Got this from the Saratoga Drama Group maillist. Enjoy!
Liz (now working with Small Professional Opera Company 1.5)
Dear Sirs:
Last year I upgraded from Community Theatre 5.0 to Small Professional
Theatre 1.0 and noticed that the new program began making unexpected
changes. It installed something called Microsoft Stagemanager (TM) which it
launches whenever rehearsal software is powered up, severely limiting access
to munchies, praise, and practical joke applications that operated
flawlessly under Community Theatre 5.0. No mention of this phenomenon was
included in the product brochure.
In addition, Stage Manager 1.0 uninstalls many other valuable programs such
as Hamming 2.0, Smoking in costume 7.5, Coming and Going at will 5.6,
Unlimited Comps 8.3 and Borrowing Theatre's Equipment 2.3 and installs new,
undesirable programs such as Schedule 3.1, Discipline 1.3, Expectations 5.0,
and Accountability 2.4. Divafit 4.1 no longer runs at all, and invariably
crashes the system. Under no circumstances will it run Whining 14.1. I've
tried running Attitude 5.3 to fix Stage Manager 1.0, but this all-purpose
utility is of limited effectiveness. Can you help please?!!!!
Jane
Dear Jane:
This is a very common problem many actors complain about, but is mostly due
to a primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Community Theatre 5.0
to Small Professional Theatre 1.0 with no idea that Community Theatre 5.0 is
merely an ENTERTAINMENT package for actors. However, Small Professional
Theatre 1.0 and is a performance OPERATING SYSTEM and was designed by its
creator to run as few applications as possible, eliminating unnecessary
routines and delegating as many tasks as it can to the end-user in order to
conserve all system resources for its own use. It is impossible to
uninstall, delete, or purge the Stage Manager files from the system, once
installed, as Stage Manager 1.0 rewrites your other software so that it
rejects Community Theatre 5.0 routines once exposed to SM's superior
methods.
Having Stage Manager 1.0 installed myself, I would suggest you read the
entire section of the owners manual regarding General Director Faults
(GDFs). This is a wonderful feature of Stage Manager 1.0, secretly installed
by the parent company as an integral part of the operating system. Stage
Manager 1.0 will take on ALL responsibility for ALL faults and problems,
regardless of root cause, and will somehow solve EVERYTHING. To activate
this great feature enter the command C:\ DIRECTOR\SCATTERED
DREAMER-SENSITIVE ARTIST\CAN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT YOU
Sometimes ActorsRIdiots 6.0 or higher must be run simultaneously while
entering the command. Stage Manager 1.0 should then run the applications
Organize 12.3 and Miracles 7.8. TECH TIP! Avoid excessive use of this
feature. Overuse can create additional and more serious GDFs, and ultimately
you may have to give a C:\APOLOGIZE\RAISE\PERSONAL DAY command before the
system will return to normal operations. Overuse can also cause Stage
Manager 1.0 to default to GrumpySilence 2.5, or worse yet, ArtSearch 6.0.
GrumpySilence 2.5 is a very bad program that can create Disfunctional.acting
files that clog all rehearsal and performance programs and are very hard to
delete.
Save yourself some trouble by following this tech tip! Just remember, the
system will run smoothly and take the blame for all GDFs, but because of
this fine feature it can only intermittently run all the entertainment
applications Community Theatre 5.0 ran. After several years of use,
Stage Manager 1.0 will become familiar and you will find many valuable
embedded features such as FixesBrokenThings 2.1 and Ensemble Loyalty 4.2.
A final word of caution! Do NOT, under any circumstances, install any
version of MeddlesomAdministrator. This is not a supported application, and
will cause selective shut down of the operating system. Stagemanager 1.0
will run only CurtGoingThrutheMotions and CovertArtSearch until
MeddlesomeAdministrator is uninstalled.
I hope these notes have helped. Thank you for choosing to install Small
Professional Theatre 1.0 and we here at Tech Support wish you the best of
luck in coming years. "We trust you will learn to fully enjoy this
product!"
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M. Christopher Boyer, Managing Director
Taproot Theatre Company
P.O. Box 30946
Seattle Washington 98103-0946
(206) 781-9705 (206) 706-1502 fax
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Elizabeth Finkler
http://home.earthlink.net/~mightymezzo/
mightymezzo@h...
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cents a gallon! Also the gas-station attendants should pump it for you. And
when you get home, you should be able to watch Milton Berle on your Philco
TV. --Dave Barry
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