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Theatre Upgrade.....
A letter of complaint...........!
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 CommunityTheatre 5.0 to Small Professional Theatre 1.0 with no
idea that CommunityTheatre 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 any 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 Organise 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:\APOLOGISE\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 Dysfunctional.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.
Tech Support
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