Basics - A Beginner's Guide to Stage Management

A basic, practical Guide into the role of stage management

The fifth in Peter Coleman's popular Basics series, this title provides a practical insight into, and the definition of, the role of stage management

Further chapters describe Cueing or 'Calling' the Show (the Prompt Book), and the Hardware and Training for Stage Management

This is a book about people and systems, without which most of the technical equipment used by others in the performance workplace couldn't function

CONTENTS BY CHAPTER

INTRODUCTION - A GOOD SM IS LIKE GOLD

1 - SO WHAT IS STAGE MANAGEMENT?

2 - WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

3 - CUEING OR 'CALLING ' THE SHOW,THE PROMPT BOOK

4 - THE HARDWARE

5 - TRAINING FOR STAGE MANAGEMENT

6 - CONCLUSIONS

THE STAGE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

FURTHER READING

GLOSSARY