Who's who on a stage production and how they all interact

Getting the job

The pre-production period, including pre-rehearsal duties and responsibilities

Production meetings from early conceptualizing through rehearsals and previews

Choosing and organizing a stage management team

Handling rehearsals

Running technical rehearsals

Organizing your calling scripts

Managing previews

Planning for opening night and the critics

Structuring the running of an ongoing show

Indispensable Charts and Graph templates and examples include:

Production calendar

Musical pit layout

PSM's casting notes format

Daily rehearsal report

Wardrobe breakdown

Prop list

Tech table layout

Ideal layout of the PSM's calling desk

Cues to begin dry tech

Dry tech goals

Tech rehearsal goals

Musical calling script

Dance calling script

Daily performance report

Weekly stage manager's report

Weekly schedule

Cast history forms

Commercial shoot schedule