Directors Handbook. Table of Contents. The Director. 1. So You Think You Might Want to Direct?. 1

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1 Directors Handbook TableofContents TheDirector.1 SoYouThinkYouMightWanttoDirect?. 1 SomeGuidelinesforDirectingaSuccessfulProduction 2 TheFirstWeek: TheFirstGeneralMeeting..4 Auditions.4 TheCastingMeeting 5 TheTechMeeting..6 NowYourShowIsOffandRunning! 7 ProductionHeads.8 ImportantUniversityPolicies...10 TheStudentTheater: TheaterOpening/ClosingProcedures...12 KeyPolicy. 13 It sshowtime! 13 ContactInfo Version2.1 BasedonVersion1.1.byChrisCarcione

2 TheDirector TheDirectorofashowischargedbythemembershipwiththeresponsibility ofseeingtheshowthroughtocompletion.thedirectorisresponsibleforselecting anartisticvisionfortheshow;thisvisionshouldanswerthequestionsofwhystage Troupeshouldbedoingtheshowandwhichoftheshow sthemestheaudience shouldunderstandwhentheyexitthetheater.itistheparamountresponsibilityof thedirectortoconveythisinformationtoboththecastandcrewoftheshow. OneimportantresponsibilityoftheDirectoristoobtainscriptsforthecast andkeymembersofthecrew;detailsonhowtodothiswillexplainedlaterinthis handbook.thedirectorshouldmaintainagoodideaoftheproduction sbudgetand makeimportantdecisionsabouttheshow stechnicalneedsbasedonthat information,alongwiththeproducer,thetechnicaldirector,andindividual membersofthetechnicalcrew. AsuccessfulshowrequiresthattheDirectoractivelyseekouthisproduction headsanddiscussideaswiththem,aswellastheothermembersofthetechnical crew.rememberthatyourtechcrewhasideastoo,andmountingashowisa collaborativeprocess.directorsshouldfamiliarizethemselveswiththetheater policiesandproceduresoutlinedinthishandbook. SoYouThinkYouMightWanttoDirect? SonowyouknowwhattheDirectordoesandyouthinkyoumightwantto takeacrackatit.whatnext?wellifyoudon thaveaplaythatyouwanttodirect, youshouldprobablytrytofindone,it skindofanimportantparttotheprocess. Youcouldalwaysaskyourfriendsifanyofthemknowofashowthattheywould liketoseedonebytroupe.onceyoufindashowyouthinkyoumightwanttodirect, besureaboutit;you regoingtobespendingalotofyourtimeonthisshow,seeing andhearingitprobablymorethanyoucareto,somakesureyouloveit. Onceyouhaveashowandyouknowyouloveitandyouwanttodirectitfor sure,youshouldfilloutapitchform(whichcanbefoundonthestagetroupe website)andgotothegeneralmeetingwherepitchesaremade.thisisyourchance totrytoconvincethemembershipthattroupeshoulddothisshow;trytomake themunderstandwhyyoulovetheshowandwhytheyshould.besuretotalkabout alloftheinterestingandchallengingaspectsofyourshow,notjustfortheactors, butforthetechniciansaswell. Ifyourshowgetsselected,CONGRATULATIONS,you regoingtobeadirector forstagetroupe!ifnot,sorry,butdon tbediscouraged,besuretostayinvolved withtroupeandtryagainnextseason! 1

