Stage manager : the professional experience / Larry Fazio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fazio, Larry, 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stage management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : Focal Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In every theatrical production, a single indispensable person is responsible for ensuring that scenery, lighting, actors, directors, sound artists are in sync. Stage Manager: the Professional Experience takes the reader through all aspects of the craft of stage management, from prompt books and laptops to relationships and people management. It offers an extensive discussion of what makes a good stage manager, and takes the reader through each phase of a production from getting hired, to auditions and rehearsals, to the run and closing of the show. <BR id=""CRLF

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; The Professional Gap; Learning the Hard Way; The Human and Psychological Side; Objective and Intention of This Book; The Chapters; End of Chapter Features; A Glossary of Words, Terms, Expressions, and Phrases; A Definition of Professional; The Distinguishing Line; The Most Important Work; The Musical Play; Standard Stage Manager Titles and Their Abbreviations; The ASM; Women SMs; A History of SMing; The Professional Experience; Interviews; 2. The Anatomy of a Good Stage Manager

The Practical ApplicationThe Qualities of a Good SM; The Spirit of an SM; The Right Stuff; Core of the Spirit; A Need for Perfection; Control; Anatomy of the ASM; Show Business: A Glamorous Business; Interviews; 3. The Stage Manager's Chain of Command List; The Production Executives; The Production Office Staff; The Creators; The production Staff; The Performing Artists and Actor's Equity; The Technical Staff: Designers, Department Heads, Their Assistants, and Crewmembers; The Shops and Vendors; The Theatre, Performance Site, or Venue; In Review

4. Stage Manager for Hire: Seeking Work, Getting the Job, and Being Hired Again and AgainNetworking; Building a Resume; Presentation of the Resume; The Layout; The Credits; One-Page Resumes; Slanting the Resume and Additional Credit Headings; Repetitive Credits; Absence of Dates; Further Experience; References; Optional Information; Establishing a Good Reputation; Good Word-of-Mouth; Interviewing for the Job; Gut Feeling; Controlling the Interview and the Outcome; Wanting the Job; First Impressions; Dressing the Part; The Chit-Chat Part of the Interview; The Other Side of Interviewing

The Most Difficult Parts of InterviewingGetting an Equity Card; Persistence, Paying Dues, Doing Your Best; The Terms of the Contract; Negotiating; Personal Financial Planning, Budgeting, and Support for the SM; Unemployment Insurance Benefits; The SM's Survival Kit; The Professional Experience; Proud to Join the Ranks; The Terminator Negotiator; That Gut Feeling; Interviews; 5. Tools, Supplies, and Equipment; The SM's Portable Office; The SM's Console; The SM's Bag; The SM's Box; The SM's Filing System; Other Items in the SM's Box; Today's Stage Manager; Electronic Equipment; Software

In TransitionThe Professional Experience; The Well-Supplied SM; Log Book: Star Witness; 6. Hard Copy: Charts, Plots, Plans, and Lists; Forms Defined; The Scene/Character Tracking Chart; Our Imaginary Play; Beginning the Scene/Character Tracking Chart; A Refinement; The Heading; Breaking Down the Play by Scenes; Subdivision of Scenes, or French Scenes; Naming or Tagging a Scene; The Character/Actor-Actor/Character List; The Sign-in Sheet; The Rehearsal Sign-in Sheet and Performance Sign-in Sheet; Listing the Actors' Names on the Sign-in Sheet; The Day Off While in Rehearsals

The Performance Sign-in Sheet

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781138129382

1138129380

9781136083570

113608357X

9780080517636

0080517633

9781136083587

1136083588

OCLC:

958103262