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Stage Managing the Arts in Canada
Stage Managing the Arts in Canada
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Author: Winston Morgan Publisher: S.M.Arts Format: Softcover # of Pages: 278 Pub. Date: 2000 ISBN-10: 0968744400 ISBN-13: 9780968744406
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About the Book:
Winston Morgan had an almost 30-year career in theatre and
arts management. He and wrote and published Stage Managing the
Arts in Canada, which was the first of its kind in English
language theatre in North America, and still a seminal work used in
many theatre schools across Canada.
Welcome to the world of the stage manager. Stage managers are
facilitators, caregivers, confidants, detectives, mentors, problem
solvers, and jugglers. They are organized, intuitive, and creative.
They are the artists who guide the artists.
Derived out of his successful Stage Managing the
Arts (S.M.Arts) conferences, this book is the best
Canadian resource for stage managers and their assistants and
apprentices. Stage Managing the Arts in Canada provides a
compendium of ideas, essays, checklists, cartoons, resources and
everything you need to know to accomplish your day to day and week to
week activities as production develops.
Delve into the intricacies of a production as it unfolds from
before preparation week to final performance. Explore the specifics
of: Musicals, Touring for Young Audiences, Special Events, Assistant
Stage Managing, Apprenticing, Reading Music, Repertory Theatre, and
Stage Management Forms.
What people say:
"Winston Morgan's
book, Stage Managing the Arts in Canada
is the best resource available in Canada. The book contains
informative essays written by some of Canada's best stage managers
covering stage managing musicals, working as an assistant and an
apprentice, stage managing in rep and theatre for young audiences. It
also features invaluable checklists and sample 'to do' lists throughout all stages of production. You'll really enjoy the
cartoons in Morgan's book." — Theatre Ontario
About the Author:
Winston Morgan (1952-2016) stage managed his way across Canada working
for many of the country's most prestigious theatres and with many of
Canada's leading playwrights. He stage managed the classics, new
plays, children's theatre, and musicals. His stage management skill
has translated into work for television, live events, teaching at
universities and colleges, participating in the USITT Stage
Management Mentor Program, and serving as associate director for the
Toronto International Film Festival. The founder of Stage Managing the
Arts (S.M.Arts) in Canada, his passion for training Stage Managers continues to inspire members of the performing arts community.
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