Stories
Notes from building Stage Intelligence: venue conversations, production workflows, and what we learn about advancing shows.
What do you want to do in our venue?
A production manager's whole job compresses into one question. Notes from a conversation at a landmark Boston theater: the two-week clock, why cutting labor hurts more than adding it, and why a piano is never just a piano. July 2026.
Half the time, I ignore what they asked for
How Stage Intelligence started: a text message between two performers, a lighting designer being honest about her week, and how a tool for lighting cues became a system for venue intake. The origin story. April 2026.
More coming
We are out talking to venues and production offices right now. More write-ups land here as we go. Meanwhile, read what we are building or say hello.