Accountabilities

Assists the Technical Director with all aspects of the Department of Theater's productions and cocurricular activities in Brehmer Theater and other department production spaces. Assists in the instruction and supervision of students completing required class hours, as well as the supervision of student workers and student crews. Acts as Lighting Supervisor for all productions in Brehmer Theater and all events and productions in the Experimental Exhibition and Performance Space in Bernstein Hall.

PRIMARY

• Assists the faculty Technical Director in the execution of technical and logistical requirements for all Department of Theater productions, including one mainstage show each semester, Dance Concert, Theater for Young Audiences Workshop productions, Senior Thesis projects, and professional productions by touring theater and dance artists.
• Acts as the Lighting Supervisor for all Department of Theater productions, planning and implementing the hang, focus, and strike of lighting instruments, as well as the programming of lighting consoles.
• Assist with the supervision and instruction of students completing hours for THEA 250 Stagecraft and other production-related courses.
• Assist with the supervision of students employed by the Department of Theater, ensuring safe working practices in the construction of scenery and installation of lighting for all productions.
• Assists in the training of student crews for operation of technical and backstage equipment during productions.
• Assists in the setting up of audio and video components for all department and cocurricular productions in Brehmer Theater and other spaces used by the department.
• Collaborates with the TD to prepare budgetary and labor requests in relation to scenery, properties, lighting, sound, and infrastructure needs for the Department of Theater.
• Helps maintain all tools, audio-visual equipment, lighting instruments, and other inventory for the Department of Theater.
• Ensures with TD proper tracking and inventory control of all equipment loaned to students and faculty.
• Manages the oversight and the operation of Brehmer Theater for non-departmental programs, including class presentations, student and community productions, and University-sponsored events.

SECONDARY (EEP)

• Act as the Lighting Supervisor for the Experimental Exhibition and Performance Space (EEP).
• Maintain a lighting repertory plot in the EEP that can be used for most productions in the space in a given semester/year.
• Train faculty, staff, students, and guest artists to safely and effectively operate the theatrical lighting system in EEP, both to serve research and teaching needs and to provide redundant support for the operation of the space.
• As time allows, hang, focus, and cue lights for some productions in the space on an as needed basis. This is to be coordinated with the artist, the Artistic and Technical Support Manager of the EEP and the Brehmer TD.
• As availability permits, provide supplementary technical support and expertise for programming in the EEP, at the request of the Artistic and Technical Support Manager in Bernstein Hall.