Stage Management

by Stern, Lawrence

ISBN13:

9780205273034

ISBN10:

0205273033

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

9/1/1997

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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Affectionately known as the bible of stage management, this classic guide has given thousands of readers the necessary tools to tackle stage management assignments, competently and confidently. It systematically examines the stage manager's role in overall theater production, focusing on what to do and how to do it. The role and responsibilities of the stage manager - from the characteristics of a good stage manager to the many details of show production - are spelled out in clear and practical terms. The aim throughout is to make theater-making easier for everyone concerned, but especially for the stage manager.

Foreword

(2)

Preface to the Sixth Edition

xiii

(2)

Preface to the First Edition

1 Making Things Run Smoothly

(6)

A Point of Departure

(1)

The Care and Feeding of the Amateur Stage Manager: A True Tale of the Theater

(5)

2 Characteristics of a Good Stage Manager

(9)

Professional Attitude

(5)

Personal Traits

(4)

3 Getting the Play and Understanding It

(18)

The Prompt Script

(5)

Understanding the Script

(1)

Plots

(10)

4 Scheduling and Company Rules

(15)

The Master Calendar

(4)

Staff Meetings

(1)

Rehearsal Schedules

(4)

Company Rules

(3)

The Callboard

(4)

5 Getting Acquainted with Your Theater

(19)

Who Does What?

(6)

Personal Equipment for Stage Managers

(2)

Stage Diagrams

(2)

Circuit Breakers

(3)

Diagram of Lighting Instruments

(2)

Information Packets

(4)

6 Expediting Auditions and Readings

(22)

Working with Actors

(3)

Posting Notes for Readings

(3)

Accepting Resumes

(4)

Controlling Scripts

(1)

Obtaining Information

(2)

Controlling Forms

(3)

Preparing a Cast List

(4)

Conducting the Deputy Election

(2)

First Cast Meeting or Read-Through

(1)

7 Budgeting

(4)

8 Rehearsal Procedures

(42)

Working with the Director during Rehearsal

(2)

Preset Diagrams

(1)

Rehearsals Away from Your Stage

(1)

Your Rehearsal Call

(1)

Rehearsal Duties

(19)

Keeping Track of Rehearsals

117

(1)

Accident Prevention and Reports

118

(12)

Keeping a Do-List

130

(1)

Avoiding Rehearsal Problems

131

(5)

9 Keeping the Cast on Time

136

(6)

Sign-In Sheets

137

(3)

The Calls

140

(2)

10 Department Management and Property Management

142

(9)

The Stage Manager as Supervisor

142

(1)

Supervision of Department Heads

143

(1)

Property Management and You

144

(1)

Property Person's Checklist

145

(2)

Property Forms

147

(4)

11 Lights and Lighting Equipment

151

(22)

Conducting the Light Check

151

(3)

Preparation of the Lighting Cue Sheet

154

(2)

Re-Gelling Plans/Instrument Schedule

156

(1)

Gel Patterns

157

(1)

Area Lighting Diagrams

158

(1)

Control Boards

159

(9)

Control Board Capabilities

168

(4)

Keeping Current

172

(1)

12 Supervision of Shifts

173

(15)

Shift Plot Charts

173

(5)

Take-In

178

(1)

Crew Briefing

178

(1)

Scene Dock

179

(2)

Shift Inspection

181

(1)

Scene Shift Diagrams

181

(4)

Audience Caution

185

(1)

Distribution of Scene Diagrams

185

(1)

Upkeep of Sets

186

(2)

13 Running the Technical Rehearsal

188

(4)

14 Running the Show

192

(9)

Checklists

192

(2)

Giving Cues

194

(3)

Timing Curtain Calls

197

(2)

Walking the Curtain

199

(1)

Access to the Control Booth

199

(2)

15 Working with the House Manager

201

(12)

Duties of the House Manager

202

(4)

Blood-Borne Pathogens

206

(3)

Rotating Duty Rosters

209

(3)

VIP Lists

212

(1)

16 Keeping the Show in Hand

213

(6)

Long-Run "Improvements"

213

(2)

Cast Morale

215

(1)

Blocking Replacements and Rehearsing Understudies

216

(1)

Upkeep of Sets and Costumes

217

(2)

17 Closing and Moving

219

(10)

Strike Plan

219

(2)

Changeover Schedule

221

(2)

Moving the Show

223

(6)

18 Organizing Information

229

(22)

Local Theater

229

(1)

Newspapers and Magazines

229

(3)

Guides to Goods and Services

232

(2)

Contact File

234

(1)

Books

234

(3)

Keeping Current with the Technology of Theater

237

(4)

Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

241

(1)

Police, Fire, and Municipal Regulations

241

(3)

Getting to Know the Unions

244

(7)

19 Correspondence

251

(4)

A Letter to the Next Stage Manager

251

(1)

Critiques

252

(1)

Letters of Recommendation

252

(2)

Thank-You Notes

254

(1)

20 Festivals

255

(52)

Purpose of Festivals

255

(1)

Festival Format

256

(2)

Planning

258

(36)

To Compete or Not to Compete

294

(2)

Conclusion

296

(1)

Appendix: Rules for High School Festivals

296

(11)

21 Getting a Job

307

(12)

Your First Job as Stage Manager

307

(1)

Resumes

308

(6)

Personal Mailing List

314

(2)

Long-Range Goals

316

(3)

Appendix A Production Checklist from a Stage Manager's Point of View: A Chronological Approach and Priorities

319

(3)

Appendix B Forms

322

(2)

Appendix C A Few Theater Stories

324

(7)

Glossary

331

(23)

Reader's Comments Form

354

(1)

Index

355

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