Stage Manager's Toolkit Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance

Name: Stage Manager's Toolkit Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance
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ISBN: 9780415663199

ISBN-10: 0415663199

ISBN-13: 9780415663199

Edition: 2013

Authors: Laurie Kincman

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As a Stage Manager, you are the clearinghouse of information in every production; you are responsible for organizing rehearsals, running performances, and keeping everything and everyone on track and in order. Simply put, to do this job you need to be a communication maverick-able to express ideas, schedules, and reminders as effectively as possible. Stage Management: Communication Techniques for the Production Process is not another overview book that generalizes how to be a Stage Manager and glosses over the nitty-gritty details of the day-to-day duties. This book tells you exactly what you need to do-and how!-to be the best at your job. It provides a comprehensive account of the role of…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 4/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Stage Manager as Communicator



Avenues of Communication


Face-to-Face Communication


Written Communication



Principles of Document Design


Identifying Your Audience


Page Layout


Fonts


Color and Shading


Accessibility


Continuity


What's in a Name?


Ready to Begin



Pre-Production


Given Circumstances


The Calendar


Analyzing the Production


The Character/Scene Breakdown


Meeting with the Director


Meeting the Production Team


The Prop List


Auditions


The Contact Sheet


Thinking about the SM Team


Next Steps



The Prompt Book


Organizing the Prompt Book


Preparing the Prompt Script


The Script for the Musical


Ready for Launch



Rehearsals


First Rehearsal


Table Work


Music and Dance Rehearsals


Blocking


The Daily Call


Conflicts


Fittings


The First Run-Through


The Rehearsal Report


Production Meetings


Scene Work


Adding the Elements


Updating Paperwork


Concluding Time in the Mall



Technical Rehearsals


Creating the Tech Schedule


Types of Tech Rehearsals


Preparing for Tech


Technology for the Stage Manager


Working with the Crew


The Preset List


The Shift Plot


Paperwork Variations


The Costume Plot


Cueing


Stepping Up to Run the Show


Rehearsal Reports during the Tech Period



Performances


Previews


Refining Your Routine


Opening Night


Working with Front-of-House


The Performance Report


Changing Personnel


Maintaining the Artistic Integrity of Your Show


Working with Understudies


Emergency Plans and Problem-Solving



Next Steps


Moving the Production


The End of the Line-Or Is It?


Epilogue: Final Thoughts


Appendix


Actors' Equity Association


The Stage Manager's Kit


Emergency Announcements


More Paperwork


Web Resources


Suggested Reading


Notes


Author Biography


Index