3 SomeGuidelinesforDirectingaSuccessfulProduction Ifyoureadnothingelseinthishandbook,itisimperativethatyoureadat leastthesesixguidelinestodirectingastagetroupeshow.theyarethemostbasic bulletpointsofthemostimportantrulescontainedinthishandbook. 1. Whenyouvisitsomeoneelse shouse,playbytheirrules.weareguestsin everyspaceoncampus.weareveryprivilegedguestsatthestudent TheateratAgganisArenaandextremelyprivilegedguestsatTheSpace. Followtherulesforthesespacesandbecourteoustotheadministration andb&giftheycomeaskingquestions. 2.MajorTheaterRules: a. Maximumseatingcapacityis101.Thereisnoflexibilitywiththis number.youmayhaveannumberofpeopleonstage,butonly4 peopleinthebooth(typicallythelightingdesigner,thesound Designer,andtheirassistants). b.pathstoemergencyexitsmustbekeptclearatalltimes,exitsigns mustbeplainlyilluminatedandfirealarmsmustbevisibleatall times. c.therearenoflamesofanykindallowedinthetheater.ever. d.youmaynotuseanydevicethatsuspendsparticlesintheairsuch asfogmachines,saws,dryice,etc. e.makesurethetheateriskeptclean,lockedattheendoftheday, andmakesureyousigninandoutinthelog. 3.KeeptheE Boardinformedatalltimesabouteventsanddecisions,evenif theyseemunimportantorobvious.thee Boarddoesnotliketohear aboutstagetroupefromeric,whointurnheardaboutstagetroupefrom hissuperiors.itismuchbetterforinformationtotravelupthechainof commandthandown. 4.Youractionssetaprecedentforyourcastandthemembership.Be professional,takecareofyourproductionandyourcastmembersand strivetosetapositivetoneforyourshowandthegroupasawhole. EncourageyourcasttoattendGeneralMeetingsandTroupefunctions, suchasspecialprojects. 5.Everyoneonyourproductionis,andmustbe,ateam.Yourprimarygoalis toworktogetherwithyourcastandcrewtocreatethebestpossible producttofulfillyourartisticvision.whileyouareresponsibleforthis vision,youworkwithyourproducerandtechnicaldirectortoaccomplish yourgoals theydonotworkforyou. 2

4 6.Yourshowispartofagroup;itisnotanindividualentity.Whileyourgoal shouldalwaysbetomakethebestshowpossible,yourshowshouldstrive tomaketroupethebestperformingartsgroupitcanbe.youareworking withayourshow suniqueteam,thee Board,andtheothershowsto makethistroupe sbestseason. 3

5 TheFirstWeek TheFirstGeneralMeeting Atthefirstmeetingoftheseason,dresssharpandshowupreadytopresent yourshowtothemembership.youwillhavethreeminutestotellthemembership aboutyourshowandconvincethemthattheyshouldauditionand/ortechforyou. Thiswillbeverysimilartoyourpitchoftheshowbeforethevotinglastsemester, butthistimeyou retryingtoconvincethemembershiptobeapartoftheshow,not justtoletyoudoit.beginbyintroducingyourself.youshouldthenmentionthecast breakdown,brieflyexplainingeachoftheroles.youshouldmentionverybrieflythe technicalneedsoftheshow.mostofall,youshouldconveytothemembershipwhy Troupeisdoingthisshow,expressingyourartisticvisionfortheproduction;tryto makethemexcitedaboutbeingapartoftheshow.trytomentionanyrelevant informationaboutyourauditionsthatvaryfromthestandardauditionprocedure. Afterthreeminutes,themembershipwillhavetheopportunitytoaskquestions. Auditions Ah,auditions.Youaresolelyresponsibleforcastingyourshow,thoughyou mayillicithelpfromanyonenotauditioningfortheseason.troupe saudition procedureallowsanymemberwhohaspaidduestoauditionforany/allmainstage showsandspecialprojects.typically,auditionerswillsign inwiththetreasurer, thensignupontheindividualsheetofeachoftheshowstheyareauditioningfor.an E Boardmemberwillgivethemanindividualauditionsheetforeachshow.You shouldprepareasheetwiththecastbreakdownonitsopeoplearefamiliarwiththe typesofcharactersyouarelookingfor;youcanalsoincludeanyadditional questionsyouwanttoask.asyougothroughauditions,youwillcalloutnamesfrom thelistandgivethemapartner(ornoneorseveral)andhavethempracticeacold readingofyourchoosing.thoughvariancesfromthisprocedureareallowed, whateverprocessyouchoose,besuretokeepyourauditionrequirementstoa minimumtofacilitatetheauditionprocess.anotheroptionistoleavegenderspecificmonologuesatthesign intablethateachauditionercanpickupastheysign in. Afterthreedaysofauditions,youwillmakeacallbacklistofthoseactorsyou wishtoseeagain.nobodycanbecastwithoutbeingcalledback.sinceallcastingis donefromageneralpoolandnobodycanbeintwomainstageshowsinthesame semester,makesureyoucallbackmorepeoplethanyouneed. AuditionsareusuallyMondaythroughWednesdayfrom6pm 10pm,with callbacksonthursdayfrom6pm 10pm.Auditionsarelongandcanquitestressful ifyoudon tgoinarmedwiththisadvice: 4

