Stage Managing the Arts - Stage Management Courses and Resources for Dance, Theatre, Opera, Industrial

Registration is now open for the 2010 Vancouver "On the Road" Conference!  The conference will be held at the Actsafe offices from May 13 - 16th, 2010.  This will be S.M.Arts second trip to Vancouver, though it has been 11 years since we were there.  Check out the listing of courses and enrol online to secure your spot now. 

Our 2010 Toronto Conference was held from February 25th to March 6th, with three new courses and a raft of your old favourites.  S.M.Arts continued the "Master Class" program this year with the art of presenting an opera, taught by Lil Stilwell from the Canadian Opera Company.  Participants were able to see how things work at the COC and were treated to the wonderful "Otello".  Our "Master Class" programs have consistently sold-out and we expect that next year's foray will continue this streak. See Master Classes for more details on these exciting day-long sessions.

In other new courses, we talked about the Stage Manager's relationship with the Props Department and the carpentry crew.  We also looked into the mysterious world of Television and how a stage manager's skills can be transferred to this genre.  We are always interested in your ideas for new courses or courses you would like to see brought back.  Feel free to email Janelle with your comments.

Finally, S.M.Arts is excited to be collaborating with Theatre Ontario to create a weekend conference that will be specifically designed for the Community Theatre stage manager.  Contact Theatre Ontario for more information.  As a result we will be restricting registration to the Toronto conference to those who are either working stage managers or have the goal of becoming a professional stage manager.

We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver in May!

Stage Management is an intricate web of personal, technical, organizational and life skills.  The S.M.Arts Conference explores many aspects of our field and helps us to share our experience and knowledge with each other, whether during a course or in the midst of a chat.  S.M.Arts continues to provide a comfortable environment for new and experienced Stage Managers to perfect their craft.

This Stage Management Conference is for the student Stage Manager who wants to know more about their career choice, the Apprentice Stage Manager who wants to hone their skills and the experienced Stage Manager who is looking for diversification within their field.  Registration is restricted to either working stage managers or those who have the goal of becoming a professional stage manager.  If you are not sure if you qualify contact Janelle for clarification.

Have you ever had a chat about a sitzprobe, spacing or largo? Would you like to know more about stewards and stings and lavs? Have you used a magic sheet or rosin or a boom box? Perhaps you are curious about rush or ROEs or swings. S.M.Arts can give you the answers to all of the above and much more.

S.M.Arts also strives to offer the tools, the thoughts and the questions to help make our production experiences more well-rounded and fulfilling.

We hope you have the opportunity to join us in exploring the world of Stage Management.