It happens. Even after 20 years of being a Stage Manager. But you're human-- just like everyone else in the room. I have found, in my experience, if I accept that fact and share that attitude with the people around me... they'll buy into it too. But if I raise the stakes on myself, they'll do it too. People are looking to treat you the way yourself. So set the example for them. And learning to instantly forgive yourself is a muscle that you need to exercise and build over time. But, for now, focus on setting the tone for the people around you and you'll see amazing results.

In the moment of the "mistake," just like an actor forgetting or flubbing a line, you have to put it behind you and move on, getting as much correct in the remainder of the performance as you can. Once you are done, if something has greatly affected the actors, you apologize to them. And then, forgive yourself, rehearse those cues or sequences so that those particular mistakes never happen again, and move on. You are human, and will always be!

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