VCA DESIGN & PRODUCTION
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
Alicia Guiney calling 'Great Expectations' (Dir. Georgina Naidu)
Photography: Amanda Hitten
Alicia Guiney was the production stage manager on 'Into the Woods' (Dir. Ylaria Rogers), a musical involving a large cast, elaborate set, consumables, puppetry and a band. Alicia successfully coordinated and led a stage management team of six.
On 'Into the Woods' Alicia oversaw the safe use of raised platforms, moving set items, ladders, a moving light that rolled on and off stage, and cast members entering and exiting on moving set items.
Photography: Ben Fon
On 'Into the Woods' Alicia Guiney multiple moments of intimacy and complex lifts.
Photography: Ben Fon
'Into the Woods' also involved an actor repeatedly lighting matches onstage. Alicia was responsible for managing this in the rehearsal room and as part of the performance.
Alicia was the stage manager on 'Great Expectations' (Dir. Georgina Naidu), a play which featured complex set transitions, liquids onstage, consumables onstage and glass onstage.
Photography: Drew Echberg
On 'Great Expectations' Alicia oversaw the staging of multiple complex fight scenes as well as the use of an imitation knife and imitation firearm.
Photography: Drew Echberg
On '(Un)Tethered' Alicia Guiney worked collaboratively alongside two other stage managers to create a final dance performance which smoothly integrated four individual works. Alicia was the stage manager for two of those works, 'DISRUPTOR' and 'Drift'.
Photography: Deryk McAlpin
Alicia was the stage manager on 'DISRUPTOR' (Chor. David Prakash) as part of '(Un)Tethered', which involved calling visual cues off of partially improvised dancing, as well as calling cues off of live mixed music.
Photography: Gregory Lorenzutti
Alicia was the stage manager on 'Drift' (Chor. Chimene Steele-Prior) as part of '(Un)Tethered', which involved calling many visual cues.
Photography: Gregory Lorenzutti
Alicia Guiney was an assistant stage manager on 'Spring Awakening' (Dir. Petra Kalive) where she worked as part of a team of five. Alicia was responsible for the creation and maintenance of all the paper props.
Photography: Ben Fon
Alicia Guiney completed a secondment in stage management on 'The Black Woman of Gippsland' (Dir. Andrea James) with the Melbourne Theatre Company.
photography: Jacinta Keefe
One set item Alicia worked on as part of 'The Black Woman of Gippsland' is this office shelf. She was responsible for the creation and installation of the book covers.
Photography: Pia Johnson
A small extract from the prompt copy for 'Great Expectations' by created by Alicia Guiney.
Examples of documentation produced by Alicia Guiney from 'Spring Awakening', 'Into the Woods' and 'Great Expectations'.
Alicia Guiney (she/her) is a Melbourne based Stage Manager. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). At the VCA, Alicia has worked as the Production Stage Manager on 'Into the Woods', the Stage Manager on 'Great Expectations', the Stage Manager on 'DISRUPTOR' and 'Drift' as part of the dance work '(Un)Tethered' and as the Assistant Stage Manager on 'Spring Awakening'. She has also completed a secondment with the Melbourne Theatre Company on 'The Black Woman of Gippsland'. Outside of theatre, Alicia is deeply passionate about literature and history.