Book description
The Stage Manager’s Toolkit provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices.
The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. The book identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success.
This book was written for Stage Management courses in Theatre programs and for the working professional.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Introduction: The Stage Manager as Communicator
- Chapter 1: Avenues of Communication
- Chapter 2: Principles of Document Design
- Chapter 3: Pre-Production
- Chapter 4: The Prompt Book
- Chapter 5: Rehearsals
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Chapter 6: Technical Rehearsals
- Creating the Tech Schedule
- Types of Tech Rehearsals
- Preparing for Tech
- Technology for the Stage Manager
- Delegation
- Working with the Crew
- The Preset List
- More About Prop Tables
- The Shift Plot
- Paperwork Variations
- The Costume Plot
- Cueing
- Partnership with the Musical Director
- Tech for Dance
- The Art of It All
- Stepping Up to Run the Show
- Rehearsal Reports during the Tech Period
- Chapter 7: Performances
- Chapter 8: Next Steps
- Chapter 9: Teaching Stage Management
- Epilogue: Final Thoughts
- Appendix
- Notes
- Author Biography
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Stage Manager's Toolkit, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317292593
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