CV
Education, Training, and Qualifications
Rose Bruford - BA Hons. in Stage and Events Management (grad. 2022)
National Youth Theatre - Backstage course (Stage Management)
Cardiff University - CertHE in History
Channing School - 3 A-Levels (A, A, B)
Channing School - 12 GCSEs (10 A*, 2 A)
Food Safety and Allergens training
COSHH training
Firearms training
Skills
Experience calling shows and running rehearsals online using Zoom, Teams, or equivalents
COVID-safe working practices
Score reading (over a decade of training to read sheet music, experience playing in a school orchestra)
Sessions from Andrew Killian: Cueing to Music, Stage Managing for Opera
Sewing (including proficiency at machine sewing)
Period dressing experience
Experience working on multiple film sets
Good knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint alongside their Apple equivalents
Stage Manager - Not Totally C*nsenual
dir. Lucy Donnelly
Rose Bruford College - Mar. 2022 - Jun. 2022
Poster Design by Juliette Finn
Stage Manager - Travelling Light
dir. Daniel Goldman
Unicorn Theatre, Mar. 2022 - May 2022
Designer: Toby Coulton
Lighting Designer: Brett Kasza
Photo by Craig Fuller
Production Manager - Alternative Dramaturgy Season
Rose Bruford College, 2022
A season of three devised shows based around the work of Tadeusz Kantor. These three shows ran in rep together, and the role included scheduling and budgeting for the season, as well as filling in to run tech sessions.
Production Supervisor: Lizzie Chapman
Lighting Designer: Lilli Fisher
Photo by Steve Gregson
Stage Manager - Five Guys Named Moe
dir. Mykal Rand.
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2021-2022
Prop sourcing and making for this Offie-nominated production, while also running the rehearsal room and tech, and operating LX once the show had opened.
Designer: Ryan Webster
Lighting Designer: Tim Kelly
Photo by Tim Kelly
DSM - Nell Gwynn
dir. Lucy Betts
Rose Bruford College, Sept. 2021 - Nov. 2021
A riotous show created in the round for Rose Bruford's Modern Classics season, involving music devised by actor musicians, both with and without scores.
Production Supervisor: Mark Shayle
Designer: Crystaal Jno Baptiste
Lighting Designer: Darwin Hennessy
Photo by Ben WIlkin
Wardrobe Assistant and ASM - The Ancestors
dir. Jade Lewis
National Youth Theatre, Jul. 2021 - Aug. 2021
A devised piece with the Shout Out Loud program exploring Black history onsite at Portchester Castle. Due to COVID-19 this became a filmed piece during rehearsal, and was filmed over two weeks on location. My role included costume breaking down and repairs, period dressing, continuity checking and onsite repairs, as well as getting in and out of our historic venue each day.
Wardrobe supervisor: Rebecca Cartwright
Designer: Libby Todd
Photo by NYT
ASM - Through This Mist
dir. Anna Herrmann and RóisÃn McBrinn
Clean Break, Jul. 2021
A collection of monologues and song set in the courtyard of Clean Break, including adapting the courtyard into an elaborate paper set.
Production manager: Dezh Zhelyazkova
Designer: Kat Heath
Photo by: Helen Murray
Assistant Event Manager - Bruford Clothes Swap
Organiser: Maja Lach
Rose Bruford Symposium, Jun. 2021
An event designed to raise awareness around the issues of fast fashion on campus and to provide a sustainable way for students to update their wardrobe. This event was run for two days in a COVID-safe manner, having originally been postponed from 2021.
Photo by Maja Lach
Stage Manager on Book - Day Pression
dir. Antonie Azor and Diego Andres
Rose Bruford College Mar. 2020 - Jun. 2021 (delayed by COVID-19)
An hour-long piece written by Rose Bruford students for the Symposium Event, as a chance to explore new pieces and ideas. This sound-heavy show was put together around other projects and with minimal tech time, but came together very successfully!
Rehearsal photo by myself
Stage Manager - Working: A Musical
dir. Abigail Pickard Price
Unicorn Theatre, Mar. 2021 - Jun. 2021
Four performances of a large scale musical in a professional venue. I came onto this show as a replacement for their previous SM, and picked up the thread a week before rehearsals began. This role included running a budget, factoring COVID safety into the use of instruments, and running technical rehearsals.
