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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kincman, Laurie.

Contributor:

Taylor and Francis eBooks.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stage management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As a Stage Manager, you are responsible for organizing rehearsals, running performances, and keeping everyone and everything on track and in sync. To do the job well, you need to be a communication wizard-able to collect a wide range of details and share them as effectively as possible. The Stage Manger's Toolkit is more than another overview book which generalizes how to be a Stage Manager. It presents the day-to-day duties in detail-discussing not only what to do but also why. Focusing on communication best practices, the book explores objectives, paperwork, and the questions that need to be asked in order to ensure a smooth production whether on Broadway, at a university, or somewhere in between.

Contents:

Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 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; Auditions;

The Contact SheetThinking 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; The Rehearsal Report; Production Meetings; Scene Work; Adding the Elements; Updating Paperwork; Concluding Time in the Hall; Chapter 6: Technical Rehearsals; Creating the Tech Schedule; Types of Tech Rehearsals; Preparing for Tech;

Technology for the Stage ManagerWorking with the Crew; The Preset List; The Shift Plot; Paperwork Variations; The Costume Plot; Cueing; 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?; Epilogue: Final Thoughts; Appendix;

Actors' Equity AssociationThe Stage Manager's Kit; Emergency Announcements; More Paperwork; Web Resources; Suggested Reading; Notes; Author Biography; Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781135905088

1135905088

OCLC:

843642569

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.