The Dance and Opera Stage Manager's Toolkit

The Dance and Opera Stage Manager?s Toolkit details unique perspectives and approaches to support stage managers beginning to navigate the fields of dance and opera stage management in live performance.

This book demystifies the genre-specific protocols and vocabularies for stage managers who might be unfamiliar with these fields and discusses common practices. Filled with valuable industry-tested tools, templates, and practical information, The Dance and Opera Stage Manager?s Toolkit is designed to assist stage managers interested in pursuing these performance genres. The book also includes interviews and contributions from a range of professional stage managers working in dance and opera.

From the student stage manager studying in Theatrical Design and Production university programs to the experienced stage manager wanting to broaden their skill set, this book provides resources and advice for a successful transition into these worlds.

The Dance and Opera Stage Manager?s Toolkit includes access to an online repository of resources and paperwork examples to help jumpstart the reader?s journey into dance and opera stage management. To access these resources, visit www.routledge.com/9780367566579.

"The Dance and Opera Stage Manager?s Toolkit is a wonderful addition to any curriculum, program, and bookshelf. The stage management community has been longing for a text like this for so many years and at last it has arrived!"

Christy Ney, Stage Manager

"This book is incredible! The scope is enormous, but handled deftly and presented so cohesively that it is accessible. Information is broken down into clear manageable steps and the procedural checklists are absolutely essential. What a fantastic resource and the result of a lifetime of rich experience."

Sandra Kaufmann, Director of Dance, Loyola University Chicago