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Stage Management: Plays & Musicals / COMMUNICATION: Communication with the production team/what do they need from us?
« on: May 07, 2013, 10:11 pm »
Hello, fellow SMs!
I've been thinking a lot lately on how to teach my stage management mentees/proteges guidelines for communication with the production team. They grasp the idea of tech week and performances - organizing and calling cues, running backstage crews, work days, and rehearsals (what I call the "tangible" elements of stage management). But many of them miss the nuances of the prep week, the production and planning phases, and the communication and lead up to tech week and performances.
I would love to hear some input on key communication with each production department (set, sound, lights, costumes, properties, front of house, directors, actors) and what you believe is the most important thing an SM can provide for each department. I'm hoping I can take this input and really highlight the steps of the process to my stage managers so they can handle the full process, rather than just those tangible aspects.
Mara
Edited to add topic tag- Maribetb
I've been thinking a lot lately on how to teach my stage management mentees/proteges guidelines for communication with the production team. They grasp the idea of tech week and performances - organizing and calling cues, running backstage crews, work days, and rehearsals (what I call the "tangible" elements of stage management). But many of them miss the nuances of the prep week, the production and planning phases, and the communication and lead up to tech week and performances.
I would love to hear some input on key communication with each production department (set, sound, lights, costumes, properties, front of house, directors, actors) and what you believe is the most important thing an SM can provide for each department. I'm hoping I can take this input and really highlight the steps of the process to my stage managers so they can handle the full process, rather than just those tangible aspects.
Mara
Edited to add topic tag- Maribetb