Stage management aesthetic

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The Stage Manager oversees everything that goes on in the rehearsal room and onstage, communicating this to the technical departments.

It is 7:04pm on a Thursday. To the average audience member of THE COLOR PURPLE, the most important person waiting backstage is one of the above-the-title stars (Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Holliday or Danielle Brooks). But those in the industry know that, at this particular moment, the most important person is a woman sitting stage right in front of three monitors. That woman, with a headset on and binder in front of her, is Stage Manager Sharika Niles. She is the one who will soon give the word…

Stage managers typically provide practical and organizational support to the director, actors, designers, stage crew and technicians throughout the production process. They also are the director's representative during performances, making sure that the production runs smoothly. The role of the stage manager is especially important to the director in rehearsals.

SMs make a prompt book, which is color coded down to the last detail. This is an example (plus a very cute SM rubber duck).