Technical Stage Manager

Role Description
Duties and responsibilities:
To ensure that L&E staff, young people, schools, and community members receive appropriate technical
support throughout their project, event, or production
To offer creative and informed input to all aspects of the presentation of events, using an up-to-date
knowledge and experience of new technologies and techniques to provide solutions to technical
problems
To carry out normal theatre duties (not limited to get-ins, get-outs, building and striking sets, rigging and
de-rigging lighting, sound, AV equipment, staging, flying pieces, operating lighting sound, projection,
stage flies, props, pyros) in any of the performance spaces or elsewhere as required
To run the Technical Youth Theatre (including both planning and delivery) for ages 13-19
To work with other technical professionals to consolidate and deliver a three year Technical Youth
Theatre syllabus
To plan, deliver, and evaluate the technical aspects of Work Experience and Summer School
To plan and deliver Technical Theatre sessions for schools and the community
To be a creative technical lead for young company productions
To production manage and technically support the L&E Christmas children’s touring show, including
accompanying the show on tour
To support and work collaboratively with creative teams, visiting companies, and other departments to
deliver a positive and efficient production process
To be aware of, observe, and contribute to all safety policies and procedures in place and any that may
arrive with visiting productions
On occasion be responsible for securing and setting intruder alarms in the Pavilion Arts Centre and
Buxton Opera House as required
To ensure that all sound and lighting equipment operated is fit for purpose, correctly stored, and
maintained. To identify, report, and where appropriate, remedy any defects or faults