Stage Management Basics

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Stage management is a field that takes time and experience to really learn, but the information contained in this book should lay the groundwork for the basic building blocks of a successful stage manager. A lot of becoming a good stage manager is learning to work collaboratively with many different personality types. Learning to communicate clearly and concisely will save you many headaches down the road.

As made clear by the previous chapters, much of stage management as a job is endless logistics, flawless organization, and stellar communication. However, all of these things can be learned, practiced, improved upon, and perfected with each new show. Even the personality traits discussed in the first chapter exist on a sliding scale. ...