TECH CAREER ASSIGNMENT

From the list below choose one technical theatre job and complete the following:

• Research the chosen career
• Interview a professional who holds that job
• basic and relevant biographical information of the person you have interviewed
• quotes from the interview

• Find some method to :
• Describe the job and the duties the position is responsible for,
• Describe the current salary range
• Describe the education needed
• Describe the job availability and at least one location to conduct a job search
• Explain why this would be a good job for someone

• Create a visual display relevant to the career.  For example:

Director and Tech Director Artistic or Technical analysis

Stage Manager Create a mock prompt book

Property Master Layout of a prop table

Set Design Do a model or perspective drawing

Publicity Manager Create a publicity campaign

Lighting Designer and Sound Technician Create a cue sheet

• Give an oral presentation -- Present the information you gathered and discuss your visual display.

Jobs in Technical Theater

1. Production Manager
2. Stage Manager
3. Company Manager
4. Scene Designer
5. Technical Director
6. Stage Hand
7. Lighting Designer
8. Electrician
9. Sound Designer
10. Sound Engineer
11. Projection Designer
12. Costume Designer
13. Milliner
14. Wig Master and Makeup Artist
15. Theater Consultant

Links:

Jobs

http://www.backstagejobs.com/jobs.php

http://www.plsnbookshelf.com/classifieds/category.php?cat=theatre-jobs

http://www.stagejobspro.com/

http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/

http://www.props.eric-hart.com/jobs/finding-a-job-in-props/

Collages

http://www.uscollegesearch.org/technical-theater--theater-design-colleges.html

http://www.elearners.com/campus/subject/50.0502.htm