Technical jobs
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Assistant stage manager (ASM)
Gofer
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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)
In good company
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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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Follow-spot operator
Seeing spots before your eyes
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Head of construction
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning...
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Lighting programmer
Lining up those lights
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Lighting technician/ electrician
Shine on you crazy diamond
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LX operator
Making cool FX with the LX
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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 technician/ engineer/ operator
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
