Also called: Production Stage Manager, PSM
Runs a live show: calls every light and sound cue, and keeps rehearsals and performances on track.
A stage manager sits in the booth with a headset and the 'prompt book', calling hundreds of cues each night ('Lights 45, GO'). During rehearsals they track blocking and schedules.
Approximate; Actors' Equity covers stage managers; Broadway PSMs earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Theater degree in stage management common.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Stage Management, Theater.
Growing about average. Every live production needs one.
Low risk for 10 years. Software helps with paperwork, but calling live cues and running rehearsals stays a person's job.
Classes: Theater stage management, English, Business, Music.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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