Week 9: Working with the House Manager

Another week, another blog entry. This week I read about how to coordinate duties with the house manager. These duties generally include ensuring the comfort of the audience members before, during, and after the show. It is important for the stage and house managers to confer about who will be responsible for what duties. The house manager is usually responsible for turning the show over to the stage manager, and would make the call to hold the start of the show for various reasons. The house manager is also in charge of things like reservations and keeping the theater (and sidewalks outside) clean and safe for things like emergency exits.

This week in tech, I did some work on a poster for A Man for All Seasons. It won't end up getting used, as someone else is designing a poster for the show, but it was interesting to play with the design elements of the poster. I also worked some more with props, and worked to coordinate more fittings with the costume designer. More work was done this week in set and lighting; those areas should come together very soon. We are a few weeks away from the show, and it's going to take a push, but I think all the elements will come together to make a great show.