job role outlines:

STAGE MANAGEMENT

This job requires People management so good people/social skills are required, stage management is also required to Coordinate all aspects of the production/Manage rehearsals actors props and costume fittings so technical experience and knowledge plus past experience may be required. These people skills /experience will also be useful as you will be required to liaise with front of house and director. Needs good understanding of both technical/artistic elements of a production and would be able to Work to the director’s requirements/brief/specification. You could also be required for anything from technical rehearsals through to the actual performance to handle any problems or emergencies that arise

WORK ACTIVITIES

Setting up/running of rehearsals- so planning skills are needed and a judgmental and artistic eye to improve any mistakes/shortfallings

Procuring of props/furniture/set furnishings-ways of procuring such as borrowing buying lending and taking from storage 

Arranging wig/costume fittings- to make sure they don’t clash with rehearsals

Liaising with other theatre departments-checking times and deadlines are met

Managing budgets-in conjunction with finance

Ensures deadlines are set /met

Ensures stage management team are all properly trained so there are no breechings of the health and safety agreement

Ensures rehearsals comply with health and safety agreement

Organise/ensure safe return of props/furniture

Ensures health/wellbeing of performers/technicians

Run tech rehearsals in liaison with director, production management, and deputy stage management

During the rehearsal phase, stage managers also

·         mark out the dimensions of the set on the floor of the rehearsal hall

·         make sure rehearsal props and furnishings are available for the actors
attend all rehearsals

·         notify the designers and crafts people of changes made in rehearsal.