Tech Rehearsals

Once the stage management team reaches tech rehearsals, you focus both on translating your knowledge to the crew and to envisioning the big picture as the design elements are added to the show.

Samples

Because a single-page excerpt does not quite demonstrate the full range of detail and document design you will want to put into your paperwork, spend time with this expanded look at documents from productions featured in the book. This set of paperwork also demonstrates that within the parameters, there is still room for a bit of stylistic personalization as best fits your show.

T-1 Detroit Preset List

T-2 Little Shop of Horrors Preset List

T-3 Twelfth Night Shift Plot

T-4 Big Fish Shift Plot

T-5 Proof Costume Plot

T-6 Big Fish Costume Plot

Further Study

For a closer review of some additional images in the text, download the folder linked here.

Additional Images

Templates

And to put these ideas to use, another set of templates for you.

Preset List

Preset List

Mac Preset List

Mac Preset List

Shift Plot

Shift Plot

Costume Plot

Costume Plot

Mac Costume Plot

Calling key

Calling key

Mac Calling key

Video

The Stage Manager’s Toolkit bonus for this companion website: a look inside the call of a show.

Part One—Excerpts from productions featured in the book, along with script pages.

Twelfth Night

Download Twelfth Night script page

Big Fish

Download Big Fish script page

Part Two—Excerpts from two complex musicals, one of which includes the conductor camera feed on which the stage manager relies.

Spring Awakening

Download Spring Awakening script page

All Shook Up

Download All Shook Up script page

Part Three—Two dance pieces with blocking and calling notes.

Childhood Heroes

Download Childhood Heroes script page

Monkeemania

Download Monkeemania script page