Members of the Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band met with Tamara to tell the original story of the band, their personal stories with it and how others can be part of the band! (whether as participant or enjoyer) Band organizer Jeremy Fink and members Janine Platt and Marissa Fink (no relation!) talk about how they came to join the band and some of their favorite experiences with the Portland Maine based second-line style activist band.

For more information on the Ideal Maine Band and other events and organizations referenced in the podcast, visit the links below: 

Ideal Maine Social Aid & Sanctuary Band FB Page

Ideal Maine Band Newsletter Signup

A YouTube video of some of the band playing Joe Avery's Blues

Mayo Street Arts

Porchfest Portland Maine

Honkfest

Friends of Congress Square Park

For more information on the hostess, visit www.TamaraLilly.com

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Tamara chatted with Equity Stage Manager from Maine Aaron Watson (a 2018 guest on the Stage Door Diva podcast), in 2022 to discuss how his theater career was affected by the pandemic, and then again in 2023 to touch base. This episode is a compilation of the 2022-23 conversations. 

(see link to 2018 episode and original show notes below)

As of December 2023, Aaron has been subbing as Stage Manager on his first Broadway production, How To Dance In Ohio. 

Here's a link to a few of the places and shows discussed in the episode: 

Into the Woods understudies reel:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cri9ZO4tycq/?fbclid=IwAR0_xwPb8sj9cLr2KWoXpfgTAAE7q_SP_HBfDx_UutCsZIbMJ_wlL6ATomY

New London Barn Playhouse: https://www.nlbarn.org

MacGyver the Musical: https://macgyver.com/musical/

For more information, follow Aaron at ohgingersnaps on Instagram, and at www.AaronAWatson.com

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2018 Episode re-release:

https://tamgents.com/stage-door-diva-series-aaron-watson-stage-manager

An interview Tamara conducted with professional stage manager Aaron Watson in 2018. Part of the TAMgents Stage Door Diva Series. (Our next episode will be interviews with Aaron from 2022 and 2023, discussing post-covid professional theater)

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Show notes from the 2018 episode: 

Aaron A. Watson is a Non-Union Stage Manager who is currently working out of New York City as a Stage Manager for theatre, dance, and more!

Aaron can currently be seen working on the hit show Cleopatra at Chelsea Music Hall.

Aaron's work has brought him across all four corners of the United States in various touring productions, but his heart always brings him back to his shows in New York, much of which has been new works and workshops.

Aaron also enjoys photography, fitness, camping, hiking, shopping, and driving the world crazy with his unique hashtags, #littlegingerinthebigcity and #littlegingertouringthebigcountry, which some fail to see is an irony mimicking the Looney Toon's type cartoons where the "rotund" evil villain was always named "Slim", making it comical to call his 6'3" self "little".

He hails from the great Pine Tree State of Maine where he both grew up and went to college. The pine scented air and vast lakes are some of Aaron's favorite things about Vacationland, and he enjoys visiting whenever he can.

If you'd like to know more about Aaron, he shares all his hijinks around the country with the world on his social media!

The Stage Door Diva began as a column in the Coastal Journal in Midcoast Maine. Over time, Tamara Lilly realized she wanted to tell more and more indepth stories, beyond the page. The focus is on Theater folks in Maine and beyond!

Links mentioned in the interview: 

www.aaronawatson.com 

http://cirqueproductions.com

Cleopatraexperience.com

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