Rachel Darwood Freelance Stage Manager / Bookworm Rachel Darwood works tirelessly as a freelance Stage Manager (and has worked on several Librarian Theatre tours). I've seen her keep her head when everyone around her is losing theirs, endure some of the most taxing theatre digs, and even calmly tape her ear back together after a lamp fell on her head. This week I wanted to look behind the bright lights of theatre and get a glimpse of what life is like for those in the wings.