The Function Of A Stage Manager

best to this change as an administrator, manager, and creator. Working with Seattle Children’s Theatre would allow me to

The first stage of a show is pre-production. Every show starts as merely an idea. This idea can come from all kinds of sources. In the beginning, Broadway shows started one of two ways; a producer who hired a creative team or a creative team who found a creative team to back it. Nowadays, it is increasingly getting harder for songwriters, lyricists, etc. to get a show produced. Contrary to popular belief, many writers send in just an idea and a brief excerpt when trying to get produced. Hundreds of wannabe writers send their ideas to producers only to get a rejection letter. Many composers don’t fully commit to finishing writing a show until a producer has committed. As American composer and songwriter, Cole Porter once said, “My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.” Whether it be an idea from a producer, a creative team, or an unknown writer, there is no show without serious commitment from a producer.

When it comes to the failure of managers, chad believes that manager’s inability to listen, being self-centered, not a team player, and failing to take responsibility most often contributes to their failure. “I remember a time when a colleague of mine was leading a project on the development of a new customer interaction system. His biggest downfall was he did not listen to his frontline employees, when it came to some of the inadequacies of the new system. This ultimately led to him being removed from the project and he never really came back form that.” (C. D. Cerkoney, Personal Communication, February 27, 2012).

To begin, the stage manager is important because of the way he/she portrays their function through manipulation of time. The Stage Manager is more than just a narrator in the play Our Town, because he/she is there to help remind the audience to focus on the important things of the play, to help you figure out the main message. Towards the end of act I, we finish that scene with the people of Grover’s Corner finishing their normal day life. The stage manager then begins act II with, “Three years have gone by. Some babies that weren’t even born before have begun talking regular sentences already; and a number of people who thought they were right and young and spry have noticed that they can’t bound up a flight of stairs like they used to, without their heart fluttering a little” (Wilder 47).

The Stage Manager claims, “There is something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being.” By this quote, I believe the Stage manager means that the “something” that is eternal in everyone is the nature of human beings and the significance of their lives. The Stage Manager is talking about how people get caught up in responsibilities and small details in their lives, and how they feel obligated to completing monotonous tasks and chores of their daily lives. In doing this, they may miss the important nature of their existence. Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb complete the same chores every day but dream of traveling and their husbands want to visit Civil War battlefields all the time. The Stage Manager is trying to emphasize how people don’t

Time after time many project managers will start out of the blocks full of excitement and passion about their project. Then along the way things start going wrong, whether it be unanticipated schedule or budget issues, an unforeseen risk spinning out of control, or an ugly issue rearing its head. Rather than act deliberately, many PM's will sweep the problem under the rug, start screaming "fire", panic, or politically disengage themselves from the problem by blaming someone else. In any event, rather than act to address the problem the PM does nothing to help the situation and most likely does things to further exacerbate the problem. If management is attentive to the problem then a likely outcome is to replace the project manager with a "closer"; a more experienced and seasoned PM who can stare down a problem and get things under control. Closers are worth their weight in gold to an at-risk

Deputy stage managers play an important role, by organising and running the stage productions to ensure the performance runs smoothly. The DSM role is not restricted to just the live performances. They attend rehearsals right through to live performances. During the rehearsals they will make a prompt book that has all information about the performance, meaning if the crew or cast have any issues the DSM is the person they will seek help from.

Not being the most popular play in modern society, “Our Town” along with many more of Wilder’s plays won the Pulitzer Prize. “Our Town” shows you many traditional American values, such as religion, community, family, and the pleasures of life. “Our Town” uses the role of Stage Manager as a character throughout the play. “Our Town” makes it possible for Emily to speak from the grave. Although, the events, characters, and settings of “Our Town” are unexceptional, “Our Town” addresses such a universal theme such as human condition and mortality.

I am currently a theatrical stage manager, but I have always had a deep adoration for television. While studying stage management at University of California, Irvine, I was enrolled in a course called “Careers in Stage Management,” in which different speakers with backgrounds in stage or event management discussed both their careers and our potential career options. One particularly inspiring speaker went to school for theatrical stage management and went on to be an Assistant Director Trainee and then a Second Assistant Director. She emphasized the scheduling, organizational, and problem-solving similarities between the two positions. Previously, I had believed that stage management was only a viable career within theatre, but when film and

By helping with our school musical in being a part of the control room academy, I believe that I will be able to apply some of the skills that I have learned to my work as a theatre artist in the future. Working as a crew in the control room gave me the opportunity to learn the technical devices as well as working collaboratively with members whom I have never worked before. Usually, Mr. Zarate gives me something to do such as turning on all the sound box that is located in the control booth, bringing the camera and taking photos of the musical, checking if the sound of the microphone is working well and more. In order to make the musical successful, I do those things so that others do not have to spend their time when they need to do some

Anderson (2012) suggests leaders acquire power and focus on empowering others, as well as motivating and inspiring others. Leaders are influential, sincere, and take risks. Managers are given a formal role and are assigned specific duties with definite responsibilities. Managers plan, organize, coordinate, and control (Kelly & Crawford, 2008). Clearly there is a significant amount of overlap between leaders and managers. In order to effectively lead and manage this new facility, it is my ambition to incorporate the best characteristics of both. Effective application of both skill sets may assist me to provide a balanced and productive work environment.

First of all is one of the most important parts of this paper is the job description. This is one of the most in depth and precise parts of the job. A theatre teacher 's job is to assist and to teach the students the importance and the fundamentals of acting. A theatre teacher must be able to put everything on the line to prove to his/her students that acting is fun, and that acting and the material that you use can help you in your everyday day life. ‘I think theatre is a class that is necessary for learning.” (Tammie Fisher). Along with teaching theatre chorus is also a large part of my future endeavours. As a chorus teacher you must be able to teach students to read music

Morpheus’ characteristics is “a leader.” He motivates, influences, and changes follower’s behavior. Also, he manages people and he is charismatic. In addition, he understands and use the power and influence. Lastly, he acts decisively. On the other hand, the CEO of japan Airlines’ characteristics is “a manager”. He practices and directs stewardship. Also, He is held accountable for resources, and he manages resources. Additionally, he is conscientious, and he understands and uses authority and responsibility. Lastly, he acts responsibly. I would address that the role of followers in the leadership process in contemporary organizations is important because the leaders and the followers are connected thoroughly because the leaders cannot carry

Out of all the extra circulars that I have participated in being in charge of props for my high school's musical rendition of "The Wizard of Oz" impacted how I viewed myself as a person and a leader. This year was the first year I took part in the backstage for a production, in addition the teachers in charge of the musical had not been in charge of a high school production. As time grew closer to the show the backstage was far behind, due to the fact the new speech teacher was not giving the stage crew any directions and was solely focusing on the show music and acting in the show. Eventually, I was forced to intervene. Many of times I confronted the speech teacher and stood in the way of her running off and getting distracted, it was necessary

I believe you learn about leadership by acting as an example. You should be prepared to do the things you are asking others to do by getting on your hands and knees, if need be, and get your hands dirty. This engraves a picture into the mind of an employee or subordinate to what type of a manager you are. In this paper, I will cover the role a manager plays in an organization describing four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. I will then describe three traits: conceptual, human, and technical, which an individual must possess to become a successful manager within an organization and how they fit in with the four functions.