"Theatre Manager - 78977"

Overview of the College

Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."

Position Summary

The Theatre Manager is responsible for the scheduling, coordinating technical productions and management of all events and equipment in the Shook Theater Building and Performing Arts Department events that happen in other facilities on campus. The Theatre Manager should have a strong background in technical theatre and events programming for a multi-use facility, as well as the capacity to teach at the collegiate level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Facility, equipment, instrument, and production management: including evening and weekends. Scheduling use of the Shook Theater and related support areas.
• Maintain production calendar; attend and participate in Performing Arts production meetings to determine scheduling and technical requirements for all events.
• Collaborate with Instructional Coordinators, oversee that timelines are met, and deliverables are properly submitted by production team members as they relate to technical elements; coordinate all in-house and community use of the facility including load-ins, runs, and strikes.
• Maintain care and upkeep of all equipment, including instruments, and arrange for vendor assistance for repairs, tuning, etc.
• Facility maintenance: Ensures proper operation and maintenance of all theatre technical systems including scene shop equipment, lighting, sound, and rigging systems for all productions/events in the theatre.
• Follow safety guidelines and work with the facilities department to ensure any necessary certifications.
• Technical design: Designs sets, lights, props, audio, etc. for up to two productions per year.
• Technical direction: Serves as technical director and works in conjunction with designers and theatre staff on building, painting, rigging, hanging, and focusing of sets, props, lights and costumes for Center Stage and Music Ensemble productions/concerts; advises and assists with the operation, construction and rigging of equipment and scenery for all other in-house and community use of the theatre.
• Fiscal management: Oversees the inventory and maintenance of the operating budgets for the general operation of the technical areas of the facility, as well as for the productions. Orders and purchases miscellaneous theatre-related supplies for operations or productions.
• Technical Skills: Displays competency with the following: Computerized stage lighting system and instrumentation; 32-channel sound mixed playback system; 2-channel telex in-house intercom system; video playback and projection system; winch driven power rigging system; radial arm saw; table saw, band saw; miscellaneous standard construction equipment and shop tools (power and manual); standardized painting equipment; Microsoft Office and computerized box-office management system software.
• Academic (student-related) requirements: serve as supervisor for backstage and/or shop hours. Works with production teams and Instructional Coordinators to coordinate and instruct run crew for Center Stage productions, including safety, use of equipment, role/responsibilities for production, and overall best practices. Has the capacity to serve as a theatre instructor as assigned.
• Rentals: Coordinates all rental contracts for the community use of the theatre. Staffs and manages the rental and follows up with post event communication, billing, etc.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Theatre required, concentration in a technical field preferred; master's degree preferred. One year experience in educational or community-based theatre. Capacity to serve as a theatre instructor as needed. Minimum one-year relevant full-time experience required in technical theatre/multi-purpose facility in an educational setting, theatrical construction experience, experience with various heavy-duty shop and woodworking equipment and tools, experience with sound and lighting equipment, rigging; experience with various computer systems.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervises theatre technical backstage staff, including full-time, part-time, students, and volunteers. Provides guidance and supervision to the multiple and diverse groups that utilize the Shook Theater Building production facilities. Routine interpretation and enforcement of college use policies regarding the Shook Theater Building. Supervision of production activities for to ensure the safety of all participants. Coordination of all college activities utilizing the Shook Theater Building including space, equipment, and schedule management.

Reporting Relationship

Reports to Director or Associate Dean but may vary upon organizational need. **Will be subject to a criminal background check and may require fingerprint participation.**