A clear, concise resume is essential in the beginning of your career. Once established, networking remains the single most powerful manner of obtaining work but in the beginning you have to first get the job to begin building your reputation as a stage manager.
Clarity and precision are important. So is balance, accuracy, typos, etc. The resume should look nice, be printed on bond paper to present a more professional image, and should reflect your accomplishments. "Remember that the purpose of your résumé is to communicate your experiences and accomplishments as they relate to an open position and to obtain a job interview. Because each situation is different, you should tailor your résumé to each opportunity." I know longer remember the originator of this quote, it's something I cut and pasted a long time ago so I cannot credit the source but the information conveyed is the truth. Just as in your cover letter, you tailor the writing of the letter to the open position, the resume is a growing document and should be looked at with new eyes each time you're ready to hit print.
Comportment!
First things first, let's talk about balance. White space is defined as the area on the resume that does not contain printed material. Let's look at some theatrical resumes: Before you click the link below the link takes you to google images>theatre resumes. At the top you can scroll through various forms of resumes including stage managers resumes. Spend some time looking through them. When you came back let's talk about what you think the assets are of the various resumes. Remember we are first looking at balance.
What did you see? Were there resumes where you thought the balance was good? Were there resumes you thought the balance was poor? What was the difference? Next, take out your own resume and look at the balance as you have placed. (Ideally, tape it on a wall and stand about eight feet away.) How does the white balance look?
Finally there should be just enough white space to balance the text on the page without too much area left empty.