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Stage Management

ISBN: 9780205273034 | 0205273033
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 9/1/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
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.
Forewordxi(2)
Preface to the Sixth Editionxiii(2)
Preface to the First Editionxv
1 Making Things Run Smoothly
1(6)
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A Point of Departure
1(1)
The Care and Feeding of the Amateur Stage Manager: A True Tale of the Theater
2(5)
2 Characteristics of a Good Stage Manager
7(9)
Professional Attitude
7(5)
Personal Traits
12(4)
3 Getting the Play and Understanding It
16(18)
The Prompt Script
19(5)
Understanding the Script
24(1)
Plots
24(10)
4 Scheduling and Company Rules
34(15)
The Master Calendar
34(4)
Staff Meetings
38(1)
Rehearsal Schedules
38(4)
Company Rules
42(3)
The Callboard
45(4)
5 Getting Acquainted with Your Theater
49(19)
Who Does What?
49(6)
Personal Equipment for Stage Managers
55(2)
Stage Diagrams
57(2)
Circuit Breakers
59(3)
Diagram of Lighting Instruments
62(2)
Information Packets
64(4)
6 Expediting Auditions and Readings
68(22)
Working with Actors
68(3)
Posting Notes for Readings
71(3)
Accepting Resumes
74(4)
Controlling Scripts
78(1)
Obtaining Information
78(2)
Controlling Forms
80(3)
Preparing a Cast List
83(4)
Conducting the Deputy Election
87(2)
First Cast Meeting or Read-Through
89(1)
7 Budgeting
90(4)
8 Rehearsal Procedures
94(42)
Working with the Director during Rehearsal
94(2)
Preset Diagrams
96(1)
Rehearsals Away from Your Stage
97(1)
Your Rehearsal Call
97(1)
Rehearsal Duties
98(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 Priorities319(3)
Appendix B Forms322(2)
Appendix C A Few Theater Stories324(7)
Glossary331(23)
Reader's Comments Form354(1)
Index355

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