1. Theatre Careers

2. Puts together financing, management, publicity, and artistic teams.
Producer
Puts together financing, management, publicity, and artistic teams.

3. Production Manager
On-site manager of all resources including: personnel, budget, logistics etc…

4. Director
Responsible for the artistic interpretation of the play. Must have the central, unifying vision for the play.

5. Director
Tasks include: script interpretation, look of the show, auditions, casting, and rehearsals.

6. Stage Manager
Director’s backstage liaison. Must be able to direct “live” action including scene changes and problem solving. Key to a well0-run show.

7. Business Manager
Responsible for fund-raising, publicity, ticket sales, programs, and paying bills.

8. Business Manager
Responsible for fund-raising, publicity, ticket sales, programs, and paying bills.

9. Handles hiring of director, cast, and designers.
Artistic Director
Handles hiring of director, cast, and designers.

10. Conceives the set design.
Set Designer
Conceives the set design.

11. Manages properties and prop crew.
Prop Master
Manages properties and prop crew.

12. Lighting Designer
Decides what lights are needed, where to focus them, and when and they are to be turned on.

13. Sound Designer
Decides what types of music and sound effects are needed and acquires them.

14. Determines / selects costumes to be built or rented.
Costume Designer
Determines / selects costumes to be built or rented.

15. Supervises makeup responsibilities.
Makeup Designer
Supervises makeup responsibilities.

16. Directs technical elements of a show or theatre space.
Technical Director
Directs technical elements of a show or theatre space.

17. The technology may change, but the objectives never do.
Stage Hands thru Time
The technology may change, but the objectives never do.