Episode description

From rehearsal room to Bump in, what is a DSM (Deputy Stage Manager), and how to they make a production come to life? Hear about all the work that goes into a prompt script before you even get to the theatre and the associated paper work. Hear how clear communication is key and all the different people they work closely with.

Podcast Episode Summary

00:00 Intro

1:09 How would your work colleagues describe you?

1:42 What skills are required to be a DSM? and what is DSM?

2:30 How do you keep the prompt copy organised?

3:31 What Applications do you used?

4:40 Who are the other people in your Stage Management team?

5:11 Whats are your essentials in your SM (Stage Manager) kit?

Pre Production;

5:55 What do you do in the rehearsal room? 

7:58 How important is building working relationship in this time?

9:18 Any thing else in the rehearsal room that worth noting?

Bump In;

10:37 What dose your first day off bump in look like?

11:29 Who do you mainly communicate with during the lighting plot?

12:39 Do you work with sound?

Tech Run;

13:15 What is it and what’s you involvement in tech run?

15:20 Are you at your SM desk during this time? 

17:56 How do you communicate with SM and creatives?

21:11 How many cameras do you have looking at the stage?

Dress Run;

22:13 What is it and what’s you involvement in it?

23:30 Tech time in schedules what do you normally do in these times?

24:27 Any thing else you do in Dress Run?

Show Day;

24:58 What time do you arrive at the venue?

26:41 How do you use archival recordings?

27:57 What happens from the hour call?

29:17 What are sign in sheet and what they are used for?

29:55 What is at the SM desk?

31:44 What is Cast Call?

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