Are you a theatre person?
This book will help explain your life and vocation to non-theatre friends and family, and even give you a better understanding of the career you've chosen.
Are you a theatre student or theatre teacher?
This book is a great resource for anyone who is contemplating or preparing to launch a professional theatre career. A must for every intro-to-Theatre reading list.
"Young people entering the profession, who may envision a linear path to stardom, will find [Metzler's] actual career path both grounding and inspiring . . . he has created a work of
considerable value to the aspiring or neophyte theatre artist. Even those with much experience will learn new things. What We Do fills a need. It's an informative and entertaining read."
Dave Williams, Theatre Design and Technology
"Author Bo Metzier has had varied experience as an actor, stage manager, dresser, carpenter, electrician and prop man with such shows as Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and The Lion
King. This unique perspective on the who, what and how of professional theatre in New York is at the heart of his new book, What We Do: Working in the Theatre. By explaining the various roles
played by different people in putting on a professional production, he provides considerable insight for young people seeking a professional career on stage or behind the scenes."
Stephen Peithman, Stage Directions
"Such a breadth of experience is unusual and Mr. Metzler decided to set his knowledge down in a book. The result is a sort of layman's guide to how things get done in the professional
theatre."
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