4th Edition

The Stage Manager's Toolkit Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance

By Laurie Kincman Copyright 2025
368 Pages 172 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

368 Pages 172 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

368 Pages 172 Color Illustrations
by Focal Press

The Stage Manager’s Toolkit, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive account of the role of the stage manager for live theatre with a focus on both written and verbal communication best practices. The book outlines the duties of the stage manager and assistant stage manager throughout a production, discussing not only what to do but why. It also identifies communication objectives for each... Read more

1. Avenues of Communication  2. Principles of Document Design  3. Pre-production  4. The Prompt Book  5. Rehearsals  6. Documenting Movement  7. Technical Rehearsals  8. Performances  9. Next Steps

Biography

Laurie Kincman is an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse, heading the undergraduate emphases in stage management and arts administration. She also serves as the department’s production manager. Her professional credits as a stage manager and production manager include work with the Old Globe Theatre, Malashock Dance & Company, Shakespeare Festival/ LA, Opera Pacific, the California Ballet Company, American Stage Festival, and for choreographers Jessica Iwanson and Donald McKayle. Laurie is a member of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, the Production Managers Forum, the Stage Managers Association, the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of America, and Actors’ Equity Association.