1. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
My roles in Stage Management from before the start of the show to the interval:
Whengettinginbefore the showIwouldstartoff by
moppingthe stage to make sure itis completelyclean
before the show.Iwoulddothisaround5:30 so that
it wasdry before the performance toinsure noone
wouldslipover.
Aftermoppingthe stage we wouldset
out the chairsthiswas 5 on stage right
and leftandthen6 at the back. We had
to make sure that the colouredchairs
weren’tstage leftastheyall needtobe
plainwoodenforthe breakfastscenes.
We would
thenset
the bench
to stage
rightafter
doingthe
chairs.
I would
thenset
the pint
glassand
pie tinon
top of the
piano.
2. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
Here I have insertedtwophotosof the stage whichI wouldmopbefore the
showlike Ihave explainedabove andalsosetpropssuchas chairs.
Thisalsoincludesthe flap
that I wouldneedtoopen
to allowMrs Wilkinson’s
door throughinAct 2.
3. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
Setting Stage Right for Act 1:
I wouldstartby
gettingthe wardrobe
out of the cupboard
and puttingitinits
place makingsure all
the jewelleryand
polaroidcamerawas
inplace on top of the
dresser.Iwouldmake
sure it waslinedup
withthe wingto make
sure it wasable to fit
throughat the start of
ExpressingYourself.I wouldthensetthe
placardsneededmy
side readyto goon as
the firstprop whichI
wouldthenhandout
to the people on
stage (The Starslook
Down).
Afterthe placardsI
wouldsetthe
laddersoit’seasy
to getout for the
scene Expressing
Yourself to be able
to put upthe slash
curtain.
Aftergettingthe
fansI wouldsetthe
pianostole so
Nathancouldput his
and Billy’s tape
shoesonthere and I
couldsetit behind
the pianoat the
start of Born to
Boogie.Aftergettingthe laddersetIwould
getthe apple pie forTracy Atkinson
and the tape for Mrs Wilkinson
readyfor whentheywenton.
Aftergettingthe apple pie and
tape EmilyP and I wouldgetthe
balletgirlsfansforShineso they
are readyto give outwhenthe
balletgirlscome off stage.
4. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
Displayed on this page is my routine in show week of Billy Elliot. I would perform this
routine before and during the show.
Date: 13th – 18th February 2017
Time: Monday 13th February (day show) = 8:00am – 10:50pm
Tuesday 14th February (day show) = 8:00am – 10:50pm
Saturday 18th February (day show) = 12:30pm – 3:30pm
Tuesday 14th until Saturday 18th (evening performances) = 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Health and Safety Point: This could course:
Mopping the stage People falling over could cause an injury
(slip hazard)
Bench and chairs Dropping them on your or other people’s
feet could cause an injury.
Putting wardrobe in its place Could run over feet causing an injury
Wooden handles on placards Splinters
Coms Tripping over wire
Who else was involved: Emily Pugh (Stage Management) and Emily Howard (stage
Management) for wardrobe going on
Emily Pugh helping with the ballet girls fans
Freya Slater (costume) going up the ladder for the slash
curtain.
Elisha for props ques.
Problems I came across:
People walking across the stage when it was being mopped for
sound checks- in order to stop this from happening I started
Throughoutthe productionIwould
use coms to be able to talkto
Elishastage left- thismeantI
wouldbe aware of any problems
and be able to sort themoutif
theywere myside.Iwouldalsobe
able to getcuesfor certainprops.
5. PRODUCTION WEEK Chloe Collins
mopping the stage earlier so it was washed and dried for when the
sound checks started.
When ballet girls came off with their fans they would chuck them
anywhere meaning it was hard to collect them all before the next
scene where people could trip over them.
Chairs being left on stage when they were supposed to be stacked
before Expressing yourself- after we realised this was happening
quite a lot Elisha would tell me on coms where the chairs where left
in which I would go on and stack them in the next scene change.
The chairs would be pushed further on stage when the wardrobe
went on, this was okay because it was behind the wardrobe but they
are needed to be put back before the whole cast would come on at
the end of Expressing Yourself- after we realised in the first few
show this was happening after collected extra chairs I would push
the stack over so it wasn’t in the way of the flap. If no chairs were
left on the stage I would push the chairs further over on the next
black out.
People often walked in to the dresser when coming through the flap
because of how dark it was- when I realised this was happening I
would warn them when they were coming through the flap to mind
out of the dresser.
