Communication for Effective Stage Management: A Collaborative Production Tool

Communication for Effective Stage Management: A Collaborative Production Tool provides a comprehensive examination of communication theory through the lens of effective stage management and offers ideas and methods for stage managers to enhance their communicative presence throughout a theatrical process.

This book offers new, extensive in-depth discussion of communication techniques and how these methods apply to the role of the theatrical stage manager as the facilitator of information. Part I dives into the methods and principles of business communication employed by stage managers and discusses how these techniques are best implemented throughout a theatrical process, all supported with real-life examples. It also offers discussion questions and resources to enhance the content and encourages the reader to self-analyze their own communication techniques during the production process. Part II contains excerpts from other industry professionals who offer their own unique perspective as to the collaborative and communicative work of stage managers and how their own artistic careers are impacted by the communication systems of a stage management team.

This book is best suited for advanced stage management students, professional theatre practitioners, and theatrical educators.

Casey L. Sammarco is the Associate Teaching Professor of Stage Management at Florida State University, where she serves as Director of the Stage Management program. She has served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Stage Management Committee for Southeastern Theatre Conference and as Director-at-Large and Secretary for the Stage Managers’ Association of the United States, and she is a recurring Mentor for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Stage Management Mentor Project. Casey holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Spanish from UNC Wilmington, a Master of Fine Arts in Stage Management from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a Graduate Certification in Project Management from Florida State University. Casey is also a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and has primarily worked in regional theatres across the United States. In addition to teaching, Casey maintains a successful stage management career spanning theatre, dance, opera, and events. She lives in Tallahassee with her husband Jeff and her feline child, Siren.