Staging Challenges

Work with the space you have.

Every production comes with a puzzle. Find ideas for handling tricky staging, limited space, big ensembles, transitions, and all the creative problem-solving in between.

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Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Staging Challenges

Pros and Cons: Food and Drink Onstage

Eating and drinking are necessary for existence on this planet. So much of our life is centred around food: making it together, serving it for a special occasion, trying new dishes, challenges...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Staging Challenges

Stage Combat 101: How to Run a Fight Call

When you’re producing a show that has stage combat in it — whether it’s a show with multiple fights, skirmishes, and battles or a show with a single punch — it is imperative to run a fight call...

Directing, Rehearsal, & Production Staging Challenges

Five Hours to Tape a Stage

The McCarter Theatre in New Jersey posted a video on their website of the Stage Management Team taping out the rehearsal hall for their production of A Christmas Carol. If you want to see what goes...