Stage Management

13. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-99758-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Now in its thirteenth edition, Stage Management is the comprehensive go-to manual on stage management in all theatre environments.

Revered as the authoritative resource for stage management for the past 50 years, this newly revised text is rich with practical resources, including checklists, diagrams, examples, forms, and step-by-step directions for each stage of a production. In addition to sharing their own expertise, Stern and Gold have gathered practical advice from working stage managers of Broadway, off-Broadway, touring companies, regional, community, and 99-seat theatres. This new edition has been fully updated with new technology and best practices, including:

- Websites and apps for today’s stage management teams

- Updated Equity rules and how/when to join the union

- Updated safety and emergency protocols, including those for COVID

- Normalizing diversity and inclusion

- Comparisons with and explanations of UK terms and calling practices

- New voices from practicing stage managers in text boxes and case studies scattered throughout the book

This practical guide is written for students of Stage Management as well as early career stage managers of all ages.

The online resources include paperwork templates, downloadable checklists, suggested readings, and a list of over 500 internships and apprenticeships available across the United States in a variety of theatrical settings.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gold, Jill

Stern, Lawrence

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theater: Technik, Bühnentechnik, Einrichtung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What IS a Stage Manager?  2. Characteristics of a Great Stage Manager  3. Start with the Script  4. Scheduling and Company Rules  5. Getting to Know the Theatre  6. Running Auditions  7. Budgeting  8. Working as a Team  9. Pre-Production/First Day  10. Rehearsal Procedures  11. Running Props  12. Supervision of Shifts  13. Running the Technical Rehearsal  14. Running the Show  15. After Opening  16. Strike, Remounts and Tours  17. Emergency Procedures  18. Working with Unions  19. Stage Manager Resources  20. Following Through  21. Getting a Job  22. High School Stage Management

Über Autor(innen)

Lawrence Stern learned basic stage management at Eldred Hall Theatre (Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH), where he earned an MA in Theatre. While serving in the Air Force, he was the manager of the Armed Forces Radio Television Station on Crete (Iraklion Air Station) and directed the little base theatre at Offutt AFB, NB, and Iraklion Air Station. He stage managed for years in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area (Tustin Playhouse, Actors Studio West, Equity Library Theatre, Players Ring Gallery, Las Palmas, Huntington Hartford, Greek) and Sacramento (Music Circus) before turning to directing, writing, and teaching.

Jill Gold has been an Equity stage manager for over 40 years. Based in Los Angeles, she toured the United States with 7 productions including Wicked, City of Angels, and Les Misérables, and saw Europe with Sisterella. Jill has over 250 shows to her credit thanks to producers such as the Pasadena Playhouse, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, Broadway at Music Circus, Reprise Theatre Company, and the Geffen Playhouse. She also stage manages operas and events, teaches Stage Management at Occidental College and UCLA, and enjoys guest lecturing around the country.