6 Prepare!Makesureyouhaveplentyofcopiesofcoldreadings especiallya lotofsceneswith2females(ifpossible),asyouwilllikelyhavemorewomen auditioningthanmen. Arriveat5pmtosetupyourroomsoyoucanbeginpromptlyat6pm. Movequickly.Youhavealotofpeopletoaudition,sodon tspendtoomuch timewithonlyafewpeople.makesureyougettoeveryone. Don tworryifeveryoneyouauditiondoesn treadforthepartyouare consideringthemforatthefirstaudition;that swhatcallbacksarefor.the primaryauditionisatestofskillandinmostcases,youwillknowrightaway ifanactorisrightforanypartinyourshowregardlessofwhattheyread. Auditionswillendpromptlyat10pmeachnight. Noexceptions! TheCastingMeeting Youmighthavehearddarktalesfromcastingmeetings,butthetruthis, castingcanandshouldbeaquickandpeacefulprocessifyourememberthesetwo things: 1.Thegoalofthecastingmeetingistocastfourgreatshows,notonestellar show.certainlyyouwantallofyourfirstchoices,butasyourshowispart ofagroupandnotanindividualentity,youmustybewillingtobeflexible inyourcastingdecision. 2.Don tmarryyourselftoanysingleactor.noactorhasthepotentialto makeorbreakyourshow.ifyoufeelthatistrue,youdon tknowhowto doyourjobproperly.youwillseeoverahundredpeopleduring auditions;somewillbeawful,somewillbeextraordinary,butmostwill bejustfine.yourjobisadirectoristohoneyouractorsintobelievable characters.thatskillshouldextendbeyondasingleactor. Aprovenmethodtomakecastingeasyforadirectoristomakeachartof eachofyourfirst,second,third,andfourthchoicesforeachroleinyourshow.you maynotnecessarilyfillinfourchoicesforeachrole,andthatisfine,butbesureto haveatleasttwo,threeifpossible,foreachrole.asahelpfulnote,trynottoput anyoneonthechartthatyouwouldnotwillinglywelcomeinyourcast.thiswill helpyoufocusandprepareyourselftomakecrucialsacrificesbeforethemeeting begins.inotherwords,makesurethatyou re100%satisfiedwithyoursecondchoicecast. Followingcallbacks,alloftheDirectors,AssistantDirectors,theStudent GroupAdvisor,andanon auditioning,unbiasede Boardmemberwillassemblefor thecastingmeeting.thee Boardmemberwillserveasthemediatorandwill administerthemeeting.oncethemeetingbegins,eachdirectorwillreadhisfirst 5

