Whenever you're ready : Nora Polley on life as a Stratford Festival stage manager /

"Backstage with one of Canada's greatest stage managers Whenever You're Ready is an intimate account of the career of Nora Polley, who - in her 52 years at the Stratford Festival - has learned from, worked with, and cared for some of the greatest directors, actors, stage managers, and...

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Autore principale: DeSouza-Coelho, Shawn (Autore)
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Pubblicazione: Toronto : ECW Press, [2018]
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