Normally a senior project stage manager will have served as an assistant stage manager on a faculty directed production, and as a stage manager for at least one other fully staged theatre event.
Crew work on a variety of crews is desirable.
The stage manager may have an assistant sage manager assigned to them, as the needs of the show warrant. It is expected that the stage manager work closely with the director in establish their specific duties during the rehearsal period, but normally the stage manager is in attendance at all rehearsals, arriving one half hour prior to each rehearsal to set the stage and prepare for rehearsals. All normal expectation for the work of the stage manager are to be fulfilled by the senior project stage manager. The stage manager is in attendance at all rehearsals and performances, and any additional follow-up duties as determined by the director and production staff.