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The Stage Manager's Toolkit: Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance
The Stage Manager’s Toolkit, Third Edition provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices.
The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. It also identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success. This third edition
an updated look at digital stage management tools including script apps, cloud storage, and social media practices;
a new discussion on creating a healthy and safe rehearsal space;
updated paperwork examples;
new information on Equity practices for the student and early career stage managers. Written for the stage management student and early career stage manager, this book is a perfect companion to any university Stage Management course.
A companion website hosts customizable paperwork templates, instructional video, links to additional information, teacher tools for each individual chapter, and a bonus chapter on teaching stage management.
The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. It also identifies communication objectives for each phase of production, paperwork to be created, and the necessary questions to be answered in order to ensure success. This third edition
an updated look at digital stage management tools including script apps, cloud storage, and social media practices;
a new discussion on creating a healthy and safe rehearsal space;
updated paperwork examples;
new information on Equity practices for the student and early career stage managers. Written for the stage management student and early career stage manager, this book is a perfect companion to any university Stage Management course.
A companion website hosts customizable paperwork templates, instructional video, links to additional information, teacher tools for each individual chapter, and a bonus chapter on teaching stage management.
344 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2013
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February 5, 2016
Provids a lot of background for someone new to the field.
April 28, 2025
This was a great textbook that allowed me to learn so much about the ins and outs of Stage Management!
May 31, 2014
Handy and informative. Some methods cant be really applicable in Indonesia, though.
I just knew from this book that the opening night of a show is also the departure of the director, and the rest of the show will then be the responsibility of the Stage Manager.
I just knew from this book that the opening night of a show is also the departure of the director, and the rest of the show will then be the responsibility of the Stage Manager.
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March 1, 2015I skimmed through it and definitely interesting and v helpful, some good ideas for how to organize information and cues for Music Man.
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