Stage Manager Duties
What is a stage manager?
One who supervises the physical aspects of a production.
How do you start an email?
With a professional greeting (Dear,)
Whose job is it to record all of the blocking?
The stage manager's.
What is the prompt book?
The script with all the cues written in it.
The crew should get notes related to all things _____.
Technical.
How many rehearsals does the stage manager have to attend?
All of the rehearsals.
Cast.
Define blocking.
The precise movement and staging of actors.
What is the prompt book used for?
It is used to call the cues for a show.
How do you end a professional stage management email?
Sincerely followed by your first and last name. (Bonus, remind the cast/crew of upcoming events.)
How does the stage manager interact with designers?
Communicates any notes that pertain to the designers. Communicates the director's desires to the designers.
What writing rules and grammar should you use when writing an email?
Proper spelling and correct grammar.
What are two ways in which blocking is created for a production?
Stage directions, the director, movements that the actors naturally do in rehearsal.
What does a stage manager do when an actor calls for line?
Gives them the next four words of their line to jog their memory.
Name three skills that a stage manager needs to have based on the PowerPoint.
Organization, good communication skills, adaptability, good listener, team player, patience.
What are two aspects of the relationship between the stage management and the director?
Stage manager records blocking, stage manager takes extensive notes and sends them to the cast/crew, communicates what goes on in rehearsal, helps the director schedule rehearsals, communicates the director's desires.
Should you put notes that pertain to the cast before notes that only pertain to one person when typing up notes, or should you put individual notes before notes for the cast.
You should put notes that pertain to the cast before notes that only pertain to one person.
What is a stage picture?
The arrangement of actors on the stage.
Name an example of a cue that a stage manager might call.
A light cue, a sound cue, a specific technical cue.
What is blocking included in a script called?
Stage directions.
What are 2 responsibilities a stage manager has during a production?
Calling the show, making sure the show runs smoothly, make sure that the production remains intact with the director's artistic vision, staying in communication with the box office, doing a run down of the set before/after a performance.
How do you organize/format notes in an email?
The department or individual's name then underneath all notes that pertain to them.
What is another way to say blocking?
Staging.
How does one call a light cue?
Light cue (number) go.
If the stage manager is not on book for the actors, who is usually on book for them?
The assistant stage manager.