This book considers how employers in theatre production can ensure that the creative process be accessible, sustainable and equal. Reviewer Lucy Ellen Rix discovers that, although progress has been made, there is still a long way to go.
Investigating the question of artmaking as work, Theatre Work considers how employers in theatre production can ensure that this creative process be accessible, sustainable and equal.
The authors both work in the industry in the US and UAE, with a wealth of production experience in stage management and lighting design, along with teaching responsibilities. As a reader with a similar background, I found that while many things rang true here, there was also a great deal that felt distant from my experience as a stage manager working in the UK.
It covers a journey looking at the past, the impact of the Covid-19 ‘pause’ on theatre in the US, and both writers' hopes for the future. They explore career access, hiring practices, pay equity, production and people operations and worker safety.
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