Stage Management : The Essential Handbook

The highly successful 'Bible for any stage manager', now in a revised and updated edition.The stage manager is at the core of every successful theatre production: organising, managing and running rehearsals and performances; researching and procuring the props and furniture; and providing a creative information flow between the production and design departments.This handbook is for students, graduates and all those who aspire to stage management, whether amateur or professional, on a large or small scale. Complete with charts and helpful checklists, it takes the reader through a typical production, week by week.Other useful topics covered are:- Team dynamics and job roles- Theatre unions- Health and Safety legislation- The job market- Stage management tech- Production templates- Management techniques and interpersonal skillsAs well as updated information and resources throughout, this new edition includes two brand new chapters: case studies of professional stage managers and producers working in the field,

and an essay on creativity in stage management.'A comprehensive guide for the aspiring stage manager' Alan Ayckbourn [Publisher's text]

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