The Stage Manager sets the scene and introduces each act of the play with

Question

a monologue
a question-and-answer
the hymn "Blessed Be the Tie That Blinds"
stage directions <<my answer

Answer 1

If the stage manager is following the play, then yes, the stage directions.

Answer 2

thank you!(:

Answer 3

You're welcome! =)

Answer 4

I think the question is about the play OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder. The student should specify, but if that's the case, the Stage Manager is a character in the play, not the backstage stage manager.

Answer 5

Aha! Insufficient information probably leads to wrong answers then!!

Answer 6

I am taking the same test. The answer is a monologue. I suggest giving more info next time you ask a question <3