Also called: ASM, Deck stage manager.

The assistant stage manager supports the stage manager in rehearsal — taking blocking, tracking props, setting up the room — and runs the deck during performances: leading the crew through scene changes, checking presets, and reporting to the stage manager on headset. On a large show there are several, each owning a side of the stage.

In CueCall

An ASM's duties are a crew track on the run sheets, printed as their own page, and their notes go on the rehearsal report with everyone else's.

Features

Reports & Exports — Excel and PDF exports of characters, mic plots, slideshows and show reports, for the people who still want paper in the room.
Rehearsal Reports — Rehearsal reports drafted automatically from the day's notes and timeline, reviewed by the stage manager, then published and emailed to the team.

Related terms

Stage manager — The stage manager runs the production from the first rehearsal to the last performance: scheduling and running rehearsals, keeping the prompt book, writing the…
Deck crew — The deck crew are the people who move scenery, set props and run the stage during a performance, under the assistant stage manager. Each crew member has a…
Run sheet — A run sheet is the backstage document listing everything that has to happen during a performance, in order: scene changes, prop hand-offs, quick changes, fly…

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CueCall theatre production glossary

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