1. GC1: Job Roles in the Production Arts Industry
STAGE MANAGER/DEPUTY STAGE MANAGER
The role of a stage manager in the production industry can be paid from £16,000-
£40,000+.
“The responsibilities and duties of stage management vary depending on the setting
of a production (i.e., rehearsal or performance) and the type of production (e.g.,
theatre, dance, music). Most broadly, it is the stage manager's responsibility to
ensure that the director's artistic choices are realized in actual performance.”
As the specific cues of the show develop, the stage manager will records timings as it
relates to the script/other performance aspects. The stage manager maintains a
prompt book, which contains all cues, technical notes, blocking and other crucial
information.
Stage managers are also responsible for setting and editing rehearsal schedules and
working closely with the director.
Once the performance opens the stage manager controls all aspects of the
performance by calling the cues for all transitions. Bigger productions may choose to
have a stage management team who work under the stage manager to ensure other
cast and crew members are committing to their job role. When a show has opened,
the stage manager is also responsible for scheduling understudy rehearsals to ensure
the quality of the show is maintained.

2. If a stage manager’s job is not done correctly, it can potentially affect every other job
role in the hierarchy. This is because a stage manager ensures everything on a
production is being done correctly, and if cues are being followed etc.
A stage manager’s day to day job would consist of booking rehearsals, learning
scripts, organising backstage areas and helping to conduct set construction and
programming electrical equipment.