The stage manager's toolkit templates and communication techniques to guide your theatre production from first meeting to final performance

As a Stage Manager, you are responsible for organizing rehearsals, running performances, and keeping everyone and everything on track and in sync. To do the job well, you need to be a communication wizard-able to collect a wide range of details and share them as effectively as possible. The Stage Ma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kincman, Laurie, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY ; Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2017.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628847206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Stage Manager as Communicator; Chapter 1: Avenues of Communication; Face-to-Face Communication; Written Communication; Chapter 2: Principles of Document Design; Identifying Your Audience; Page Layout; Fonts; Color and Shading; Accessibility; Continuity; What's in a Name?; Ready to Begin; Chapter 3: Pre-Production; Given Circumstances; The Calendar; Analyzing the Production; The Character/Scene Breakdown; Meeting with the Director; Meeting the Production Team; The Prop List; Auditions
  • The Contact SheetThinking about the SM Team; Next Steps; Chapter 4: The Prompt Book; Organizing the Prompt Book; Preparing the Prompt Script; The Script for the Musical; Ready for Launch; Chapter 5: Rehearsals; First Rehearsal; Table Work; Music and Dance Rehearsals; Blocking; The Daily Call; Conflicts; Fittings; The First Run-Through; The Rehearsal Report; Production Meetings; Scene Work; Adding the Elements; Updating Paperwork; Concluding Time in the Hall; Chapter 6: Technical Rehearsals; Creating the Tech Schedule; Types of Tech Rehearsals; Preparing for Tech
  • Technology for the Stage ManagerWorking with the Crew; The Preset List; The Shift Plot; Paperwork Variations; The Costume Plot; Cueing; Stepping Up to Run the Show; Rehearsal Reports during the Tech Period; Chapter 7: Performances; Previews; Refining Your Routine; Opening Night; Working with Front-of-House; The Performance Report; Changing Personnel; Maintaining the Artistic Integrity of Your Show; Working with Understudies; Emergency Plans and Problem-Solving; Chapter 8: Next Steps; Moving the Production; The End of the Line-Or Is It?; Epilogue: Final Thoughts; Appendix
  • Actors' Equity AssociationThe Stage Manager's Kit; Emergency Announcements; More Paperwork; Web Resources; Suggested Reading; Notes; Author Biography; Index