7 choiceactorforeachrole.whilethefirstdirectorisreadinghisfirst choicecast,all otherdirectorswillsay conflict ifanameappearsontheirfirst choicelists.the otherdirectorswillsay possibleconflict ifanameappearsontheirsecond,third, orfourth choicelist.thisprocesscontinuesuntilallthedirectorshavereadtheir first choicelists. Themediatorwillthenbeginaforumofdiscussionwhereeachconflictwill beaddressedonebyoneuntilallconflictshavebeenresolved.onceallconflicts havebeenresolved,eachdirectorwillreadhisfinallistagain,toensurethatnobody appearsonmorethanonelist. Regardingconflictresolution: Themajorityoftheconflictresolutionstrategyreliesnotonthemediator, butonthegoodwillandamiabilityofthedirectors.forexample,ifdirectorawants tocastanactorinasmallerrole,whiledirectorbwantsthesameactorforalead role,commonsenseandetiquettedictatethatdirectorarelinquishtheactorto DirectorB.Majorconflictsarisewhenanactorisincontentionformultiplerolesof thesamesizeandadiscussionmustbestartedtoresolvetheconflict.iftheconflict isnotresolvedbetweenthedirectors,themediatorwillmakethedecision.the mediatormayaskwhateverquestionshefeelswillpreparehimtomakea responsiblecastingdecision.themediator sdecisionisfinal.itistheopinionof StageTroupethatcastingdecisionsmadebythemediatoradverselyaffectsthe spiritoftheatricalproductionandmustbepracticedonlyintherarestof circumstances. **NOTE:Alldiscussionthattakesplaceinthecastingroomstaysinthecasting room.informationthatleavesthecastingmeetingcanonlyhurtfeelings nothing more.forthatparamountreason,itisstrictlyforbiddentodiscussthemeeting afterishasended. TheTechMeeting UsuallyontheFridayofauditionweek,theTechnicalAdvisorwillcallatechnician s meetingatthespace.youarerequiredtoattendtodiscuss,ingreaterdetail,your artisticvisionfortheshow,notingthetechnicaldemandsofyourshow.itishere thatyourmentionifyouneedafour storyrotatingsetorifyouneedsixteen matchingdresses.thetawillmakeeveryefforttoassignthepropertechniciansto eachshowbasedonyourpresentationoftheshow stechnicalneeds. 6

8 NowYourShowIsOffandRunning! Firstandforemost,youshouldmakecopiesofyourshow sscriptforyour actors,stagemanager(s),td(s),andothertechies.technically,makingphotocopies ofascriptthatyoubuyatabookstoreorborrowfromalibraryisillegal.however, whatstagetroupedoesn tknow,won thurtit.inotherwords,ifyoumakecopiesof thescriptonyourown,whowouldknow?oncethescriptsarehandedout,havea read throughofthescriptwiththeactors.itisencouragedthatyouinviteyour technicalstafftotheread throughaswellsothattheymaybecomefamiliarwith you,thecast,andtheshow.youshouldalsoarrangeatimewithyourtdtohavea techmeetingsoyoucanmeetyourtechstaffandstartexchangingideas. ItisyourresponsibilitytoschedulerehearsalswithyouractorsandStage Managers.YoumustinformtheVicePresidentofyourrehearsalschedulesothathe mayreserveuniversityspacesforyourrehearsals.youwillbeassignedroomson campusforthetimesanddaysyouspecify.therearemanydifferentwaysto rehearseashow,noneofwhichwillbeoutlinedhere.you llhavetopickupahow to directingbookforthat;justrememberthatyourresponsibilityistoyourcastandto StageTroupetohaveawell rehearsedshowonopeningnight. Aspreviouslystated,yourshowandyourcastmembersareapartofStage Troupe.StageTroupeistheoldestandlargestperformingartsgroupatthe University.Itfollowsoverahalf century sworthoftraditionofproducing wonderfultheaterforthebucommunity,andofbeingafungroupwhereeveryone canparticipateintheater,learn,andenhancetheircollegeexperience.itisthehope ofeverye Boardthatyouinstillinyourcastandcrewthefeelingthattheyareapart ofthetroupefamily.itisimperativethatyouencourageyourcasttocometo GeneralMeetings;theyarethemeansbywhichwekeepthegrouprunninganditis importantforthemembershiptoshowtheirsupportofthegroupasawhole. EncouragethemtoattendallStageTroupefunctionssuchasCombats!,Special Projects,andotherevents.Internally,encourageyouractorstobondwiththeir castmatesbyorganizingeventswithyourcastsuchasmovienights,parties,tripsto theaterinboston,sittingtogetheratothertroupeshowsintheseason,etc.finally, tryyourbesttoincludethetechnicalstaffinallbondingactivities.oftentheyare involvedwithseveralproductionsatonce,butit simportanttocreateafeelingof togethernesswithinyourshow,amongalloftheshowsintheseason,andwithin StageTroupe. 7

