Visual History Interview
Stage Manager Dency Nelson reflects on his 40-year career in live television (Academy Awards, Emmys, The Kennedy Center Honors) and his numerous years of Guild service on the Western AD/SM/PA Council and Negotiations Committee.
The Buddy System
Former actor Dency Nelson has been a TV stage manager for some 35 years and has worked more than two dozen Oscar telecasts.
Directing the Oscars
Director Louis J. Horvitz and his team have been working on the Oscars for more than a decade, and it's still a challenge balancing all the crazy things that can happen.
Stage Managers
Associate directors and stage managers working on shows like the Oscars and Grammys may have the most nerve-wracking job in the business.