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Stage Management - A Practical Guide

Soozie Copley & Philippa Killner Price: $24.95

This is a practical guide to all aspects of this pivotal job in theatre, from first receiving a copy of the script, through the rehearsal process and production period to putting the show away after the final performance

Written for the amateur, student and practitioner, it gives tricks and tips learnt and used by two leading professionals

It includes chapters on ...

The Stage Management Team - its roles and responsibilities

Reading the Play with advice on what to look for in the text

Working with the Play, researching it and creating a prompt copy

Finding and borrowing props, and making realistic stage food and drink

The rehearsal process, including Technical and Dress reheasals

Stage Management in performance and the art of coping with the unexpected

" Soozie's and Philippa's book gives tremendous insight into every aspect of a stagemanager's job; they have communicated their depth of knowledge in a wonderfully accessible way" ~ from the Foreword by Cameron Mackintosh
9781861264534

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