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Introduction to Stage Management Part Two

Created by Karen Loftus

8 modules 1 hours, 28 minutes 3 Credit Hours stage management production directing

Karen Loftus instructs this second course in stage management - a companion to Introduction to Stage Management Part One.

This course will review the major concepts covered in Introduction to Stage Management, and discuss the different types of technical rehearsals and how student stage managers prepare for and run them. You’ll learn how to teach your students to notate and call cues for a show. The course will also introduce strategies for student stage managers who work with student crews. It will discuss how you can provide the support your student stage managers need to be effective, and how that support helps to strengthen your overall program and theatre community.

Student stage managers start in the classroom, train during school productions, and can take these newly discovered and acquired skills on with them to colleges and careers and theatre (and beyond)!

Link to Stage Management Unit

  1. 0
    Lesson 0
    Technical Rehearsals and Beyond
    7:32 FREE PREVIEW
    This module introduces the course and instructor, with an outline of what's to come in each module.
  2. 1
    Lesson 1
    Responsibilities of a Stage Manager
    9:33 FREE PREVIEW
    This module is a quick recap of the responsibilities of the stage manager leading up to the technical rehearsal. We'll talk about how the skills they’ve learned and the paperwork they’ve already created will help them as they enter into this more challenging aspect of the rehearsal process for a stage manager.
  3. 2
    Lesson 2
    Technical Rehearsals
    16:19
    In this lesson, you’ll be introduced to the various types of technical rehearsals and how they may benefit your production process.
  4. 3
    Lesson 3
    Company Rehearsals
    11:00
    This module continues the discussion of what technical rehearsal is, how a stage manager prepares for it, and in this lesson you’ll learn how a stage manager runs the technical rehearsal.
  5. 4
    Lesson 4
    Calling the Cues
    20:08
    In this lesson, you’ll explore the various ways a stage manager can put notations in their scripts and how they call the cues.
  6. 5
    Lesson 5
    Working with Student Crews
    10:56
    In this lesson, you’ll learn tips and tricks to set up your student crews and to support your student stage manager as they manage their fellow classmates.
  7. 6
    Lesson 6
    Running the Show
    7:22
    In this lesson, we’ll go over procedures you can teach your stage managers – and all of your students, to be honest – to help them work more cohesively.
  8. 7
    Lesson 7
    Wrap Up
    5:23
    This lesson will be the final checklist to review the concepts, exercises, games, and tips and tricks we’ve learned throughout the course. It’s the chance to press the save button. There’s also some tips on how to get started setting up your own student stage management program at your school.

Standards Addressed

Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work - Grade 7

Refine new work through play, drama processes and theatre experiences using critical analysis and experimentation - Grade HS Advanced

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