Stage Management - Blocking Notations

Identify what the following Blocking Notations used in a Stage Manager's script mean:

Hamlet X SL

• Hamlet rises stage left

• Hamlet rises center stage

• Hamlet crosses stage left

• Hamlet crosses downstage left

Identify what the following Blocking Notations used in a Stage Manager's script mean:

Hamlet -> Ophelia

• Hamlet sits near Ophelia

• Ophelia move towards Hamlet

• Hamlet move towards Ophelia

• Hamlet move towards Ophelia diagonally.

The Set Designer for a play has created a realistic set design for a scene set in a living room. The Stage Manager now annotates his script reflecting the furniture chosen by the Set Designer that is appropriate for the scene. From the images below, what pieces of furniture most likely represents what the Set Designer has included in his set?

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What type of technical cue would LX Q3 be used to annotate in a script?

• Sound

• Props

• Costume

• Lighting

Which of the following annotation would let the sound designer a sound cue is needed?

• S Q4 GO

• Lx Q4 GO

• Sound Q4 GO

• Hamlet X DS