Cheat sheets
Your first week, by role
Pick your job. Get one page: who to see, what to do, what not to do, what to pack.
- Stage managerBuild the book, tape the floor, become the person everyone calls.
- Assistant stage managerMirror the book, own the room, stay on book.
- DirectorSet the vision, set the room, protect everyone's time.
- ProducerRights, money, contracts and rooms, locked before anyone spends.
- First-time actorWho to ask, what to bring, and the etiquette nobody explains.
- Props masterYour own prop list, rehearsal stand-ins early, nothing bought unapproved.
- Board operatorLearn the desk, follow the call, keep the booth clean and quiet.
Then read
Tech week, hour by hourPaper tech to previews: who comes, what gets done, how long, and when to move on.Build a prompt bookWhat goes in the book, in what order, and how it runs tech and every show.School, community, pro and UK theatreWho calls the show, what the rules are and what everything is called, side by side.