Producer

Director

Stage Manager Actors

Costume Business
Technical Director
Designer Manager

Costume Makeup
Master Head
Props Lights Sound Sound Publicity
Designer Designer Designer Designer
Costume Makeup
Crew Crew
CREWS

AUDIENCE
 Stage Manager
• Needs to understand basic Technical Theatre
• Communication between Director and
Technical Staff/Designers
• Makes and Keeps rehearsal schedule
• Creates Prompt Book (Includes all documents
including lighting, scenery, sound, props, cues,
blocking, costumes)
• “Calls” the show
Blocking and Stage Directions
UP STAGE

CENTER STAGE

DOWN STAGE

AUDIENCE
Blocking and Stage Directions
S C
E S
T
N T
A
T A
G
E G
E
R E
R
S L
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T E
G
A F
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AUDIENCE
Blocking and Stage Directions
Upstage Upstage Upstage
Right Center Left

Center Center Center

Right Stage Left

Downstage Downstage Downstage

Right Center Left

AUDIENCE
Blocking and Stage Directions
UR UC UL

CR C CL

DR DC DL

AUDIENCE
 Basic Blocking Notations
• U = Upstage • Ex = Exit
• D = Downstage • X = Indicates a
• C = Center cross (movement)
Stage • B = Behind
• L= Left • F = Front
• R = Right • En = Enter
 Example
• Actor Enters from Down Stage Right and says a
line. Then the actor will move up stage left
behind a couch. The annotations would look
something like this:
– E DR Actor: “I HAVE ENTERED”
– X UL-B Sofa