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Stage Management

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Notable alumni

  • Aaron Beach – Deputy Executive Director at Belvoir St Theatre
  • Oriana Papa – Stage Manager at Le Perle By Dragone
  • Jaylene Osborne – Director, Palace J Entertainment

Stage Management provides training in the organisational and management skills required for managing rehearsals and performance. These include the development and use of the prompt copy, production documentation, score reading, safety in the theatre, communication and people/time management skills, production and company management. A range of technical production skills and techniques, as well as an understanding of the staging and performance requirements for drama, dance, music, music theatre and opera will be developed.

Commencing in 2026, students who have successfully completed the CUA60220 – Advanced Diploma of Live Production and Management Services can articulate into the two-year, full-time Bachelor of Performing Arts degree program. Students in the Bachelor of Performing Arts program continue their chosen specialisms, focussing on extending CV’s and Portfolios.

The two majors offered will be Production and Design and Stage and Production Management, which includes Set, Costume, Lighting and Sound. The great value of this extension to training is it gives students more time to mature as a practitioner, understand comprehensively the qualities of collaboration, and is an internationally recognised qualification, opening doors to opportunities abroad.

Courses offered in this discipline

These course pages detail entry requirements, fee and interview information. You can also apply from these pages:

CUA60220 – Advanced Diploma of Live Production and Management Services

Bachelor of Performing Arts

  • Production and Design Major*
  • Stage and Production Management Major*

*Please note that these two new majors will come online in 2026.

*Please take note of the relevant Course Code to assist you in your online application process.

Audition and interview documents

More information

The Course Coordinator for Stage Management is Mr Luke Cowling.

For domestic student enquiries please go to Future Students.
For international student enquiries please go to International Students.

If you would like to know more about WAAPA courses, please visit the WAAPA Study areas web page.

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