One would find these items in an Actor/Welcome Packet.
Welcome Letter, Contact Sheet, Calendar, Emergency Forms, Scene Character Breakdown, Wallet Card, Cast List, Directions to Off-site Facilities
The tool used to measure a ground plan.
Scale ruler
These are the supplies you need for each rehearsal.
Chairs, tables, pencils, 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 what the stage management team and crew wear during tech and performances.
Name three items that could be found on a callboard.
Calendar, Daily Call, Cast List, Costume Fittings, Tech Schedule, Important Reminders/Announcements, Sign-In Sheets
The most common scales used in theatre.
1/2"=1'; 1/4"=1'
A day without rehearsal.
Dark Day
The definition of a hand-off and catch.
Hand off--literally hand someone a prop; catch--receive a prop as an actor runs past
Name one item you should not post on a callboard.
Contact sheet, any sensitive information or personal content
This is the first thing you should find when taping out the ground plan.
Plaster line and center line
Name two ASM responsibilities at rehearsal.
Tracking costumes and props, on book, entrance and exit, run sheet
These are the things the stage manager might time in rehearsal.
Entrance and Exits; Costume Quick Changes; Length of Show; Scene Timings
The paperwork needed for tech.
ASM-run sheet SM-prompt book
State two questions you should ask in your initial director meeting.
Anything regarding schedule, challenges, concept, team, or room set up
A gap with a slanted line coming from one side would represent this when taped out in the rehearsal room.
A door
This is the AEA rule for breaks in rehearsal.
5 minutes every 55 minutes; 10 minutes every 80 minutes
These are examples of consumable props.
Paper, food and drinks
This is rule number one of stage management.
Be a good person
This is the most important pre-production document.
TBD
A wavy line represents this on a ground plan.
Soft masking/curtain
Name two SM responsibilities at 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 someone left handed would likely set up their prompt book.
Script on right, blocking on left