In this blog thread, several people are posting their viewpoints of whether a stage manager should be allowed to have his/her laptop out during rehearsals. Most people say that the "clicking of the keys would be a distraction to the actors merely 3 feet away from the stage manager" (1). One person disagrees and states that being able to write the rehearsal report as you go along with rehearsal is an advantage, cutting down on the time usually spent after the rehearsal typing a rehearsal report and distributing it to cast and crew.
I believe that it would be beneficial to have a laptop during the rehearsal time. The obvious advantages would be that it would save the stage manager time and that rehearsal reports would be sent out faster. Another advantage to laptops is that the stage manager could change any prop shift charts, scene shift charts, and costume shift charts as soon as changes occur, instead of writing down the problem and fixing it later. It would also cut down on paper costs to reprint shift charts for the cast and crew. As a whole, I believe that the shift (no pun intended) to using laptops in rehearsal will benefit the stage manager.
"Laptop Vs. Pencil and Script/Notepad." Stage Manager's Network. SMNetwork, 19 Mar 2010. Web. 15 Apr 2010..
I believe that it would be beneficial to have a laptop during the rehearsal time. The obvious advantages would be that it would save the stage manager time and that rehearsal reports would be sent out faster. Another advantage to laptops is that the stage manager could change any prop shift charts, scene shift charts, and costume shift charts as soon as changes occur, instead of writing down the problem and fixing it later. It would also cut down on paper costs to reprint shift charts for the cast and crew. As a whole, I believe that the shift (no pun intended) to using laptops in rehearsal will benefit the stage manager.
"Laptop Vs. Pencil and Script/Notepad." Stage Manager's Network. SMNetwork, 19 Mar 2010. Web. 15 Apr 2010.
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