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should use this global disruption to educational systems to reset how we teach
the field and equip our students.
David J. McGraw has stage
managed for more than a
dozen theatres in his 27-year
career, including resident
production stage manager
positions at Capital Repertory Theatre and
Geva Theatre Center. He created the Stage
Manager Survey and the new SM2030
Project (http://www.smsurvey.info) and cocreated the South African Creative Industries
Technical Staff Survey (https://www.sacits.
com) and, most recently, the Return to the
Stage Study (https://www.returntothestage.
com). He authored the book chapter, " The
Epoch Model: An Arts Organization with an
Expiration Date, " the training film,
" Standby Cue 101: An Introduction to
Calling Live Performances, " and the " Stage
Manager's Kit " blog for Stage Directions.
He serves as a director-at-large for the Stage
Managers Association. McGraw was selected
as one of the first stage managers on the
Fulbright Specialist roster, working with the
South African State Theatre on

FREEDOM: The Musical. He has taught
for the past 18 years, including six years as
the head of stage management at the
University of Iowa, and serves the program
coordinator for the arts administration
program at Elon University.

Works Cited:
Arao, Brian, and Kristi Clemens. " From Safe
Spaces to Brave Spaces: A New Way to Frame
Dialogue Around Diversity and Social Justice. "
The Art of Effective Facilitation, Stylus Publishing,
2013.
Barshay, Jill. September 10, 2018. " College
Students Predicted to Fall by More than
15percent After the Year 2025. " Hechinger
Report.
Cuyler, Antonio C. 2015. " An Exploratory Study of
Demographic Diversity in the Arts Management
Workforce. " Grantmakers in the Arts.
Diane, Ciara. " How Do You Pay Your Dues When
You Can Barely Pay Your Bills. " American Theatre
Magazine. May 1, 2020. Accessed September
12, 2020. https://www.americantheatre.
org/2020/05/01/how-do-you-pay-your-dueswhen-you-can-barely-pay-your-bills/

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McGraw, David. 2020. " SM2030 Project - Year 0
Report. " www.smsurvey.info
McGraw, David, and Cartara Patterson. 2020.
" 2019 National Stage Manager Survey. " SM-Sim,
LLC. www.smsurvey.info
McGraw, David, and Cartara Patterson. April
2020. " 2019 National Stage Manager Survey. "
Figure 64: Contributing Factors in Decision to
Leave Stage Management. www.smsurvey.info
Scheier, Jennifer Leigh Sears. 2019. " History of
College Stage Management Programs? Not Yet! "
Stage Directions Magazine, May 8, 2019. https://
stage-directions.com/all/theatre-blogs/smhistory/history-of-college-stage-managementcourses-not-yet/
Swank, Erin Joy, and Jennifer Leigh Sears Scheier,
" Stage Management Paperwork Through the
Centuries - A Virtual Exhibition, " USITT Forum @
Four, April 22, 2020.
Stage Managers' Association. " International
Cohort. " https://www.stagemanagers.org/
international-cohort/. Accessed September 12,
2020
University Resident Theatre Association. 2019.
" 2018-19 Directory of Member Training Programs
and Partner Theatres. " Accessed April 15, 2020.
https://urta.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/
URTA-Directory-Final-Print.pdf

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