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Stage Manager Survey

2006 Survey

The original survey had 283 participants, thanks to support from the Stage Managers' Association and the SMNetwork.  The goal of the original survey was to track how stage managers organized their promptbooks and labeled/called their cues.
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We would like to thank all participants who volunteered their time to complete these surveys.  Many easy surveys only produce a participation rate of 3-5% among those invited.  But approximately 10-15% of American stage managers have participated in these extensive surveys, often forwarding and promoting the survey among friends and colleagues.  These surveys could not be possible without your support.

2009 Survey

The second  survey had 525 participants, thanks to support from the Stage Managers' Association , Actors' Equity Association, and the SMNetwork.
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The 2009 survey results were compiled by the students of the Stage Management Special Topics class at the University of Iowa:
  • Erin Burns
  • Morgan Gire
  • Elise Johnson
  • Gina Mantione
  • Christina Patramanis
  • Jennifer Sears
  • Rebecca Simons
  • Michelle Weidinger

These works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.  You are free to share or post these reports for noncommercial use as long as you provide a link to http://smsurvey.info. If you wish to use any portion of this report for commercial use, please contact David McGraw .