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Foreword | |
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Preface to the Eighth Edition | |
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Preface to the First Edition | |
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Making Things Run Smoothly and What's in It for You | |
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A Point of Departure | |
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The Care and Feeding of the Amateur Stage Manager: A True Tale of the Theater | |
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What's in It for You? | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Characteristics of a Good Stage Manager | |
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Attributes of Good Stage Managers | |
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Communication/Management Skills | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Getting the Play and Understanding It | |
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The Prompt Script | |
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Understanding the Script | |
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Plots | |
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Area Lighting Diagrams | |
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Entrances and Exits | |
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Pronunciation Questions | |
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Special Effects | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Scheduling and Company Rules | |
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The Master Calendar | |
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Staff Meetings | |
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Rehearsal Schedules | |
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Company Rules | |
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The Callboard | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Getting Acquainted with Your Theater | |
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Who Does What? | |
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Personal Equipment for Stage Managers | |
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Stage Diagrams | |
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Circuit Breakers | |
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Diagram of Lighting Instruments | |
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Information Packets | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercises | |
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Expediting Auditions and Readings | |
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Working with Actors | |
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Posting Notes for Readings | |
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Accepting Resumes | |
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Controlling Scripts | |
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Obtaining Information | |
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Controlling Forms | |
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Preparing a Cast List | |
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Conducting the Deputy Election | |
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First Cast Meeting or Read-Through | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Budgeting | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Rehearsal Procedures | |
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Working with the Director during Rehearsal | |
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Preset Diagrams | |
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Rehearsals Away from Your Stage | |
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Your Rehearsal Call | |
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Rehearsal Duties | |
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Keeping Track of Rehearsals | |
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Accident Prevention and Reports | |
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Keeping a Do-List | |
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Avoiding Rehearsal Problems | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Keeping the Cast on Time | |
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Sign-In Sheets | |
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The Calls | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Department Management and Property Management | |
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The Stage Manager as Coordinator of Departments | |
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Property Management and You | |
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Property Person's Checklist | |
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Property Forms | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Supervision of Shifts | |
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Shift Plot Charts | |
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Take-In | |
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Crew Briefing | |
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Scene Dock | |
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Shift Inspection | |
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Scene Shift Diagrams | |
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Audience Caution | |
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Distribution of Scene Diagrams | |
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Upkeep of Sets | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Running the Technical Rehearsal | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Running the Show | |
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Checklists | |
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Giving Cues | |
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Cueing Equipment | |
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Timing Curtain Calls | |
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Walking the Curtain | |
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Access to the Control Booth | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Working with the House Manager | |
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Duties of the House Manager | |
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Blood-Borne Pathogens | |
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Rotating Duty Rosters | |
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VIP Lists | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Keeping the Show in Hand | |
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Long-Run "Improvements" | |
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Cast Morale | |
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Blocking Replacements and Rehearsing Understudies | |
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Upkeep of Sets and Costumes | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Closing and Moving/Touring | |
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Strike Plan | |
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Changeover Schedule | |
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Moving the Show | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Organizing Information | |
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Local Theater | |
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Newspapers and Magazines | |
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Guides to Goods and Services | |
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Contact File | |
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Books | |
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Keeping Current with the Technology of Theater | |
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Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) | |
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Police, Fire, and Municipal Regulations | |
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Getting to Know the Unions | |
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Stage Managers' Association | |
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SMNetwork | |
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The Theatre Sound Mailing List | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercises | |
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Correspondence | |
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A Letter to the Next Stage Manager | |
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Critiques | |
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Letters of Recommendation | |
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Thank-You Notes | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Getting a Job | |
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Your First Job as Stage Manager | |
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Resumes | |
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Personal Mailing List | |
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Long-Range Goals | |
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Suggested Classroom Exercise | |
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Production Checklist from a Stage Manager's Point of View: A Chronological Approach and Priorities | |
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Forms | |
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A Few Theater Stories | |
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Websites of Interest to Stage Managers | |