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STAGE MANAGEMENT
What is a good SM?
A professional attitude◦Assume responsibility◦Keep your cool◦Keep your mouth shut and ears and eyes open◦Think ahead—anticipate!
Personal traits◦Be considerate◦Keep a sense of humor◦Organize and be efficient◦Punctuality and dependability
Areas of responsibility
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER◦Assistant stage managers
Calls cues for Board operators, Stagehands and House staff
As a member of Actor’s Equity is employed by producer and answers to producer, director and designers
Flow Chart
The Prompt Script
Provide wide margins for notes and cuesWhen photocopying, be aware of “fair use
provisions” of US Copyright lawKeep in a safe placePage tabs for easy reference are
recommendedDevelop a code which others, if needed,
can understand (IE: Warn, Go, Blocking notations, etc.)
Charlotte Cushman’s promptbook for HAMLET, 1861
Pirates of Penzance, 1912
Indices and Charts
As a record of production, the promptbook is a record not just of staging but of the entire production◦Script notations including entrances & exits◦Company list with contacts◦Costume, prop, light, sound plots◦Pronunciation guides◦Special effects◦Emergency guidelines
Rehearsal procedures
ESU THEATRE Standard Operating Procedures
Technical rehearsals
Running the show
American Association of Community Theatre
Websites for Stage Management
10 Commandments of Stage Management
THEATRE CRAFTS: Stage Management
Stage Managers Association
SM Resources
Books on Stage Management
ESU GRADS ON BROADWAY
Trinity Wheeler, AEA SM