9 ProductionHeads EveryStageTroupeshowwillhavethreedefinedproductionheads:the Director,theTechnicalDirector,andtheProducer.Thethreeofyouareresponsible fortheareasdesignatedtoyouinthebelowdefinitionsandareresponsiblefor workingtogethertoservethebestinterestoftheproductionuntilit scomplete. TheE Board:TheE Boardisyourbestfriend.Whilenotanofficialproductionhead byanymeans,thee Boardfunctionsasanadvisoryboardandaresourceforyour production.itsaimistoensurethatfourproductionsgoupwithaslittleheadache aspossible.ifanythinggoeswrong,orifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestions,be theyartistic,personal,orprocedural,thee Boardistheretoofferguidance.For example,ifthereissomecostumeorpropthatyourproductionsstaffcan tfind,tell thee Boardandthey llworkonit.ifyourunintoaconflictamongactors,they ll offeradviceorstepinifnecessarytoresolvetheconflict. Director:Youwillformulateanartisticconcepttopresenttotheproductionstaff andyouareresponsibleforallareasofproductionandkeepingcommunication openbetweenthestaff.thedirectorisresponsibleforcastingtheshowandfor solvingcastproblems.tedirectorisresponsibleforschedulingandholding rehearsalsandpreparingtheactorsfortheperformance. TechnicalDirector:YourTDwilloverseeallthetechnicalaspectsofyourshowin accordancewiththeartisticconceptpresentedbythedirector.thetdwillbe responsibleforassemblingthecrewforbuildsessionsandseeingthatalltheshow s technicalaspectsarecompletedinatimelyfashion.thetdwillalsoensurethatthe properpaperworkgetstotheproducerregardingtechnicalexpensesfrotheshow. Producer:YourProducerisresponsibleforallofthefinancialaspectsoftheshow andwillbegivenabudgettoworkwithbythee BoardTreasurer.TheProduceris alsoresponsibleforcreatingmarketingmaterialsfortheshow,includingtickets, posters,flyers,andprograms.theproducingteamisalsoresponsibleforhouse managementduringperformances,unlessthatjobisdelegatedtoanothermember ofthetechnicalstaff. Themostimportantthingtorememberisthatallthreeoftheseproduction headsareonthesamehierarchicallevel.youareallworkingtogether asateam tomaketheshowasuccess;itisimportanttoremembernottosteponthetoesof yourtdorproducer.eachproductionheadhasadistinctjobandyoumusttrust thatyourco productionheadswillfulfilltheirduties,justastheywilltrustthatyou willfulfillyoursasdirector. Thebeingsaid,iftherehappenstobeadisputeamongproductionheads,the Directorhasthefinalsayintheoutcome.Ifthedisputeinvolvesprincipallythe DirectororiftheDirector sfinaldecisiondoesn tresultinanamicableoutcome,the disputewillbepresentedtothee Boardforreview.TheE Boardwilldecidethe bestoutcomeoftheconflict;thee Board sdecisionisfinal. 8

10 AWordonCommunication WiththeE Board Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorproblems,contacttheE Board.Ifanythinggoeswrong, evenifitseemsslight,contactthee Board.WeeklymeetingsoftheE Boardareheld everysundayat6:00pm.you,yourproducer,andyourtechnicaldirectorare requiredtoattendeverymeetingthroughthedurationofyourshow srun.atthese meetingsyoumaybringupanyproblemsyouarehavingoranythingelsethatyou needhelpwith.remember,thee Board sdecisionisfinal. Withyourfellowproductionheads: Communicate!Itistheonlywaytoguaranteesuccess.YourProducerandTechnical Directorshouldconstantlybeinformedaboutanychanges,problems,orother miscellaneousissuesthatariseduringtheproduction.makesureyouexchange contactinformationrightawayandkeepthelinesofcommunicationopen. 9

