Stage Management
March 27, 2018
Photo Credit: Photo by Debra Misciagna
Stage Manager Elaina Misciagnia (center) striking a pose with Assistant Stage Managers Giselle Pampo (Left) and Jaden Riveles (Right.)
Stage Manager
The Stage Manager plays a vital role to any show. A Stage Manager, as the name entails, manages anything related to the stage. This includes cast, microphones, spike tape, and cues. Before the show begins, the Stage Manager is in charge of managing cast attendance and giving notes to the cast. The Stage Manager is, in some cases, the middleman between the Director and the Cast.
One of the Stage Manager’s most important jobs is calling cues. While the cast is performing on stage, the Stage Manager reads through the script and calls for lighting and curtain cues.
This year’s Stage Manager is Senior Elaina Misciagna. Misciagna is a four-year Theater Senior, and has found her life’s calling through Stage Managing Hairspray. Misciagna said, “I really like it. My interview at Montclair University is tomorrow to become a Stage Manager!”
Assistant Stage Managers
Assistant Stage Managers are people who are training to take the place of a Stage Manager when the current Stage Manager graduates. The Assistant Stage Managers this year are Junior Jaden Riveles and Freshman Giselle Pampo. For Hairspray, Riveles’ and Pampo’s main job is changing microphones and making sure that everyone that needs a microphone has one. The two would have to quickly change microphones to make sure that every cast member is out on time.
