Sharon High School Theatre CompanyTechnical Positions AvailableThese positions are available for each show. The only job that is a year long position is the Resident Stage Manager. If you are interested in any of these positions, you must make your intentions known to the director in writing. Make sure you state the job you are interested in as well as your qualifications. Students will be notified of their positions as soon as possible. The List of Technical Positions Available to all Theatre Company Members Resident Stage Manager Stage Manager Dramaturge Technical Director Master Bulder Stage Left and Stage Right Crew Chiefs Set Designer Costume Designer Choreographer Props Manager Assistant Director Assistant Production Director Resident Stage Manager This position is for a full year. The job will consist of managing the auditorium for use by people other than the theatre company. If a teacher or the administrators want to have an assembly, this person would be in charge of the sound, lights and stage area. He/she would either run the boards alone or gather a trained crew to assist. The administration and teachers would know who the Resident Stage Manager is and would have to work with that person on each assembly. If an outside group were renting the auditorium, they too would have to work with the Resident Stage Manager. A person can have this position and another technical position for a particular show. return to tech list Stage Manager attends all rehearsals and all technical rehearsals notifies cast of rehearsal changes takes attendance at rehearsals and show attends all technical meetings notates the blocking calls the lighting, sound and set cues during the show return to tech list Dramaturge A special consultant who provides specific, in-depth knowledge and literary resources about the play and the period to the director, production manager and entire theatre company. return to tech list Technical Director heads up lighting and sound crews works with the director to develop and design the lights and sound for the shows attends all rehearsals and all technical rehearsals attends all technical meetings is responsible for the proper use and maintenance of the sound and light boards as well as the booth return to tech list Master Builder manages and is responsible for the construction of the set works with director, production director and art director to determine necessities for the set takes attendance at set building keeps inventory of tools and supplies return to tech list Stage Left and Stage Right Crew Chiefs assists the master builder with the construction of the set during rehearsals and show manages that area backstage including set movement and props return to tech list Set Designer reads the play many times to determine what is needed to enhance the action of the play works with the director, dramaturge, and production manager to design the set attends all the technical meetings attends all the set building days return to tech list Costume Designer reads the play many times to determine the types of costumes needed for the play works with the director and dramaturge to design the costumes: heads up costumes for whole show heads up the costume crew of sewers and gatherers works during the set building times as well as during rehearsals gets sizes and measurements from cast hands out costume plots for each character return to tech list Choreographer works with the musical director, director, production manager and dramaturge to choreograph numbers in a show reads the play and listens to the music many times to determine the nature of the dancing return to tech list Props Manager works with the director, dramaturge, and production manager to design props needed for the show heads up a group of people who gather the props is in charge of props during the run of the show maintains and returns all props to the prop closet after the show is in charge of the prop crew during the run of the show keeps an inventory of props return to tech list Assistant Director works with the director and stage manager helps with blocking and character development must be at all the rehearsals must attend all meetings and set buildings return to tech list Assistant Production Director works with the production manager helps coordinate the whole show in terms of set, props, lights and sound must be at all the rehearsals must attend all meetings and set buildings return to tech list Home| News| Directors| Officers| The Audition Process| The Rehearsals| The Performances| The Thespian Society| One Act Fine Arts Festival Week| The Fine Arts Festival Week| The History| Technical Positions Available| Links to Theatre Resources |
