Stage managers have a particularly challenging job:  they must have a working knowledge of how all the various technical aspects of the theatre work.  Areas such as scenery, props, costumes, lights, and sound are all parts of a stage manager’s job.  They are part director, playwright, designer, and producer.  This unique, life-saving book takes the reader through three phases of mounting and performing a show exclusively from the stage manager’s perspective.  Part I involves the pre-production phase, including research, the script, planning and organization, and auditions.  Part II covers the rehearsal process:  rules, blocking, cues prompting, information distribution, and technical and dress rehearsals.  Part III covers the performance phase, such as calling the show, maintaining the director’s work, working with understudies and replacements, and more.  The book closes with insights into the organizational structure of some theatres and aspects of human behavior within those groups.  The book offers much helpful guidance and practical advice, along with many examples and forms to illustrate the points covered in this invaluable text.

(190 pages, 8½ x 11, paperback)

ISBN

Textbook

978-1-55870-235-6