TH 1601

Stage Manager Interview

1. Choose a topic. Pick a topic concerning stage management that is of interest to you and submit it in writing to the instructor by the due date listed on the syllabus.

2. Contact stage managers. Using the list provided, contact 3-5 professional stage managers via email asking them to comment on the topic you've chosen for your presentation. In order to receive credit for your communication attempts, all correspondence must be copied to the instructor <mharvey@d.umn.edu>

Some specifics to keep in mind:

Keep questions as specific as possible. Requests that require lengthy replies may go unanswered.
Introduce yourself and explain how much experience you have about stage managing. Knowing how much you know will help them reply accordingly.
Mention that you are contacting them as part of this course. Most likely, they get lots of email and a gentle reminder that you are involved with a group they have agreed to work with might help get more of a response.

3. Submit outline of information to the instructor. Outlines will be photocopied on transparencies for presentation to the class. Students may elect to use a PowerPoint presentation.

4. Report findings to the class. Present information you have gathered to the class in a fifteen minute presentation that includes an outline on either a transparency or PowerPoint presentation. Your remarks should take ten minutes or so, then we'll open it up for questions from the class. Make advance arrangements with the instructor if you wish to include graphics or the internet in your presentation.