Rehearsals Templates for Stage Managers

Rehearsals generate more paper than any other phase: blocking, daily schedules, reports to the team, line notes for actors and the steady stream of script changes. These templates keep it organized.

Rehearsals templates

Ground Plan — Blank + Blocking Snapshots

A ground plan is a bird's-eye view of the stage.

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Blocking Shorthand & Symbols

Blocking happens fast, so stage managers write it in shorthand: X for cross, En and Ex for entrances and exits, arrows for sit and rise.

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Blocking Key

A blocking key is the legend for your prompt book.

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Daily Call

The daily call tells every actor when and where to be.

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Rehearsal Report

The rehearsal report is how the stage manager tells the whole production team what happened in the room and what each department needs to know.

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Rehearsal Notes Sheet

Typing the report is easier when your notes were organized from the start.

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Costume Fitting Requests

Fittings have to be squeezed in around rehearsals, and the costume shop and stage management need a simple way to coordinate them.

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Line Changes

During rehearsals of a new play, or any show with an active director, the script keeps changing.

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Line Notes

Once actors are off book, someone on the stage management team follows the script and notes every deviation.

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