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Date announced for the Stage Management Census
17th Jan 2013
The Stage Management
Association has announced the date of the National Stage Management Census this
week. The census - which is for all
stage managers -whether they are working during that week or not - will take
place on Friday 15 February 2013.
The
SMA has undertaken to run the census of all stage management to gather much-needed
information about the number of stage management working in the industry in
2013, and about the variety of shows and the types of contracts they are
working on.
The
Executive Director of the SMA, Andy Rowley, comments:
"In
collecting information about all stage management in the UK - whether they are
working or not - on Friday 15 February 2013 we will collect solid facts on
which to base our future campaigns in support of stage management and the valuable
job they do at the creative heart of theatre and live events across the nation"
The
SMA emphasises that the census is for ALL stage management and urges anyone who
works in a job with stage management responsibilities to get involved by registering
now to receive the census information and form: census@stagemanagementassociation.co.uk.
Andy
Rowley adds:
"We
promise to use the information you send us only to promote and support stage
management, and to help to improve working conditions and job prospects for everyone
working in stage management. It is important that all SM's, whether working or
not, register and get involved, so that we can speak with authority about the
working lives of SM's across the UK. Because stage management are at the centre
of most live and theatre events, this census will also act as a ‘litmus test'
for the health of the industry in general in 2013".
The SMA will not use information
it receives for other purposes, but it needs the email address supplied when
registering to send out and verify census responses.
