4. Organization / Personnel

The TEAM

Producer/Board of Directors – Hire the rest of the team, secure rights to the show chosen, rents the theatre, and secures financial backing.

- Producer(s) means it’s a for-profit theatre. Meaning? Making money for those producers/owners. For-profit theaters provide business and employment to a community.

- Board of Directors – non-profit. Board does not see any money. Any money made goes back into the organization to produce the next show, educational programs, etc.. Nonprofit theaters provide enrichment for communities through art and education

* Both types of theatre pay employees.

* Non-profit – grants, reduced taxes, reduced postal rate

* For profit – ineligible for grants.

Managing Director  - Business aspects/money – contracts, box office, fundraising

Artistic Director – artistic – over-arching artistic control of the theatre's production choices, directorial choices, and overall artistic vision. Select directors, actors, design staff

Director – collaborates with designers to create a concept or vision for the production and then coordinates the work of actors, designers and crews to ensure the production concept is carried out. The director is ultimately responsible creating a unified vision on stage

Production Manager – Needs to keep track of multiple shows of a theatres season, responsible for the production calendar and making sure shows are progressing at the required speed and deadlines are met.

Stage Manager – assists the director during rehearsals, disseminate information to the production team, record blocking and put together a prompt book for the show complete with cues, in charge of all backstage activity after the show opens. May have ASMs

Technical Director – Sometimes functions as the master carpenter and is therefore (under the Scenic Designer) responsible for building the set and props and installing them in the theatre. Also repairing any sets or props during the run. In many cases, also in charge of overseeing multiple crews – props, paint, carpenters and keeping track of necessary supplies and budget

Scenic Designer – Responsible for visual appearance and function of scenic and prop elements. Creates ground plans, renderings, and models to facilitate construction

Lighting Designer – responsible for design, installation and operation of the lighting and any special electrical effects.

Costume Designer – Responsible for the visual appearance of the actors – clothes, accessories, hair, makeup

Sound Designer – responsible for design, recording, equipment set up, and playback of sound

           

LOOK AT HANDOUTS – anyone listed you aren’t familiar with?

GO Around the ROOM – What does each student do in theatre, past experience, etc… For the performers – If you had to be a technician, what kind would you want to try??