Stage Manager
Quick Facts
Median Salary$45,833
Most Common EducationHigh school or GED
Projected 10-Year Growth+17.51%
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What They Do
A Stage Manager directs stage activity and communication for a theater or opera performance. Works with directors and performers and supervises technical crews for a production. Schedules rehearsals; creates a record of stage entrances, cues and props during rehearsals; delivers instructions from backstage as needed during a performance.
Core Tasks:
- Audition and interview performers to match their attributes to specific roles or to increase the pool of available acting talent.
- Prepare actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.
- Select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection.
- Contact agents and actors to provide notification of audition and performance opportunities and to set up audition times.
- Serve as liaisons between directors, actors, and agents.
- Negotiate contract agreements with performers, with agents, or between performers and agents or production companies.
- Review performer information, such as photos, resumes, voice tapes, videos, and union membership, to decide whom to audition for parts.
- Arrange for or design screen tests or auditions for prospective performers.
- Maintain talent files that include information such as performers' specialties, past performances, and availability.
- Read scripts and confer with producers to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production.
- Attend or view productions to maintain knowledge of available actors.
What to expect as a Stage Manager
1Earn a High school or GED Diploma
38% of people achieve this level of education.
2Gain skills and experience
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3Land a job
232 openings for Stage Managers
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