 Theatre Management, Lecture Modes, Tech Portfolios/ Resumes, Allstate/IHSTF Info, Union Info Kevin Goffard- Master Technician Lemont High School Class of 2011 Illinois State University Class of 2015

 Theatre Management

What is Theatre Management?  4 main types of management positions:  The house manager usually works in one particular venue and is responsible for the upkeep of the permanent fixtures of the building such as seating, house lighting dimmers, lobby and flyloft among other things. He is the person to contact to find out seating capacity, stage dimensions, fly capacity, contacts for local crew help, power requirements etc. (Mr. Doherty)  The stage manager is in charge of the running of a particular show in both technical and performance aspects. He is responsible for show integrity (keeping the vision of the director) as well as liason between all performance, technical and production departments. He is also in charge of making sure that performers and technicians are on time and doing their jobs. As a stage manager, he is expected to represent the needs of the performers and technicians, and (according to union rules) is not to be involved in the payment or firing of any of his cast or crew. (Ryan Harding/ Zach Taylor)  The production manager is the representative of the company. He is in charge of contacting local media, hiring and firing of technical personnel, payroll, budgeting, cost effectiveness of the design phase... in short, making sure that more money is being made than spent, and that every cent is being spent efficiently. (Mr. Redford/ Mr. Nees)  The road manager takes care of the logistics of a touring show. Hotels, travel, leaves-of- absence, catering, routes between cities, and medical. He makes sure that the travel and differences between venues are known to the stage manager and production manager. (N/A)

How/ why is this important  Theatre management is a very important aspect for the operation of the theatre companies. Each role plays a very important part into the production team.  Without theatre management, shows would possibly not be able to travel, front of house issues would be in hades, budgetary and payroll issues would be amuck as well as other things.  My recommendation: If you plan on going into majoring in theatre management, try to work or oversee all the positions and know what type of dedication and time commitments is needed.

 Union Info

 If you plan on continuing to do theatre tech in college, and beyond college, begin looking at what is needed to be considered ‘Union’.  A great resource is Mr. Redford or you contact myself.  Good luck with your future endeavors.

Well, that’s it. I hope you have learned a lot of information, a lot of it I hope you will take with you for your future, and will become successful while at LHS, just as I have. Remember, All these tips such as resume and portfolio making don’t have to be used for just theatre stuff. Use them for anything. Doing theatre at Lemont was a once in a lifetime opportunity. When I first started high school I didn’t know what I wanted to do so I just signed up for the class. And in the end- it has become my life. Something that I AM going to do after high school and will devote it to be my job. I am extremely grateful for everything that has happened to me. My huge successes has been a tremendous help to me, especially when deciding on which schools to go to. Though Lemont has a lot to learned. Its been a blast. I will be attending Illinois State University where I will double major in Theatre Design/Production and Theatre Education and minor in either History or Special Education. Once again thanks for the ride of a lifetime, Kevin © 2011 for Lemont High School