Stage management /
Lawrence Stern and Alice R. O'Grady.
- 10th ed.
- Upper Saddle River : Pearson, c2013.
- xi, 323 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Making things run smoothly -- Characteristics of a good stage manage r -- Getting the play and understanding it -- Scheduling and company ru les -- Getting acquainted with your theater -- Expediting auditions and readings -- Budgeting -- Rehearsal procedures -- Keeping the cast on t ime -- Department management and property management -- Supervision of shifts -- Running the technical rehearsal -- Running the show -- Workin g with the house manager -- Keeping the show in hand -- Closing and mov ing/touring -- Fire/evacuation -- Working with unions -- Organizing inf ormation -- Correspondence -- Getting a job.