Stage Manager: The Professional ExperienceRefreshed takes the reader on a journey through all aspects of the craft of stage management in theatre, including the technological advancements that have come to theatre and the stage manger's job.
Chapters are laid out to reflect the order in which stage managers experience and perform their work: what makes a good stage manager, seeking the job, building a resume, interviewing for the job, and getting the job (or not getting the job). Included are chapters on the chain of command, working relationships, tool and supplies, creating charts, plots, plans and lists, the rehearsal period, creating the prompt book, calling cues, and the run of the show. These are just some of the many topics covered in this book. In addition, the author uses interviews with stage management professionals in various stages of production, providing another view of how the stage manager is perceived and what is expected form th
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE ANATOMY OF A GOOD SM
3. The SM’s CHAIN OF COMMAND LIST – Profiles and Working Relationships
4. STAGE MANAGER FOR HIRE: Seeking Work, Getting the Job, Being Hired Again and Again
5. THE ELECTRONIC SM - Tools, Supplies, and Equipment
6. HARD COPY – Transitioning Into Electronic Files: Charts, Plots, Plans, Lists, Schedules, Signs, and Reports
7. PRPOFILES and WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
8. RUNNING EQUITY AUDITIONS
9. THE SM’s Pre-PRODUCITON TIME
10. REHEARSALS
11. THE REHEARSAL/BLOCKING SCRIPT
12. THE LAST DAYS of REHEARSALS
13. The CUE/CALLING/PROMPT SCRIPT
14. Moving Lights, Light Emitting Diodes, Lasers, Haze Makers, Scenic Projections,
and Automated Scenery
15. TECHNICAL REHEARSALS
16. THE OPENING PERFORMANCE (Opening Night)
17. RUN of the SHOW
18. THE TOURING SHOW
19. CLOSING THE SHOW
Glossary: The SM’s Working Vocabulary