Photo by: Ben Wilkin
Production supervisor: Harrison Routledge
Virtual Stage Manager - Play Reading Evening
National Youth Theatre
2021
An evening of three shows, run over Zoom and presented live on YouTube. As the stage manager, I operated the sound, and cued the changes in the stream layout, as well as cuing actors cameras on and off, factoring in the delay caused by each individuals internet connection.
Organiser: Amelia Oakley
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Plays:
Girl Talk by Maya Ostle
Parma Violets by Elise Fallon and Nia Powell
Fixer on the Brink by Teddy Wills
ASM and Sound Operator - play [pause]
dir. Munotida Chinyanga and Simone Gustinelli
Rose Bruford College, Nov. 2020 - Dec. 2020
A devised piece of theatre that was rehearsed with one director in video calls from Italy, and recorded across multiple locations to be broadcast online at a later date. The role included operating cameras and recording sound, as well as sourcing/making and tracking all the props (this show had over 100 items!)
Production supervisor: Lizzie Chapman
Poster design: Anamaria Burduli
Stage Manager on book - Kare, Kare
dir. Tatenda Matsvai
Rose Bruford College, Mar. 2020 - Sept. 2020 (delayed by COVID-19)
A devised piece of theatre exploring colonialism and immigration through Afro-futurism that was one of the first shows performed live in London after the initial COVID lockdown. The piece incorporated projection, including a live video feed and pre-filmed segments, and was performed under COVID-safe conditions.
Production supervisor: Ali Pottinger
Photo by: Michael O'Reilly
ASM and Sound Technician - Naturalism
dir. Sammy Metcalfe
Rose Bruford College, Feb. 2020
A devised piece with the ETA students at Rose Bruford College, which changed each night and included props such as ice onstage. Role covered prop sourcing and management, as well as setting up and running sound throughout rehearsals.
Photo by Michael O'Reilly
Cover Stage Manager - 42nd Street
dir. John Plews
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2020
Role involved shadowing the SM for three performances and covering three weeks of performances, including LX and SFX operating, show reports, and repairs to set and costume. The show included stage technology such as a kabuki drop and a lift.
Photo by Darren Bell
Stage Manager: Ally Southern
ASM - Our House
dir. Kane Husbands
National Youth Theatre at Eltham Palace, Aug. 2019 - Sept. 2019
A site-specific devised piece created with the National Youth Theatre, English Heritage and Metro Zest, a group for LGBT+ youth. The piece explored the history of Eltham Palace through an ambulatory performance. The role included sourching and creating propsand working with English Heritage to preserve the site.
Stage Manager: Grace Lewis
Photo by: NYT
ASM - PHAEDRA, or I BELIEVE HER
dir. Sara Joyce
National Youth Theatre at Rose Bruford College, Aug. 2019
An all-female devised piece incoporating live music and verbatim scripting. This show alternated performances in rep with two other shows, requiring a very quick get in and get out.
Production Manager: Grace Lewis
Photo by NYT
Costume Designer and ASM - Oedipus Rex
dir. Rosie Paul
Llanover Hall, Mar. 2019 - Apr. 2019
This role included making cloaks and dresses from scratch, as well as sourching and adapting costumes to fit the directors design. It also involved quickly applying prosthetic makeup and fake blood, and managing props and costume changes backstage.
Photo by Benjamin F Jones
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Stage Manager - Act One Backwards
dir. Rebecca Miles
Cornerstone Cardiff, Feb. 2019
A variety night featuring a collection of performances from members of Cardiff University's Act One drama society.
Poster by Rebecca Miles
DSM - Pride and Prejudice
dir. Karin Hurst
Channing School, 2018.
This new adaption of Pride and Prejudice was performed with a cast of over 40 students, in a newly built venue.
Production supervisor: Simon Grey
Photo by Channing School
ASM - Treating Odette
dir. John Plews
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Jun. - Jul. 2017
A newly written piece of theatre performed for the first time as part of the Camden Fringe Festival.
Stage Manager: Heather Graham
Designer: Emily Bestow
Lighting Designer: Sam Waddington
Photo by Emily Bestow
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