The Stage Manager's Toolkit: Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance

Revised
ISBN: 978-1-138-18378-0
Verlag: FOCAL PR

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 839 g

Reihe: Focal Press Toolkit

The Stage Manager’s Toolkit provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices.

The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. The book identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success.

This book was written for Stage Management courses in Theatre programs and for the working professional.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kincman, Laurie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by David Grindle

Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition

Introduction: The Stage Manager as Communicator

Chapter 1: AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION

Face-to-Face Communication

Written Communication

Chapter 2: PRINCIPLES OF DOCUMENT DESIGN

Identifying Your Audience

Page Layout

Fonts

Color and Shading

Accessibility

Continuity

What’s in a Name?

Ready to Begin

Chapter 3: PRE-PRODUCTION

Given Circumstances

The Calendar

Analyzing the Production

The Character/Scene Breakdown

Meeting with the Director

Meeting the Production Team

The Prop List

Specialty Charts
Auditions

The Contact Sheet

Thinking about the SM Team

Next Steps

Chapter 4: THE PROMPT BOOK

Organizing the Prompt Book

Preparing the Prompt Script

The Script for the Musical
Ready for Launch

Chapter 5: REHEARSALS

First Rehearsal

Table Work

Music and Dance Rehearsals

Blocking

The Daily Call

Conflicts

Fittings

The First Run-Through
Organizing Yourself

Scene Work

The Rehearsal Report

Production Meetings

Adding the Elements

Updating Paperwork
Rehearsals for Dance

Concluding Time in the Hall

Chapter 6: TECHNICAL REHEARSALS

Creating the Tech Schedule

Types of Tech Rehearsals

Preparing for Tech

Technology for the Stage Manager
Delegation

Working with the Crew

The Preset List
More About Prop Tables

The Shift Plot

Paperwork Variations

The Costume Plot

Cueing
Partnership with the Musical Director
Tech for Dance
The Art of It All

Stepping Up to Run the Show

Rehearsal Reports during the Tech Period

Chapter 7: PERFORMANCES

Previews

Refining Your Routine

Opening Night

Working with Front-of-House

The Performance Report

Changing Personnel

Maintaining the Artistic Integrity of Your Show

Working with Understudies

Emergency Plans and Problem-Solving

Chapter 8: NEXT STEPS

Moving the Production

The End of the Line—Or Is It?
The Post Mortem

Chapter 9: TEACHING STAGE MANAGEMENT
Overall Philosophy
Curriculum
Practical Experiences
The Introductory Course
Advanced Study
Evaluation and Grading
Learning On Your Own

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX
Actors’ Equity Association

The Stage Manager’s Kit

Emergency Announcements

More Paperwork

Web Resources

Suggested Reading

Notes

Author Biography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Laurie Kincman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, heading the undergraduate emphases in stage management and arts administration. She also serves as the department’s production manager. Her professional credits as a stage manager and production manager include work with the Old Globe Theatre, Malashock Dance & Company, Shakespeare Festival/LA, Opera Pacific, the California Ballet Company, American Stage Festival, and for choreographers Jessica Iwanson and Donald McKayle. Laurie is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, the Production Managers Forum, the Stage Managers Association, the Association for Arts Administration Educators, and Actors’ Equity Association.