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

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.