Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and organise technical aspects of productions
- Form production teams and initiate production meetings
- Choose and evaluate venues in light of safety, technical and creative requirements
- Oversee and contribute to developing, documenting and distributing technical plans and schedules
- Allocate technical roles and responsibilities to relevant personnel as required
- Advise relevant personnel of technical and safety issues
- Provide assistance and guidance so that technical tasks are completed promptly
- Plan and organise creative aspects of productions
- Form creative teams and initiate creative planning meetings
- Oversee and contribute to the development, documentation and distribution of creative plans and schedules
- Allocate creative roles and responsibilities of relevant personnel as required
- Provide assistance and guidance so that creative tasks are completed promptly
- Anticipate issues that may disrupt the smooth running of productions and plan accordingly
- Plan and organise technical and creative rehearsals
- Allocate sufficient rehearsal time to live productions to achieve production requirements
- Prepare a bump in schedule and brief personnel accordingly
- Mark out and prepare performance area according to production requirements
- Allocate change rooms or areas in appropriate locations with sensitivity to cultural differences and special needs
- Establish and communicate in-venue safety procedures to relevant personnel according to health and safety requirements
- Advise relevant personnel of safety issues that may affect the production
- Conduct creative and technical rehearsals efficiently and to schedule
- Update and distribute production documentation on last-minute changes arising from technical or creative rehearsals as required
- Manage pre-production activities
- Monitor progress of pre-production technical and creative tasks and take action to ensure that production schedules are met
- Consult with relevant personnel to determine need for additional resources and take action to ensure pre- and post-production requirements are met
- Monitor the set-up of video and sound equipment if live performances are to be recorded
- Maintain and promote positive work relationships and regular communication throughout production runs
- Manage operations during performances
- Ensure backstage announcements and call cues are relayed clearly so performers and relevant personnel are in appropriate locations to meet performance requirements
- Ensure audience announcements are clear and accurate
- Manage and monitor duty of care regarding health and safety requirements in a performance environment
- Monitor technical aspects of performances and offer creative solutions to unforeseen problems as required
- Ensure scene, prop and costume changes are undertaken safely and on time
- Manage post-production activities
- Establish timeframes and task schedules for post-production and bump out activities
- Allocate and communicate tasks to relevant personnel promptly
- Monitor progress of bump out to ensure that schedules are met
- Discuss and review productions with relevant personnel and identify and suggest improvements for future productions