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Jobs in the Theatre Intro to Theatre Class Ms. Birtcher Playwright The person who writes the play Sometimes involved in production at the professional level, but often not in nonprofessional Dramaturg An expert who selects scripts and/or evaluates the literary quality of a script Might coordinate a “season” of play selections for a large theatre company Does research into historical or societal issues of a play for director and cast Provides educational services and materials Sometimes help with casting Producer Deals with $$$ and Paperwork Gets the “rights” for the production – deals with royalties Places orders and pays bills Deals with advertising Hires and fires people Creates the program Organizes ticket sales Director Selects play (if not done by others) Maintains “artistic” control – makes all final decisions Assembles a production team (sometimes with a Stage Manager’s help) Runs auditions and selects cast Sets up rehearsal schedule Runs rehearsals Assistant Director Helps director with rehearsals Sometimes becomes the stage manager during production How much this person does depends on a lot of factors Sometimes acts as a prompter as well Stage Manager Coordinates with Director, and answers to Producer In charge of crews “Calls the show” during performances Manages all back-stage activities Crews Each crew has a crew head – reports to stage manager. Lights & Sound Costumes & Make-up Stage Crew – Builds the set Running Crew – Moves set during show Props – gathers props and works show House – Everything “out front” – Ushers, ticket sales, publicity It Takes A Village Everyone on the production team is important! When someone drops the ball, someone else has to pick it up and run with it because THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Birtcher – updated 2014