assistant stage director
Assistant stage directors support the needs of the stage director and the production for each assigned stage production, and serve as a liaison between performers, theatre staff and stage directors. They take notes, provide feedback, coordinate the rehearsal schedule, take blocking, rehearse or review scenes, prepare or distribute actor notes, and facilitate communication between designers, production staff, and stage director.
Also called: first assistant director, second assistant director, orchestra secretary, orchestra assistant
- 11
- essential skills
- 12
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- make-up and hair designer3 skills in common
- performance flying director3 skills in common
- performance lighting designer3 skills in common
- puppet designer3 skills in common
- set designer3 skills in common
- sound designer3 skills in common
- stage manager3 skills in common
- stage technician3 skills in common
Essential skills
11- adapt to artists' creative demands
- analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions
- art-historical values
- find a replacement for stage manager
- liaise between theatre direction and design team
- maintain a production book
- maintain blocking notes
- read scripts
- supervise script preparation
- understand artistic concepts
- use communication techniques
Optional skills
12No account needed to start
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