Stage Management: The Essential Handbook

by Gail Pallin

This is the highly successful "Bible for any stage manager" in a revised and updated edition. Aimed at students, graduates, and all those who aspire to stage management, whether amateur or professional. Complete with illustrations, diagrams, and checklists, it takes the reader through a typical production, week by week.

Genres: Nonfiction, Theatre

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Caitlin Riddell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those books that I am constantly coming back to in my career and my studies. This is one of my favourite Stage Management resources and it is perfect for any beginner who doesn’t know what Stage Management is, or if they need a quick refresher on props lists, budget sheets, etc. This is a fantastic resource that I will continue to use in my professional and academic work.

[Sofia Stenroos · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it, it was a good introduction to what it means to be a stage manager. I just wished that it would have contained more about working in musical theatre.

[Jen Abrahall · Rating 4 out of 5]

really helped with understanding the specifics of roles having only worked on small projects, good reference materials in regards to unions and templates etc straightforward to understand and really confirmed this is what i want to do :)

[Morgan Saunders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay

British focused. I was looking for more of a production management book. All in all, not a bad read. No need to read twice.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well written, engaging, and brief introduction to stage management. Having read several similar American books, the only thing I gained specifically was a clear explanation of British job distinctions and some additional information on propping. The templates provided were also excellent.

While I appreciated the chapters included on management technique and self-care, I thought they were unnecessarily simple and obvious, and wanted more detail.

[Peach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stage management text book - my heavily annotated copy of this book got me through uni!