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Stage managers form new national association

Providing professional development opportunities, a greater sense of community and even a national award are among the SMA AU’s goals.

14 Oct 2021 9:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

WA Stage Manager Erin Coubrough calling a rehearsal at His Majesty’s Theatre Perth. Photo by Yebo Photography.

A membership-based organisation aiming to increase the profile of stage managers and their work, while also providing a greater sense of community for stage managers across Australia, is now seeking members nationally.

‘We are for stage managers by stage managers,’ said Kate Middleton-Olliver, Chair of the newly launched Stage Managers Association Australia Ltd (SMA AU).

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts