STAGE MANAGER

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STAGE MANAGER
BY
EGURIASE S. M. OKAKA

Where there is no assistant director the Stage Manager(SM) takes the responsibility of the assistant director to assist the director in all aspect of his work as the director may instruct him. In addition to this, the stage manager must carry out the following duties:
1.      Obtain a ground plan and mark the rehearsal area before the first rehearsal.
2.      Mark his working script with cues for sound, light, curtains etc, as soon as such cues are set.
3.      Attend all rehearsals to know the production well and familiar with the cast.
4.      Identify problems early enough in order to find solution to them just in time. The stage manager should be able to stand the show scene by scene and Act by Act.
5.      Make sure the cast know who you are and understand your responsibility as the stage manager.
6.      Teach your cast security and safety consciousness and how to apply fire extinguisher where necessary.
7.      When the technical rehearsal begins he should check the readiness of show every night.
8.      Retain high sense of discipline in himself and among the cast.
9.      The stage manager must be at the theatre before any other at the night of rehearsal. Cast members must check in at least thirty minutes before the curtain goes up.
10.  All necessary materials and cast must be in position at least ten minutes to the opening.
11.  The stage manager takes control of the production after the opening night.

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Egurase S. M. Okaka
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