Pre-Production Templates for Stage Managers

Before the first rehearsal, the stage manager builds the scaffolding the whole production hangs on: who is in the company, how to reach them, when everyone is called and which actors appear in which scenes. These templates cover that groundwork.

Pre-Production templates

Character / Scene Breakdown — Play

A character/scene breakdown is a grid that shows which characters are on stage in which scenes.

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Character / Scene Breakdown — Musical

Musicals need more from a breakdown than plays do.

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Rehearsal & Performance Calendar

The production calendar is the one document every member of the company checks.

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Prop & Furniture List

The prop list starts as the stage manager's read-through of the script, noting every object a character uses, and becomes the props department's working list.

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Audition Information Form

An audition form collects what the director and stage manager need to know about each auditioner before casting: how to reach them, which roles they want and, most importantly, when they are not available.

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