Performances Templates for Stage Managers

Once the show opens, the stage manager's job is to keep it consistent and to communicate. These templates cover the nightly report, the information front of house needs and the plan for when an understudy goes on.

Performances templates

Performance Report

The performance report, often called the show report, is the stage manager's record of every performance.

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Performance Notes Sheet

Calling a show leaves little time for writing, so notes during a performance need a structure that's quick to use.

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Front of House Information Sheet

The front of house team needs to know things about the show that only the stage manager can tell them: how long it runs, when latecomers can be seated, and whether there are gunshots, strobe, haze or mature content audiences should be warned about.

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Understudy / Swing Plot

When an actor is out, a single substitution can set off a chain of changes: the understudy leaves their own track, someone covers it, and costumes, props and traffic all shift.

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