Disagree.

In the real world of grown actors where the stage manager's authority goes unquestioned most of the time, it's suitable for the stage manager to go out of his or her way to make a show-oriented environment for the actors when they cannot do so themselves. In high school, however, because the stage manager doubles as just another drama student along with other student actors, his or her work for a show often goes taken for granted, questioned, and all too often, not adhered to. Kelly points out a bunch of little hospitality things stage managers could do to make a more show-oriented atmosphere during rehearsals, such as play music or set up the green room in the style or tone of the show to help the actors get into character and ready for rehearsal. He's even make the suggestion of having the stage manager be the one to make break-time food runs for the company. While I completely agree that the stage manager should make the rehearsal space and time hospitable for everyone involved, it wouldn't work in a high school setting. Because each student has an equal place in classes, including theater classes, so there's no differentiation in authority between students, only differentiations between jobs each student holds for a show. With that said, because the stage manager is just another student, others tend to rely on their quasi-friendships with the stage manager and expect slack cut just for them, when in the real world, they'd be kicked out of a show. As of right now, none of us know how we'll manage in theater's real world, but it certainly won't be like high school.