Theatre Technician
The Lawrenceville School - Lawrenceville, NJ
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The Lawrenceville School seeks skilled technicians to join our Performing Arts department. Theatre Technicians will be responsible for supporting the lighting, scenery, and technical needs required of production events in the Kirby Arts Center through the academic school year. This is an on-call position, compensated at a competitive hourly rate.Scenic carpentry and set construction skills, including lumber cutting, pneumatic and hardware fastening, and assemblyStage rigging for flying components, as necessary, within scope of electrics and scenery production needsScenic art and paintingAssisting with lighting hang, focus, and strike for productions for theatre and dance productionsAssisting with scenery load-in, scenic notes, and strike for productions for theatre and dance productionsTraining of high school students, alongside Performing Arts faculty, in proper technical theatre technique, skills, and safetyGeneral maintenance of lighting stock and equipment, as necessaryGeneral maintenance of scenery and painting stock and equipment, as necessaryOther duties related to theatre production and technical needs in the Performing Arts Department, as necessaryAny combination of training, education, and/or experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Theater or related field. Good (1 - 3 years) experience related to technical systems used in support of stage productions and related eventsPrinciples of sounds transmission and amplification, stage lighting, and stage machineryApplication of principles, safety protocols, and theory of electricity and stage carpentryPractical knowledge, use, and repair of stage equipmentExperience with contemporary stage operations conducted in large public assembly facilities designed for multi-purpose usesWork from drawings, plots, specifications, and verbal requests to achieve desired modificationsWork long hours accommodating a work schedule to the requirements of load-ins, load-outs, tech days, performances, and rehearsals
Created: 2024-09-07