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The Stage Manager oversees the performers and stagehands...everything that happens on the backside of the curtain.

The House Manager oversees everything that occurs on the other side of the curtain, including the audience, the facility, the HVAC, fire laws, concessions.

In as such, the two positions don't interact too much. They coordinate start times for the curtain to rise, with either being able to hold the start of the show (stage manager might hold a curtain if an actor is not ready, or if there is some technical error going on, whereas the house manager might hold the curtain if a large group has not yet arrived, or a medical situation is going on that requires attention...anything that might otherwise interrupt the show once it's started).

Between the two ,the House Manager position is a much better job to have...soooo much less work!

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