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Getting Acquainted with Your Theater
A real handyman needs only three things: WD-40to make things go, duct tape to make things stop, anda big hammer for those delicate adjustments.
—Anonymous
Every theater is unique—in the way it operates, in the organization of personnel, and in the way the staff interacts. Each unique theater has some unique expectations of how the stage manager will fit into the process of making theater.
WHO DOES WHAT?
• The stage manager should know who reports to whom in his theater. Not only should the stage manager know to whom he is responsible, but also to whom everyone else on the staff is responsible. In the role of personnel coordinator, this information is important.
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