Reports & Paperwork
Name two types of reports a stage manager must complete during a production.
What are rehearsal reports and performance reports?
What does EMC stand for?
What is Equity Membership Candidate?
This is what a stage manager should do first in an emergency.
What is call "hold" and assess the situation?
What is a dry tech?
What is a tech rehearsal without actors, focusing on cues/complex technical elements?
Name the three ethical frameworks from Alcorn & Porter.
What is Utilitarianism, Servant Leadership, and Ethics of Care?
List two essential elements in a rehearsal or performance report.
What are date/time/location and notes for departments (e.g., costumes, props)?
Name the three current ways you can join Actor’s Equity Association.
What is open access, through a union contract, or through a sister union?
Name three items you must find in a first aid kit.
What are band-aids, ice packs, ointments, over the counter meds for pain and sickness, gauze, tweezers, medical scissors, anti-infective wipes, etc.?
What is a paper tech?
What is a meeting to review complicated cue sequences and clarify any points of confusion prior to tech?
True or False: There’s only one correct way to notate blocking.
What is False?
What are four things a stage manager tracks during technical analysis?
What are sound, lights, props, and costume changes?
What is the difference between an EPA and an Open Call?
What is an EPA is for Equity members; an Open Call is for anyone?
True or False: The stage manager must personally remove all props during strike.
What is False?
Name two duties of an ASM.
What are spike marking, running backstage track, prop/costume tracking?
The two ways an SM can help actors learn their lines.
What is running lines with them and distributing line notes?
Why is it important to ask company members which contact info can be shared on a contact sheet?
What is to protect privacy and ensure consent?
When does a stage manager or actor officially have employment, according to AEA?
What is when they have signed their contract?
Name two things the SM should do to help the crew during emergencies.
What are establish protocols and communicate clearly?
What are two ways an SM can support the crew during tech?
What are providing clear run sheets, setting clear expectations, proactive and effective communication?
Name the 6 common ethical dilemmas stage managers often face.
What is identity, language, safety, incivility, intimacy, and confidentiality?
What are four considerations when assigning dressing rooms?
What are cast size, age, gender identity, quick change needs, accessibility, and contract negotiations?
Which type of audition must be held first and why?
What is the EPA, because Equity members get priority access?
What does an actor signing the sign-in sheet legally acknowledge as per Equity?
What is reporting for work/"clocking in"?
Name one issue a SM must watch for in long-running shows.
What are "long run improvements" (changes to lines, blocking, pacing, artistic vision)?
Name 3 strategies when giving actors notes.
What are interpersonal skills, respecting privacy, and having true justification for the note?