DDMZ109 Stage Management I

Theatre Faculty
Winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/.5. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
MgA. BcA. Petra Vodičková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Chládková
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
Timetable
Mon 14:30–16:00 104
Prerequisites
The course is taught in the winter semester of the first year of undergraduate study, the only prerequisite is therefore admission.
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 the issues of set transportation and is able to meet 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
  • Contents of the course:
  • - professional terminology including theatre terminology,
  • - job positions in theaters, including job descriptions,
  • - types of theaters (in terms of legal form, genre, type, etc.),
  • - organizational structures of theatre operations,
  • - planning in the theatre,
  • - organization of theatre operations,
  • - types of employees and employee relations,
  • - 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
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Kreativní management pro divadlo aneb O divadle jinak. 2. vyd. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2004. info
  • MENEAR, P: Stage management and Theatre Administration. info
  • Mgr. Jindřich Gregorini, Mgr. Bedřich Gregorini, doc. JUDr. Jiří Srstka: Základy divadelní činnosti, DAMU, Praha. info
  • VÍTEK, Svetozar. Řízení a organizace divadla. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1986. info
    recommended literature
  • Baker, Hendrik Woodward, Margaret Dean, Basil :Stage Management and Theatrecraft . info
  • Doc. Mgr. Jan Kolegar Strojní scénické technologie, skriptum JAMU 2001. info
  • Organizace divadelní výroby- MgA. Jan Petr, 2008 JAMU. info
  • Stern Lawrence: Stage management. info
  • 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
  • KAREL, Čapek. Jak se co dělá. Olympia, 2010. 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
Class attendance (minimum 80% attendance) is a requirement for the written colloquium (constitutes 80% of the final grade). The student also prepares a seminar paper on the assigned topic of 5NS (constitutes 20% of the final grade).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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