Technical Director
• Oversee the implementation and coordination of all production logistics and physical elements of the Theatre Department’s main season of performances, special productions and presentations, and on-site special events.
• Coordinate non-departmental events with the office of the Dean of Fine and Performing Arts.
• Production budget input and implementation.
• Oversee the technical and design advance work of Departmental productions and presentations.
• Facilitate communication between the various artistic and production teams.
• Attend departmental, production and season planning meetings.
• Create and maintain production master schedules/calendars
• Detail Technical rehearsal schedules
• Design schedules
• Schedules of Space Usage
• Build Schedule
• Create and revise production handbook
• Supervise Stage Managers, Scenic and sound design students and all student technicians
• Oversee Technical Rehearsals
• Collaborate with faculty and student designers for four shows and a dance concert per season
• Create preliminary budget estimate from preliminary scenic designs
• Create final budget estimate from scenic design finals
• Stay within time and monetary budgets for shows
• Research, organize and acquire materials
• Maintain any and all paperwork required for purchasing
• Create construction drawings for all scenic elements
• Research and develop structural engineering information for scenic elements
• Supervise ATD, Master Carpenter, Carpenters, scenic build crew, Scenic Charge, Scenic artists, deck/crew chief
• Design and implement all rigging for productions
• Maintain tools
• Maintain house rigging
• Implement and maintain a safe and efficient work space
• Plan and supervise load-ins and strikes
• Coordinate with Costume Shop Manager, Master Electrician and Sound Engineer on cross departmental projects or on scenic elements that affect or are affected by other areas.
• Work with Stage Manager and Deck chief to ensure all aspects and functions of the scenery are understood.
• Hire student labor for outside events and as carpentry staff
• Teach courses in Stagecraft, advanced stagecraft, and technical drawing (AutoCAD)
• Design scenery as needed
• Design sound as needed