Backstage Guide to Stage Management Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last Performance

Name: Backstage Guide to Stage Management Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last Performance
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ISBN: 9780823088102

ISBN-10: 0823088103

ISBN-13: 9780823088102

Edition: 2nd 1999

Authors: Thomas Kelly

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This guide to stage management, aimed at aspiring stage managers, features all they need to know when staging a production, including methods which employ computer technology.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Thomas Kelly worked in construction, graduated from Fordham & Harvard, then served as Mayor David N. Dinkins' liaison the labor unions. A Teamster, he writes for "Esquire" & the "Daily News". His first novel, "Payback", has been adapted by David Mamet for a feature film.

Foreword	p. 8
Preface to the Second Edition	p. 10
Introduction	p. 16
What Does a Stage Manager Do?	p. 19
Preproduction	p. 27
Stage Managers and Computers	p. 57
The First Rehearsal	p. 71
The Rehearsal Period	p. 98
Automation	p. 120
Load-In and Technical Rehearsals	p. 131
Previews and Opening Night	p. 158
Maintaining and Running a Show	p. 165
Closing Night and Touring	p. 179
Career Information	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 194
Appendixes	p. 197
Definitions of a Stage Manager	p. 198
Sample Production Schedules	p. 203
Sample Contact Sheets	p. 211
Production Meeting Notes	p. 215
Rehearsal Schedules and Scene Breakdowns	p. 218
Rehearsal Report Form	p. 231
Sample Cue Sheets	p. 232
Tracking Sheet and Prop List	p. 236
Technical Rehearsal Schedules	p. 243
Cue Lights	p. 249
Actors' Equity Association Work Rules	p. 259
Performance Report Forms	p. 266
Production Schedules for Touring/Closing a Show	p. 269
Spreadsheet of a Production Schedule	p. 276
Site Survey for an Event at Yankee Stadium	p. 277
Basic Guide to a Site Survey for an Outdoor Event	p. 279
Scheduling and Running Events in Hotel Situations	p. 280
Discussion Agenda for Planning and Producing a Performance in a Nonperformance Space, Along with Load-In and Trucking Schedule	p. 283
Schedule for Outdoor Party and Concert in New York's Bryant Park	p. 288
Glossary	p. 291
Suggested Readings	p. 298
Index	p. 301
About the Author	p. 304
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