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.