Festival 2008 - Stage Management 101 Workshop

TCAN (The Center for Arts in Natick) and EMACT (Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters) are pleased to provide the performance community with a rare, low-cost opportunity to learn Stage Management. This one-day workshop led by Lisa Goldthwaite, Associate Theater Director at Newton North High School, and Myra Hope Bobbitt, Masters graduate of Yale University School of Drama, will cover how to "manage" a show, from pre-production through rehearsals, performances, strike, to post-production.

In addition to prospective Stage Managers, the course would be valuable for producers, directors, actors, and other technical crew who are interested in broadening their theater knowledge.

The class size will be limited, so sign up early!

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cost: $20, $5 discount for TCAN and EMACT members

Instructors: Myra Hope Bobbitt and Lisa Goldthwaite Wright.

To sign up, click here http://www.natickarts.org/tcan_artistdetail.php?artist_id=1117&event_id=1117 or contact the TCAN Box Office at 508-647-0097.

Course Outline

I. What is a Stage Manager? (Overview)

II. Responsibilities of the Stage Manager

a. Preproduction

i. Prompt Book

ii. Script Analysis

iii. Production Concept

iv. Production Calendar/Schedule

v. Running Auditions

b. Production management

i. Production meetings

ii. Production schedule

iii. Communication

c. Running Rehearsals

i. First rehearsal

ii. Every rehearsal

iii. Blocking notes

d. Technical and dress rehearsals

i. Cueing

ii. Running sheets

iii. Dry tech

iv. Wet Tech

v. Dress Rehearsals

vi. Curtain Calls

e. Performances

i. Pre-show checklist

ii. Opening night

iii. Performance reports and actor’s notes

iv. Post-show

v. Postproduction/Strike