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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Oversee preparation of the production/event
  2. Coordinate the stage set-up
  3. Run the production/event
  4. Maintain working relations and communication with production and performance team
  5. Finalise the performance/event

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to interpret complex documentation and write simple reports

Required knowledge

broad understanding of artistic and technical elements of the productionevent such as staging lighting and sound elements

the key factors involved in the successful stage management of a production including typical problems and responses

effective communication team leading and delegation in relation to the stage management of a production

problem solving and decision making processes and their application in an immediate productionevent environment

relevant occupational health and safety legislation and regulations as they apply to maintaining a safe backstage environment

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to manage a range of tasks concurrently and in accordance with immediate time constraints

knowledge of all delivery aspects of the production

ability to effectively communicate and delegate

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the stage management of at least two different productions

interaction with and involvement of a production and performance team to reflect the collaborative nature of the unit

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess practical skills and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the stage management of a productionevent for which the candidate is responsible

review of production schedules and other stage management reference material and reports prepared by the candidate

review of reports prepared by the candidate on the planning and implementation of the stage management of a production

written or oral questioning to test knowledge of the industrial and occupational health and safety issues and regulations

review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthe job performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to

a production venue

productionevent reference material on which to base the stage management of the productionevent

full range of production equipment


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant personnel may include:

all technicians, e.g. sound, lighting

assistant stage manager

choreographer

designers

director

extras

non-regular performers

performers

production manager

staging personnel

venue management

Performers may be:

actors

conference speakers

dancers

extras

masters of ceremony

musicians

non-regular performers

panel members such as a debate team

public speakers

regular cast members

singers

special guests

understudies

Items required for the performance may include:

costumes

hand props

make-up

microphones, e.g. radio microphones

Productions/events may be one-off or part of a season of performances and include:

circuses

concerts

dance performances

festival performances

live theatre

musicals

opera

Pre-performance requirements may include:

media calls

photo calls

wardrobe parade

Staging elements and equipment may include:

costumes

prompting equipment

props

props table

set pieces

special effects

stage management communication equipment

stage management desk

Occupational health and safety legislative requirements may include:

Commonwealth, State and Territory occupational health and safety regulations

relevant local government legislation and regulation

relevant national and international standards, guidelines and codes of practice, e.g. the Building Code of Australia

Reference materials used to run the production/event may include:

call sheets

cue sheets

prompt sheets

Details in post performance documentation may include:

audience numbers

audience reaction

changes to performers

comments on artistic or technical performance

timings

venue capacity

Production documentation may include:

agent list, props lists

announcements

artists' call sheet, e.g. publicity call sheets

calculations of performance timings

contact list, address list

firearms log

front-of-house information

ground plans

media schedule

notes on operating equipment

notification for production personnel

performance schedule

production schedule

program inserts

rehearsal schedule for non-regular performers

riders

scenery list

sign-on sheets

technical plots, e.g. fly plots and dome plots

texts

time sheets

understudy schedule

understudy/covers list

wardrobe list