11 ImportantUniversityPolicies UniversityClosings IfBUcloses,StageTroupecloses.Thisincludesperformances,special projects,on campusrehearsals,meetings everything.thee Boardwilltryto accommodateandrescheduleanycancelledevents,butiftheuniversitycloses,so dowe. Injuries IntheeventofaninjurythatrequiresmedicalattentionbeyondaBand Aid, theinjurymustbereportedtotheuniversity.ifaninjurydoesoccur,followthese steps: 1.Calmtheinjuredpersondowntopreventfurtherinjury. 2.CalltheBUPDat andreporttheinjury.Theywillcallthe ambulanceandtakecarefallthepaperworksoyoudon thaveto. 3.NotifytheE Boardimmediately. 4.Gobacktoyourlife. InjuriesareaseriousmatterandmustbereportedtotheUniversity,evenif theydon tseemsveryserious.theremaybelong termsideeffectsofinjuriesand theinjuredpartymaywantarecordoftreatment.theuniversityisinsuredfor injuriesthathappenduringnormalactivitiesandnoharmwillcometotroupeifan injuryoccurredduringnormalactivities. FireAlarms Ifafirealarmgoesoff,youronlyresponsibilityistoevacuateyourself.You havenoobligationtoputyourselfatrisktryingtobeahero.complywiththe instructionsofanyonefromarenastafforthefiredepartment. Nudity No.Eric sruleofthumbis:ifyoucanwalkdownthestreetwearingit,then youcanwearitonstage.often,thesuggestionofnudityismorepowerfulonstage thanactualnudityinmanycases.afterall,theaterisoftenanartofmanipulation; useyourkeentheatricalskillstocreatetheillusionofnudity,ifitisnecessary,and youraudiencewillbelievethatyouractorsarenaked. FireCode YourtechnicalDirectorwillbewell informedaboutallofthefirecoderules. Therearemany,theyareoftenconfusing,andtheyaresetinstone.Youdonotneed toknowthem,butunderstandthatifyourtdoranymemberofthee Boardsays 10

12 somethingisinviolationoffirecode,itmustbefixed.theycanallhelpyoucomeup withcreativealternativestoremediatetheviolation,butwhenitcomestofirecode rules,thereisnoflexibility.thefiremarshallisfreetoinspectthetheateratany timetomakesureitisuptofirecode.ifhefindsthatitisnot,hehastherightto closeyourshow,andthatwouldbeabigdisappointmenttoyourcast,crew,andthe restofstagetroupe.itisinthebestinterestofallinvolvedthatyouadheretothese rulesasbestyoucan. 11

13 TheStudentTheater TheaterOpening/ClosingProcedure 1.Whenyouarriveatthetheater,makesureyouorsomeoneonyourstaffhas signed inintheloglocatedintheproducer sbooth.thisservestwopurposes:it helpsuskeeparecordofwhoiscomingandgoingfromthetheaterintheevent ofanydamages,unlockeddoors,etc.anditalsohelpstroupeprovetothe Universitythatweareusingthetheateroften,sothatwecankeepitinour charge. 2.Unlockallofthebackstagedoorssothecastandcrewhaveeasyaccesstothe areastheyneed.themainrightdoor scrashbarcanbeopened,butinorderto unlocktheleftmaindoor,youmustunlockthekeyholelocatedinsidethe Producer sbooth.thelightwillgofromredtogreenifthedoorisunlocked. 3.Makesurethatyouandyourcaststaywithintheboundariesofourtheater space.don twanderthroughanydoorsinthearenathataren tinstagetroupe s domain.youwillgetintroublewitharenastaffinaboutfourseconds. 4.Makesurenobodyeatsordrinksinthetheaterhouse itisprohibitedinorder tokeepthehouseascleanaspossible. 5.Weareresponsibleforgeneralmaintenanceofthetheater.Uponleavingforthe night,makesurethatalltrashispickedupandthatthegreenroomisintidy, workingorder. 6.Lockallofthedoors,turnoutallofthelights,andsign outinthelog. 7.Double checktomakesurethatthefrontdoorsarelocked. Thestudenttheatercomplexconsistsofalobbyandticketingarea,two publicrestrooms,ashowandstoragespace(designatedforstagetroupeuseonly), a101 seatprosceniumtheaterandbooth,backstagewaitingarea(greenroom), unisexbackstagebathroom,andtwosmalldressingrooms.althoughthehallway continuesintothearenaspace,thedoorattheendoftheworkshopandthedoorin thegreenroomareconsideredtomarkoffthelimitsofourtheaterspace. Rememberthatthetheaterisasharedspace.Arenastaffhavetherightto comethroughthegreenroomandcorridortoaccessotherpartsofthearena.itisok toaskthemtobequietifaperformanceisinprogress,butitisnotpermittedto denythemaccessthroughthetheaterspace.youmayalsohangsignsonthedoors toinformarenastaffthatashowisinprogress.theywillrespecttroupeifwe respectthem.itisimportantthatwekeeprelationswitharenastaffasamicableas possible we replayingintheirhouse. 12

