DDML110 Stage management I

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. MgA. BcA. Petra Vodičková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Prerequisites
Completion of the course of Stage Management in the previous semester.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Objective : To familiarize the student with all the sub-organizational methods, planning and execution of premieres, performances and season. The student will learn about the organizational connections of the artistic and non-artistic professions to the performing arts company. Familiarity with professional theatre terminology and lingo. Familiarity with theatre typologies and their differences in planning, staffing, and operations.
Descriptors. The student is also able to work as a producer or secretary in a theatre or as a production manager in a theatre production shop or as an outside production manager for theatres. The student also understands set transportation issues and is able to fulfill the organizational connections of production to the operational running of the theatre.
The creation of a new course, modification of the content or teaching methods of the course was supported by the project CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002245 Improving the quality of education at JAMU.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- navigate and use professional theatre terminology and vocabulary,
- be familiar with job positions and their job descriptions,
- plan the preparation and implementation of school projects, including timelines,
- create a ferman,
- be able to produce enrollment of handover and explication meetings,
- be able to name the differences between operating a single- and multi-department theatre,
- evaluate and name the advantages and disadvantages of running a theatre in terms of planning, organisation in relation to legal form, type of theatre, etc.
- fulfil the organisational links between production and the operational running of the theatre.
Syllabus
  • Content:
  • The course is divided into two parts: an introductory lecture and exercises.
  • Course content:
  • - Professional terminology, including theatre terminology and job positions in theatres, including job descriptions.
  • - types of theatre (in terms of legal form, genre, type, etc.),
  • - organizational structures of theatre operations,
  • - planning in the theatre,
  • - organization of theatre operations,
  • - types of staff and employment relationships,
  • - economic indicators in the theatre,
  • - planning and implementation of tours,
  • - theatre production - practical implementation of scenographic designs, scenographic fidelity in the production and operation of performances,
  • - organisation of theatre production - organisational continuity on stage,
  • - theatre operation and occupational safety and fire protection,
  • - preparation and implementation of outdoor projects,
  • - stage technology.
Literature
    required literature
  • KINCMAN, Laurie. The stage manager’s toolkit: Templates and communication techniques to guide your theatre production from first meeting to final performance. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2013. ISBN 0-203-55250-4. info
    recommended literature
  • Baker, Hendrik Woodward, Margaret Dean, Basil :Stage Management and Theatrecraft . info
  • Doc. Mgr. Jan Kolegar: Historie scénické technologie ,skriptum, JAMU 2001. info
  • MENEAR, P: Stage management and Theatre Administration. info
  • Mgr. Bedřich Gregorini, Mgr. Jindřich Gregorini, doc. JUDr. Jiří Srstka: Základy divadelní činnosti, DAMU Praha. info
  • Podniková ekonomika, M. Synek a kol. 4. přepr. vydání, C.H.Beck 2006. info
  • Stern Lawrence: Stage management. info
  • KAREL, Čapek. Jak se co dělá. Olympia, 2010. info
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Malý slovník managementu divadla. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2005, 312 pp. ISBN 80-86102-49-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Kreativní management pro divadlo aneb O divadle jinak. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2004, 337 pp. ISBN 80-86102-53-X. info
  • VÍTEK, Svetozar. Řízení a organizace divadla. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986. info
Teaching methods
Regular teaching consisting of 1 hour of lecture and 1 hour of seminar (seminar and lecture part are intertwined according to the strategy of the specific two-hour session).
Assessment methods
Attendance in classes (at least 80% attendance) is a condition for the written colloquium (constitutes 100% of the final grade). Students work in groups on a practical assignment according to the teacher's instructions, which they submit in written form, then present to the students, followed by a debate and public evaluation by the course teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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