Stage Management : Communication Design as Scenography Paperback / softback
by Michael (Guildford School of Acting, UK) Smalley
Part of the Readings in Theatre Practice series
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, 4 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/01/2024
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- ISBN:9781350360549
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:224 pages, 4 bw illus
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:25/01/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781350360549
