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