BACKSTAGE
Stage Manager (SM) (Some experience preferred)
Responsibilities: Assisting the director as desired; keeping
accurate records (prompt book) of all rehearsals / production business; act as
liaison between actors, crew, production staff, and director; and running all
rehearsals and performances. The SM must be the first to arrive and the
last to leave all rehearsals and performances, and ensure all pre-show and
post-show duties have been accomplished. During the run of the show, the
SM is in charge of all aspects of the production, from making sure that cast
and crew arrive on time to calling all of the cues. Good communication
skills are a must!
Commitment: six weeks of rehearsal, five to seven evenings per
week, plus 6 to 13 performances.
Assistant
Stage Manger (ASM) (Some experience preferred)
Responsibilities: Assisting the Stage Manager with rehearsals;
standing in for absent actor(s); scene shifting during rehearsals; running
scene shifts during performances; and assisting the SM with pre-show and
post-show checklists. Good communication skills are a must.
Commitment: six weeks of rehearsal, five to seven evenings per week,
plus 6 to 13 performances.
Shift Crew (No
experience necessary)
Responsibilities: Shifting of the stage units during performances
and assisting the properties manager with prop shifts. Position may
include heavy lifting with a partner.
Commitment: One week of rehearsal prior to performances,
plus 6 to 13 performances.
Properties Manager(No
experience necessary)
Responsibilities: Assisting the designer with construction and
procurement of show and rehearsal props; organizing prop storage for the
production; presetting props for each performance; assisting the running crew
with stage shifts; and cleaning and replenishing all consumables after each
performance.
Commitment: One week of rehearsal prior to performances,
plus 6 to 13 performances.
Light Board Operator
(No experience necessary)
Responsibilities: Running the light board for tech. and dress
rehearsals as well as all performances; checking all instruments and changing
burnt out lamps prior to all performances. This position includes
standing on ladders and climbing in the catwalks above the house seats.
Commitment: One evening or Saturday for the light hang,
additional day for focusing, one week of rehearsal prior to performances,
plus 6 to 13 performances.
Sound Designer (Some
experience preferred)
Responsibilities: Working with the director to design all sound effects
for a production, and recording all sound effects for a production, and
recording all sound effects and music for that production. Basic
knowledge of mini-disk, cassette, and CD machines is a must.
Commitment: This can be done to fit with the designer's
schedule, provided it has been worked out with the director and technical
director beforehand.
Sound Board Operator
(No experience necessary)
Responsibilities: Running the sound board for tech. and dress
rehearsals as well as all performances and checking all sound equipment prior
to each performance.
Commitment: One week of rehearsal prior to performances, plus a 6
to 13 performances.
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