Students will be able to understand the responsibilities and duties of a stage manager by creating a prompt book.
National Core Arts Theatre Standards
TH:Pr4.1.HSII
a. Discover how unique choices shape believable and sustainable drama/ theatre work. b. Identify essential text information, research from various sources, and the director’s concept that influence character choices in a drama/theatre work.
TH:Pr5.1.HSII
b. Apply technical elements and research to create a design that communicates the concept of a drama/theatre production.
TH:Re9.1.HSI
c. Formulate a deeper understanding and appreciation of a drama/ theatre work by considering its specific purpose or intended audience.
Enduring Understandings:
Respect and collaboration
Responsibility and Organization
Essential Questions:
How does one person affect an entire ensemble?
What is the importance of every role in the theatre?
Big Idea:
A Stage Manager is the organization and communication behind a production. The skills and knowledge needed to be a successful stage manager is vast.
Key Knowledge and Skills:
Students will understand a vast majority of the vocabulary associated with stage management
Students will be able to clearly and professionally complete several of the tasks designated to a stage manager
Students will learn organization and communication skills
Authentic Performance Tasks:
Stage Manager Prompt Book, which includes:
o Contact Sheet
o Production Calendar
o Blocking notation for one small scene
o Light, sound, and stage cues marked in entire script
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their ability to generate a production calendar and contact sheet by creating one for a hypothetical production.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their knowledge of blocking notation in a script and how to write a rehearsal report by creating these for a hypothetical show.
Educational Objective: Students will demonstrate their understanding of the basics of a stage manager’s duties by taking a written final and presenting their final prompt book.
*Note: This unit is built for flexible 30-60 minute lesson plans in order to allow stage crew members time to work on set construction and lighting work for school events or productions.
