Stage Management, 11th Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Dedication
5. Copyright Page
6. Table of Contents
7. Preface
8. Foreword
9. Acknowledgments
10. Chapter 1 Making Things Run Smoothly
11. Chapter 2 Characteristics of a Good Stage Manager
    1. Attributes of Good Stage Managers
    2. Communication/Management Skills
    3. Effective Committee Work
12. Chapter 3 Getting the Play and Understanding It
    1. The Promptbook
    2. Understanding the Script
    3. Plots
    4. Area Lighting Diagrams
    5. Entrances and Exits
    6. Pronunciation Questions
    7. Special Effects
13. Chapter 4 Scheduling and Company Rules
    1. The Master Calendar
    2. Staff Meetings
    3. Rehearsal Schedules
    4. Company Rules
    5. The Callboard
14. Chapter 5 Getting Acquainted with Your Theatre
    1. Who Does What?
    2. Personal Equipment for Stage Managers
    3. Stage Diagrams
    4. Diagram of Lighting Instruments
    5. Information Packets
15. Chapter 6 Expediting Auditions and Readings
    1. Working with Actors
    2. Accepting Résumés
    3. Controlling Scripts
    4. Obtaining Information
    5. Controlling Forms
    6. Preparing a Cast List
    7. Conducting the Deputy Election
    8. First Cast Meeting or Read-Through
16. Chapter 7 Budgeting
17. Chapter 8 Rehearsal Procedures
    1. Working with the Director During Rehearsal
    2. Preset Diagrams
    3. Rehearsals Away from Your Stage
    4. Your Rehearsal Call
    5. Rehearsal Duties
    6. Keeping Track of Rehearsals
    7. Accident Prevention and Reports
    8. Keeping a Do-List
    9. Avoiding Rehearsal Problems
18. Chapter 9 Keeping The Cast on Time
    1. Sign-In Sheets
    2. The Calls
19. Chapter 10 Department Management and Property Management
    1. The Stage Manager as Coordinator of Departments
    2. Property Forms
    3. Got Snow?
20. Chapter 11 Supervision of Shifts
    1. Shift Plot Charts
    2. Take-In
    3. Crew Briefing
    4. Scene Dock
    5. Shift Inspection
    6. Scene Shift Diagrams
    7. Audience Caution
    8. Distribution of Scene Diagrams
    9. Upkeep of Sets
21. Chapter 12 Running the Technical Rehearsal
    1. Spiking Devices
22. Chapter 13 Running the Show
    1. Checklists
    2. Giving Cues
    3. Cueing Equipment
    4. Timing Curtain Calls
    5. Walking the Curtain
    6. Access to the Control Booth
23. Chapter 14 Working with the House Manager
    1. Duties of the House Manager
    2. Blood-Borne Pathogens
    3. Rotating Duty Rosters
    4. VIP Lists
24. Chapter 15 Keeping the Show in Hand
    1. Long-Run “Improvements”
    2. Cast Morale
    3. Blocking Replacements and Rehearsing Understudies
    4. Upkeep of Sets and Costumes
25. Chapter 16 Closing and Moving/Touring
    1. Strike Plan
    2. Changeover Schedule
    3. Moving the Show
26. Chapter 17 Fire/Evacuation
    1. Limitations
    2. Stage Manager’s Fire/Evacuation Checklist
    3. Evacuation
    4. Resources
27. Chapter 18 Working with Unions
28. Chapter 19 Organizing Information
    1. Local Theatre
    2. Newspapers, Magazines, and Internet Info
    3. Guides to Goods and Services
    4. Contact File
    5. Books
    6. Keeping Current with the Technology of Theatre
    7. Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
    8. Police, Fire, and Municipal Regulations
    9. Organizations
29. Chapter 20 Correspondence
    1. A Letter to the Next Stage Manager
    2. Critiques
    3. Letters of Recommendation
    4. Thank You Notes
30. Chapter 21 Getting a Job
    1. Your First Job as Stage Manager
    2. Résumés
    3. Personal Mailing List
    4. Long-Range Goals
31. Chapter 22 High School Stage Management
    1. Four Suggestions for Improving Stage Management at Your School
    2. Company Rules
    3. Improving Scene Shifts
    4. Rehearsal Reports
    5. Safety Concerns
    6. Recognition of Drama Teachers
32. Appendix A: Production Checklist from a Stage Manager’s Point of View
33. Appendix B: Forms
34. Appendix C: A Few Theatre Stories
35. Appendix D: Websites of Interest to Stage Managers
36. Appendix E: What Would You Do?
37. Appendix F: Directing a Community Theatre Play
38. Appendix G: Jill’s Communication Skills Exercise
39. Glossary
40. Reader’s Comments Form
41. Index