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COUNT DOWN TO OPENING NIGHT = 12 DAYS Rehearsals Pics
Following are a selection of rehearsal pics taken by our stage manager, Ness Harwood.  Michael F Cahill, David Passmore and Glen Hancox. 
David Passmore and Michael F Cahill. 
David Passmore and Tory Rodd. 
Michael F Cahill and Helen Hopkins. 
Helen Hopkins and David Passmore. 
Michael F Cahill and David Passmore. 
Commentary > Stage Manager: Ness Harwood
Ness joined Hoy Polloy in our last production of Boston Marriage. Following is some her reflections on this production and the role of a stage manager: "As Helen Hopkins has said, this is a play with a lot of small props. We are currently in the later stages of the rehearsal period so I've been tracking them all. I note where and when they come onto the stage and leave the stage. I also make copious notes about the 'hidden' props, ie props that appear out of a bag or a pocket, as these all need to be checked to ensure that they are in place. This play has some consumable props in it as well, ie drinks and blood (oh boy!), and they will all need to be sourced and prepared during the run of the production so I need to work out how and when I'll be doing that. And how I'm going to get the blood out of things later.....
"At a professional level, the stage manager would also be making notes about all the sound and lighting cues as their focus later would be to cue everybody, with the ASM and crew doing the more hands-on work. In community and small company theatre the stage manager usually leaves it to the sound and lighting operators to self-cue, unless they need help with sight lines, and plays a more practical role backstage. The stage manager also gets involved in bump-in and bump-out (those two wonderful days when we set everything up and then knock it down again) and often helps with sourcing props. During rehearsals, as the props have been coming in, one of my jobs has been to note when actors are still miming props and to make sure that someone has it on their list to get the real thing for the actor to start working with.
"At the moment we are in that strange period of production where we are still lugging props back and forth from the rehearsal space, with no real space to set them up properly or store them. I'm really looking forward to next Sunday, when we get into the space. Then I'll be able to put all my checklists up on the wall and set things out so that they can be easily found and organised. That's when all the fun of the final rehearsals will start."
Production Details
Hoy Polloy presents the Australian première of
How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found
by Fin Kennedy
Directed by Paul King
Featuring David Passmore, Tory Rodd, Michael F Cahill, Glen Hancox and Helen Hopkins. Season Information
• 23.05.08 - 07.06.08 • Tuesday to Saturday 8.15pm • Sundays 5.00pm Venue
• Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre • Corner Sydney & Glenlyon Roads, Brunswick Tickets
• $30 Adult • $20 Concession / Groups 10+ • $18 Tuesdays Bookings
• 03 9016 3873 •
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