WILL BARKER
Stage Manager
Will prides himself in his versatility and passion for the performing arts, excelling in areas of management, performance and design. Will is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts where he majored in Stage Management and currently studies full-time Musical Theatre with Patrick Studios Australia.
Will’s production highlights include Stage Manager for The Flying Dutchman (Dir. Suzanne Chaundy), Nine the Musical(Dir. Michael Ralph), Company (Dir. Roger Hodgman), Production Management for Henry V (Dir. Leith McPherson) and Richard III (Dir. Budi Miller) and he has worked as the Mass Cast Manager for Victorian State School Spectacular (Dir. Neill Gladwin) overseeing thousands of young performers. Will has also undertaken internships with Kinky Boots (Dir. Jerry Mitchell), Melbourne Theatre Company’s Minnie and Liraz (Dir. Anne-Louise Sarks) and Dream Lover (Dir. Simon Phillips) as well as casting for Jersey Boys (TEG Dainty) and The Book of Mormon (GFO).
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Will makes his Lyric debut Stage Managing the 2019 production of Barry Conyngham's Fly.
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