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Deputy stage manager (DSM) 執行舞台監督／副舞台監督
In the British system the DSM sits at the prompt corner, holds the book and calls the show. The stage manager runs the backstage floor and the department and does not usually call. In the American system the production stage manager calls the show and there is no DSM at all.
中文
英式體系裡，執行舞台監督坐在提示角、拿著 prompt book、負責報 cue。舞台監督管後台現場和整個部門，通常不報 cue。美式體系由 stage manager 自己報 cue，根本沒有 DSM 這個職位。
Regional usage
| Where | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|
| UK | DSM | Calls the show from the prompt corner. |
| HK / TW | 舞台監督 | 港臺的舞台監督通常自己報 cue，職務範圍比較接近美式 SM。 |
Easy to get wrong
"Stage manager" does not tell you who calls the show. In the UK it is the DSM, in the US the SM. Get it wrong in a contract and nobody is on the book.
中文「舞台監督」對應 SM 還是 DSM，要看製作採哪一套體系，不能直接對譯。
ASM is assistant stage manager, a floor role. Deputy and assistant are not interchangeable ranks in the British structure.
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Sources
- Prompt corner — Wikipedia primary
- 舞台表演的操作管理（麥秋） — 香港教育局
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