Jobs in Theatre

This person provides practical and organizational support to the director, actors, designers, stage crew and technicians throughout the production process. He or she is backstage during a performance.

• Stage Manager

• House Manager

• Lighting Technician

• Sound Designer

This person creates the dances for a performance.

• Dramaturg

• Choreographer

• Playwright

• Artistic designer

This person is responsible for ensuring that the audience has a safe, relaxed and pleasant experience in the venue.

• Box office manager

• Director

• House manager

• Company manager

This person plans and provides the sound effects in the play, including music from existing sources.

• Set designer

• Prop manager

• Lighting designer

• Sound Designer

This person works to make the best use of the subtle and powerful medium of light, creating effects that can be changed at will to match the mood of the action.

• Lighting Designer

• Box Office Manager

• Stage Manager

• Prop Manager

This person is responsible for creating the look of each character by designing clothes and accessories the actors will wear in performance.

• Company Manager

• Costume Designer

• Performers

• Dramaturg

This person designs the physical surroundings in which the action of the play will take place.

• House Manager
• Technical Director
• Set Designer
• Sound Designer

This person helps to set up the stage before technical rehearsals and performances, and to prepare and track props during techs and performances. They move objects around on stage.

• Costume Designer

• Set Designer

• Stage Manger

• Stage Crew

This person is responsible for the construction, mounting, and rigging of the scenery.

• Master Carpenter

• Stage Crew

• Stage Manager

• Lighting Technician

This person has the daily responsibility for the technical operations of a theatre or performing arts center, including lighting, sound, set design and construction, and coordinating necessary maintenance. 

• Stage Manager
• House Manager
• Technical Director
• Costume Designer