Pre Production
These are four documents found in an Actor/Welcome Packet.
Welcome Letter, Contact Sheet, Calendar, Emergency Forms, Scene Character Breakdown, Wallet Card, Cast List, Directions to Off-site Facilities
This is the tool used to measure a ground plan.
Scale ruler
This is the equipment needed to setup and run each rehearsal.
Chairs, tables, pencils and papers, SM supplies, first aid kit, rehearsal props
This is the definition of blocking.
Any action given by the director to the actors, or taken naturally by the actors and approved by the director.
This is the type of clothing stage managers and crew wear.
black clothing
These are three documents that might get posted on a callboard.
Calendar, Daily Call, Cast List, Costume Fittings, Tech Schedule, Important Reminders/Announcements, Sign-In Sheets
These are the common scales used on theatrical ground plans.
1/2"=1'; 1/4"=1'
This is the definition of a dark day.
Day without rehearsal
These are the types of choreography the stage manager would record.
Fight, dance, intimacy, specialized movement
This is a hand-off and this is a catch.
Hand off--literally hand someone a prop; catch--receive a prop as an actor runs past
This is an item that should not be posted on a callboard.
Contact sheet, any sensitive information or personal content
You should find this first when taping out a ground plan.
Plaster line and center line
These are two of the ASM's responsibilities in rehearsal.
Tracking costumes and props, on book, entrance and exit, run sheet
This is what you would need to time in rehearsal.
Entrance and Exits; Costume Quick Changes; Length of Show; Scene Timings
ASM-run sheet SM-prompt book
These are two questions a stage manager should ask in the initial meeting with the director.
Anything regarding schedule, challenges, concept, team, or room set up
Which way it opens/swings, size of doorway
This is the AEA (Actor's Equity) break rule.
5 minutes every 55 minutes; 10 minutes every 80 minutes
These are examples of consumable props.
Paper, food, drinks/liquids, etc.
This is rule number one of stage management.
Be a good person
This is the most important Pre-Production document.
TBD
This is what a wavy line represents.
Soft masking/curtain
These are two of the SM's responsibilities in rehearsal.
Taking blocking; notes; director/designer coordination
This is the difference between set dressing and props.
Set dressing--attached and not moved
This is how a prompt book should be set up.
Left handed vs. Right handed