A flexible, real-world guide for theatre productions
Stage management rarely looks the same from one production to the next. Team size, venue limitations, schedules, and resources can all affect how the job actually gets done.
This Stage Management Checklist is a general reference, not a rigid rulebook. It brings together commonly expected tasks across the full production process while leaving room for professional judgment, collaboration, and capacity.
What This Stage Management Checklist Is (and Isn’t)
This checklist is:
- A general reference you can return to throughout a production
- Flexible and adaptable to different theatres and teams
- Make notes, customize, and print for reference
This checklist is not:
- A requirement to complete every task listed
- A replacement for communication with your director or production team
- A one-size-fits-all rulebook
Who It’s For
This checklist is especially helpful for:
- Stage management professionals at any experience level
- Student stage managers building confidence
- Community and educational theatre teams
- Stage managers stepping into a new venue or role
If you have ever wondered whether you are “missing something,” this checklist offers a calm place to check in and refocus
What’s Included:
This free checklist covers the full lifecycle of a production, including:
- Pre-auditions and auditions
- First rehearsal and rehearsal hall practices
- Production meetings and pre-tech planning
- Tech weekend and dress rehearsals
- Performances, pre-strike, and strike
You do not need to use this checklist and every item on it literally for every production. Use what serves the show, your team, and your capacity.
Created to support stage managers across community, educational, and small professional theatre productions.
Download the Template
Beyond Theatre Collective also offers a specific stage management foundations worksheet for additional training materials for stage managers. Purchase the Stage Management Foundations Worksheet in the Scene Shop today!