Technical jobs
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Assistant stage manager (ASM)
Gofer
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Board operator
Well do something interesting then!
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Carpenter/ joiner
Working down the chippie
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Chief electrician
King of the sparkies
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Company stage manger (CSM)
You'll never walk alone...
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Deputy stage manager (DSM)
I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy...
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Flyman
Jeff Goldblum grows wings
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Head of construction
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning...
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Lighting technician
Shine on you crazy diamond
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Production manager
Put your own pun in here
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Pyrotechnician
If you play with fire, you're gonna get burned...
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Rigger
A job for salty seadogs?
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Sound engineer
What you hear is what you get
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Stage crew member
Women and children first, then gentlemen, then crew
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Stage manager
Keeping the stage in check
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Technical manager/director
The tech king
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Technical stage manager
Technically managing the stage
Agreed rates of pay
There are various unions and trade associations that have standard agreements for the payment of wages and salaries in the theatre sector. A good example and probably the most famous is Equity which represents performers, artists and actors.
Equity negotiates with employers to provide minimum levels of pay and engagement fees across the entertainment industry. You can see some of the rates they have negotiated.
Other theatre unions, trade associations and industry bodies that negotiate fee rates include:
“I love arriving on the first day knowing nothing about the people or the show and just diving on in taking control and getting things moving”
Martha Everett, 23, freelance stage manager, Bristol
“Be reliable as if you’re not, nobody will call you again”
Danny Stewart, 26, assistant lighting and sound technician, Manchester
