hours each, and Trailer park going for 5 hours at a time, as a Stage Manager I enjoyed constant work and many hours.
Most of my independent component was focused on rehearsal, which means working hands one with both my first and third answers, which include maintaining the blocking and maintaining the prompt book. Working on a rehearsal this long helped me affirm that neither of these two answers are the best answer, and that the best is calling the show. The Stage Manager I worked with on Trailer Park agreed with me that the most important duties of a Stage Manager are done after the curtain goes up. While working on the plays this time, I really focused more on everything I did, weighing the importance of different tasks in my mind, and I ultimately decided that the prompt book is only necessary for so long. Rehearsing with this mindset, and having another more experienced Stage Manager to answer these questions really opened my eyes and shaped my 2 hour presentation.
