Stage Management: Communication Design as Scenography

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Michael Smalley (Guildford School of Acting, UK) Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

Stage Management

Communication Design as Scenography

Michael Smalley (Guildford School of Acting, UK), Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London, UK)

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Methuen Drama
25 January 2024

Theatre direction & production

Series: Readings in Theatre Practice

Drawing on interview material from more than 20 leading stage managers from the UK, USA and Australia, this book situates the contemporary practice of stage management within its historical and social contexts.

Questioning the notions of the invisible stage manager and a linear production process, it argues for a broader conception of stage management lying at the intersections of administration, management and artistry.

This volume places stage management practice within key theories drawn from the diverse fields of performance studies, semiotics, phenomenology, distributed cognition, management and scenography. It champions the creative agency of stage management and details the properties of communication which stage managers manipulate and the objectives they set out to achieve as a guide for decision making. While it considers the different approaches necessitated by productions from different cultures, genres, and so on, it offers a view of stage management which is not bound by these differences.

By: Michael Smalley (Guildford School of Acting UK)
Series edited by: Simon Shepherd (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama University of London UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781137607683
ISBN 10: 1137607688
Series: Readings in Theatre Practice
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Smalley is a theatre-maker, researcher and Senior Lecturer in Theatre Production at the Guildford School of Acting, UK. His professional practice has mainly involved stage managing many productions through the UK, Australia and Canada. He has also lectured in stage management, technical theatre and scenography at universities and presented his research at many academic conferences including the Prague Quadrennial.

Reviews for Stage Management: Communication Design as Scenography

The rich body of interview material, together with the analysis of that material and the development of an original and substantial theoretical model of stage management practice represent a significant achievement. * Nick Hunt, Rose Bruford College, UK * Smalley does something rather special in this book: he presents an argument that squarely positions stage management as a critical practice that has its own register, academic value and creativity. There is no doubt that this is now THE book on critical stage management studies. Stage managers as communication designers – I’m sold! * Rachel Hann, Northumbria University, UK *