Reddit mentions of The Stage Manager's Toolkit: Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance (The Focal Press Toolkit Series)

[Production Stage Management for Broadway] (https://www.amazon.com/Production-Stage-Management-Broadway-Opening/dp/0896762939/ref=pd_sim_14_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0896762939&pd_rd_r=d3da8c47-be70-11e8-9d90-8b493ea953ed&pd_rd_w=qpTgQ&pd_rd_wg=2Vf7g&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=EJNCW54K8P5G2AVSCW2P&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=EJNCW54K8P5G2AVSCW2P) is a seriously good book, but it's very specific to Commercial style PSMing.

[Stage Manager's Toolkit] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1138183776/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1) is a great book if you're getting started, it's the Freshman textbook at my University. [The first addition] (https://www.amazon.com/Stage-Managers-Toolkit-Communication-Performance/dp/0415663199) is cheaper but it's a tad dated by now.

[The Backstage Guide to Stage Management] (https://www.amazon.com/Back-Stage-Guide-Management-3rd/dp/0823098028/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0823098028&pd_rd_r=a2cb0a09-be70-11e8-b3a9-1f5f95d9d540&pd_rd_w=ebcVw&pd_rd_wg=LVsxu&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=XKJPTT300SQHAVA9TJKW&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=XKJPTT300SQHAVA9TJKW) is great but a little dated. It has a great section on Opera stage management which can be rare.

Also, if you're doing some reading and you haven't learned this already, definitely read up on [how to read music!] (https://www.musicnotes.com/blog/2014/04/11/how-to-read-sheet-music/)

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Hey! I'm a Junior BFA Stage and Production Management major at Emerson College in Boston, MA! I agree with what everyone has posted, and just as some additional reading for you, I recommend The Stage Manager's Toolkit, linked here: https://www.amazon.com/Stage-Managers-Toolkit-Communication-Performance/dp/0415663199

This was my textbook for Stage Management I, and I love this book a lot and still refer to it today quite frequently. It works you through the entirety of a production, giving examples of paperwork, how exactly you should be doing things, etc.

I also agree with the person who said to frame your conversation with the producer and explain how an SM could benefit your particular production and yourself as a person. For example, I use my skills as a stage manager in many other capacities on my campus, including leadership roles in various organizations, as a student employee of several offices, and as a Resident Assistant,

Also, please feel free to PM me with any additional questions! Hope this helps!