Scott McSloy is the production manager of Musical Theatre Gisborne's upcoming show Les Miserables.
Scott McSloy is the production manager of Musical Theatre Gisborne's upcoming show Les Miserables.
Les Misérables production manager Scott McSloy said things are going “spectacularly well” as cast and crew head into their third month of rehearsals for the upcoming Musical Theatre Gisborne show.
McSloy has worked on shows including Mamma Mia, The Addams Family and Jersey Boys. He is passionate about theatre andworks voluntarily while juggling a demanding day job with a local communications company.
With its large cast of 48 people and a massive set, he said Les Mis was one of the most ambitious productions he had worked on.
He is tasked with bringing everything together from co-ordinating rehearsals, liaising with the cast, to overseeing lighting, sound and design.
“I work closely with the creative team- the director (John Drummond), vocal director (Elizabeth Raines) and the choreographer (Nadine Proctor) as well as all of the heads of departments from wardrobe to backstage,” he said.
The set has been hired and will arrive in containers ready to be unpacked and built. An assembly crew will be required to build it over several days in October under the supervision of stage manager Tim McAneney.
The costumes have also been hired, with the first container having just been unpacked. Jean McIntosh and her wardrobe team are about to get busy doing fittings and alterations.
With about 200 costume changes, they are going to need a large team of dressers to help backstage.
