A “Wicked” Comparison of Commercial, Freelance and Academic Stage Management to Develop Best Practices and Techniques for the Practical Stage Manager
A “Wicked” Comparison of Commercial, Freelance and Academic Stage Management to develop Best Practices and Techniques for the Practical Stage Manager THESIS Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Fine Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Eric Hans Mayer Graduate Program in Theatre The Ohio State University 2011 Master's Examination Committee: Professor Mark Shanda, M.F.A., Advisor Professor Mary Tarantino, M.F.A. Professor Lesley Ferris, Ph.D. Copyright by Eric Hans Mayer 2011 Abstract A “Wicked” Comparison of Commercial, Freelance and Academic Stage Management to develop Best Practices and Techniques for the Practical Stage Manager examines three book musicals produced in three different theatrical venues to identify key principles and essential methodology of a practical stage manager. Once established, through experience, review and analysis, a sampling of those principles will be applied and tested under the most extreme conditions – a new devised work created by the Department of Theatre during the 2010-2011 academic year and fully mounted spring quarter 2011 – The Camouflage Project. ii This document is dedicated to my Mom and Dad for their years of never ending love and support, John Snedeker for never saying no, and to my stage management colleagues Allison Walker, Emily Thiel, Brandon Curtis, Sarah Helgesen, and Sarah Hurwitz. iii Acknowledgments I am indebted to my many colleagues at The Ohio State University for the support they have given to me. Without their support this degree would not have come to fruition. In particular, the support of Rachel Barnes, Jaclyn Benedict, Lesley Ferris, Mandy Fox, Dan Gray, Matt Hazard, Jim Knapp, Alex Kyle-DiPietropaolo, Chad Mahan, Janet Parrott, Joy Reilly, Beth Josephsen Simon, Mary Tarantino, Jeanine Thompson, and Chris Zinkon has helped me to survive every experience and make them each enjoyable, educational and sometimes both.
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