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Stage Manager Some of these criteria taken from Linda Apperson The stage manager of a performance has the following responsibilities. 1) The stage manager is responsible for making sure everything relating to a particular production  happens when and how it is supposed to happen. 2) They convey information about time and place (of rehearsals, photo calls, fittings, performances, etc.) to company members. 3) They make sure rehearsals start on time and that breaks end on time. 4) They call the cast together before a performance for notes. 5) They make sure technical crews know how much time they have before the house opens or rehearsal starts (especially during technical rehearsals). 6) They call 1/2 hour, 15 minutes, 5 minutes, and places before curtain to the performers and crew. 7) They call light, set, and sound cues during the performance. 8) They take blocking during rehearsals (recording the actor's moves in a script, using standard blocking code: US for upstage, DS for downstage, C for center, X or cross, V for sit, ^ for stand, and so forth). 9) They keep rehearsals running smoothly when performers are off book (no longer using their scripts) by giving them lines as needed. 10) They set up rehearsal props or set pieces so that the rehearsal space is ready. 11) They organize set changes, knowing exactly what gets moved, when and who is moving it. 12)  They make sure the set is ready and props are set before the house opens at performances. 13) They are hired by either the director or producer and report directly to the director or assistant director. 14)  They are usually paid based on a salary. The Stage manager needs to be organized, reliable, efficient, diplomatic, and assertive (without being bossy). The stage manager is a hub, gathering information and dispensing it to the parties that need it.  Once a show opens, the stage manager should be the person in charge. The stage manager is also a diplomat, garnering cooperation from performers and crew, giving notes when necessary, and keeping order backstage. The person in charge of the production needs a stage manager to keep things running smoothly and to keep from burning out while trying to do everything.  Being a stage manager is a wonderful opportunity to learn a great deal about theatre and working with others.  It is a job that engenders growth, appreciation of the need for collaboration between everyone involved in a production, and understanding of the effort it takes to create theatre.

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