Footloose, 2024. Credit: Janie Patterson

Assistant Stage Manager - Footloose, 2023

Stage Manager: Giulia Pizziol

Deputy Stage Manager: Giulia Pizziol & Shona Menzies

Assistant stage Manager: Shona Menzies

Director: Madeline Gilroy & Colin Slattery

Vocal Director: Gabby Blackie

Choreographer: Cara Somerville

Lighting: Catrina Fraser & Paula Cooney

Sound: Charly Grant

Costume: Olivia Towart & Izzy Wood

QMU Musical Theatre Society

Pleasance One, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

I began working on Footloose in my first year of university as the set and props assistant. Very quickly my role was changed to assistant Stage Manager. 2 months into rehearsal our DSM left the production so I worked with the stage Manager to create the DSM book but the SM called the show.

Throughout the production I took blocking notes, created scene breakdowns, marked up the rehearsal space, sourced props and helped in sourcing the set as well as running a couple of rehearsals. During the show I managed the back stage and all the scenery changes with a team of 5 stage hands.

A production team of 11 and a cast of 38