August 2014
Beginner to intermediate
224 pages
4h 3m
English
My wife used to be a stage manager in the theatre, many years ago. On one of her first jobs as a humble ASM, she arrived a few days before the opening of a new play. She quietly kept her head down, kept out of everyone’s way, and did as she was told. A few days later, the set was put together and furnished for the first time. The director and designer and senior staff were deep in debate about a problem they had discovered. One side of the set looked far too empty. They couldn’t put a new piece of furniture there, because the actors had been rehearsing for three weeks without it and wouldn’t have time to adapt all their moves. Anyway, they couldn’t afford to hire any more furniture. ...
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