My resume is a Word Document, but it is also saved as a PDF so that I can send it via email. This is so that the margins don't come up differently for the other person, and also because PDF is a more standard way to send a resume. You start a resume with your name, address, phone number, email, and basic contact information of course. Then it is important to list experience. You can separate it by professional and academic work if you choose. How you do this depends on the person. I have mine done in chronological order, with the latest show being first on my list. This is pretty standard. Some people don't like to have the year of the show on their resumes because it shows how much or how little they have done in one year. It's a personal choice; mine has years. For each show you need to put the name of the show, your title/position, the location, and the theatre company. Most also have the Director listed as well. Other things to put in a resume would include (but are not limited to) Education, Work Experience, Specific Skills that you have that contribute to your success as a stage manager, and References. People have mixed feelings about keeping your resume at no more than a page, although some see 2 pages as not being a problem. It all depends on how you want to do it. Personalize it and make it your own, but don't go over the top with 20 different fonts and crazy stuff. Keep it simple, yet precise. I personally believe that all of these elements are key to a good resume. How you format it is completely up to you, as long as it is readable and professional. Don't include useless information. I'm in the middle of auditions for my next show right now, and it's amazing what some people will put on their resumes that have absolutely nothing to do with theatre, or anything else really for that matter. Don't make it look like you are trying to just fill up space. You can go to a search engine and type in Stage Manager Resumes, and some will pop up from the websites of professional SM's. Just take a look at how a variety of people format theirs, and then come up with your own following the same basic guidelines.