Great questions, Kayla. I'll answer from my experiences as SM for many community theater productions as well as five years of experience as the volunteer technical director of a children's theater.
1a) #1: a sense of calm and focus when you are try…
1a. A little OCD, Multi-Tasker, Maturity
1b. Calendar (w/rehearsal schedule and all conflicts)-to know what's coming up in the week and to assist with any last minute changes; Scene Breakdown-because actors want to know how long they have before the…
Hey, there!
Just wanted to chime in and let you know about my TheatreFace.com blog posts re: "Stage Managing 101" and "Basic SM Duties." This Monday, I'll post Part III: "SM Tools of the Trade."
http://www.theatreface.com/profiles/blogs/stage-man…
Hi Kayla,
I just taught a stage management course at a community college, and now I am stage managing at the Blue Barn Theatre in Omaha, NE. So, off the top of my head, here are some answers to those questions:
1a. A stage manager must possess: Gr…
For me there are stages I use
Safety rules I want followed (As the production dictates) This every crew hand must sign off on.
Pre check list. Over time a given venue will have a common template you might be able to copy.Tech checks, call numbers,…
Hey everyone, this is the starting point of the discussion if you want to talk part. If you have more questions about this process just let me know! I will try to give you an I deal on what area we are focusing in class on to ease any question/confu…
Hi everyone, I been a part of this group for almost a year but I have never made a post. I am a Junior at Northwest Missouri State University. Now I am finally getting to take a stage management class, in my class we are getting to email professiona…
This is great. I wasn't able to go to a lot of workshops because I was student volunteering. I think it would be really fun (and a lot of work) to be part of any cirque show.