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Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-300) and index.

Foreword / Peter Hall -- 1. What Does a Stage Manager Do? -- 2. Preproduction -- 3. Stage Managers and Computers -- 4. The First Rehearsal -- 5. The Rehearsal Period -- 6. Automation -- 7. Load-In and Technical Rehearsals -- 8. Previews and Opening Night -- 9. Maintaining and Running a Show -- 10. Closing Night and Touring -- 11. Career Information -- 1. Definitions of a Stage Manager -- 2. Sample Production Schedules -- 3. Sample Contact Sheets -- 4. Production Meeting Notes -- 5. Rehearsal Schedules and Scene Breakdowns -- 6. Rehearsal Report Form -- 7. Sample Cue Sheets -- 8. Tracking Sheet and Prop List -- 9. Technical Rehearsal Schedules -- 10. Cue Lights -- 11. Actors' Equity Association Work Rules -- 12. Performance Report Forms -- 13. Production Schedules for Touring/Closing a Show -- 14. Spreadsheet of a Production Schedule -- 15. Site Survey for an Event at Yankee Stadium -- 16. Basic Guide to a Site Survey for an Outdoor Event -- 17. Scheduling and Running Events in Hotel Situations -- 18. Discussion Agenda for Planning and Producing a Performance in a Nonperformance Space, Along with Load-In and Trucking Schedule -- 19. Schedule for Outdoor Party and Concert in New York's Bryant Park.

"This widely used manual for stage managers has been revised to include new methods that employ computers and spread-sheet software, automation in the theater, and contemporary event managing. Whether you work in the amateur, educational, or professional theater, you'll find all the nuts and bolts of the craft clearly laid out in this engaging, friendly book." "And there's good advice on finding employment, too. The text, supported by many sample documents, diagrams, and charts, straddles traditional approaches and the use of computers. It shows how the communication skills of the stage manager can be applied with success to event managing - a field that offers increasing opportunities for work - and it explores the benefits and disadvantages of the latest stage machinery."--Jacket.