Production

These positions are responsible for the development of a production from initial inception till performance. Typically, although there will be significant involvement in the fabrication and initial development, these positions will not be involved in the performances.

• Producer
• Director
• Playwright
• Scenic designer
• Lighting designer
• Costume designer
• Sound designer
• Production manager
• Technical Director
• Show control designer
• Theatrical technician

Pre-production

These positions are responsible for the fabrication of a production prior to the initial performance. Although there will be significant involvement in initial development of a production, some of these positions may not be involved once performances before an audience begin.

• Carpenter and Master Carpenter
• Charge artist
• Scenic artist
• Paint Crew
• Electrician
• Master Electrician
• Wardrobe Supervisor
• Publicist
• Technical Director
• Playbill writer
• Stage Manager
• Front of House
• Unionized Stagehands (IATSE)

Performance

These positions are responsible for the performance of a production. In some productions, typically those of a smaller scale, there may be overlap between these positions and those involved in pre-production.

• Actor
• Stage Manager
• Call boy
• Light board operator
• Sound operator or Production engineer
• Spotlight operator
• Deck Electrician
• Running crew
• Fly crew (operates theatrical Counterweight fly system)
• Dressers
• Unionized Stagehands (IATSE)

Theatre Staff

• Artistic director
• Managing director or General manager
• Director of Production
• Technical Director
• Costume Director
• Marketing Director
• Director of Public Relations
• Director of Audience Services
• Director of development
• Director of Special Events
• Dramaturg
• Literary Manager
• Company manager
• House manager

See also

• Character actor
• Pantomime dame
• Stagehand
• Running crew