14 KeyPolicy Twoweeksbeforeopening,youwillreceiveahalf setofkeys.youwill receiveafull setduringtheweekofyourshow.thekeysfunctionasfollows: BBT 03:Men sdressingroom,backstagebathroom BBT 05:Women sdressingroom,backstagebathroom BBT 07:TheaterHouse,bothfrontandbackdoors BBT 09:Theaterexteriorandcorridordoors ConditionsofKeyExchanges Youareresponsibleforyourkeys.Donotlosethem,orgivethemawayto people.ifyoumustgiveyourkeystosomeoneelse,allkeyexchangesmustbedone inpersonandkeysmustneverpassfrommembertomember.theymustalways returntoyoubeforegoingtoanotherthirdparty.lostkeysresultinseveral thousanddollarsworthoflockchanging. ResponsibilityoftheKeyHolder Anylockopenedbythekey holderistheresponsibilityofthekey holderto relock.ifyouopenthetheaterdoors,itisyourresponsibilitytoseethattheyare lockedagain.ifthedoorsareleftunlocked,thekey holderwhoopenedthemis responsibleforanyresultingdamageortheft. Withkeyscomeacertainamountofpower,authority,andmostofall responsibility.inplainenglish,don tloseorabuseyourkeys. It sshowtime! AsaDirector,yourdutiesendafterdressrehearsalisover.Itisnowtimefor youtominglewiththeaudienceandenjoyyourwork.duringperformances,your StageManagerisinchargeofthetechnicalstaffandtheactors,andyourProduceris inchargeofthehouse.performancesarehectictimes,soeventhoughyouwillbe nervousandanxious,stayoutoftheirway they vegotalottodo. Youronlyresponsibilityistomakethepre showannouncement.itcanbe doneliveoritcanberecorded;itcanbefunny,creative,concise,musical, whatever butitmustincludethefollowinginformation: Noeating,drinking,orsmokingispermittedinthetheater Noflashphotography Pointoutthefireexits Askpatronstoturnoffcellphones,beepers,oranyotherelectronicdevices thatmaydisturbtheperformance Ifastrobelightisgoingtobeusedintheshow,theaudiencemustbe forewarned Nowsitbackandenjoyyourshow! 13

15 The ExecutiveBoard President CarolynByrne VicePresidentKelseyLidsky VPofSpecialProjectsIanCohen SecretaryMikeGomez TreasurerKateBischoff TechnicalAdvisorJoshFriedensohn StudentGroupAdvisorEricJacobsen StudentTheateratAgganisArena StageTroupeisinresidenceattheBostonUniversityStudentTheateratAgganis Arena.The101 seatfacilityisequippedforavarietyofeventsfromfull scaleshows tosmallerproductions. BostonUniversityStudentTheateratAgganisArena 925CommonwealthAvenue Boston,MA02215 TheSpace UniquetoStageTroupe,TheSpacefunctionsasourprimarybuildingspaceand housesourcostumeshop,propinventory,andfurnitureroom. TheSpace 949BCommonwealthAvenue/AkimboRoad Boston,MA02215 Formoreinformation,contactusvia: E mail:stage@bu.edu Website: Phone: OrcheckusoutonTwitterorFacebook PartiallyfundedbyyourUndergraduateStudentFee 14