Technical Director Part Time

Central Square Theater (CST), seeks a part-time load-in technical director for their 23-24 season. This person would assist the Director of Production in supervision of sound, lighting, and scenic load-in of all CST productions in the 23-24 season and work in conjunction with the Director of Production to solve any issues that arise during tech, as well as complete any notes that come out of load-in and tech. This person would also attend some production meetings in advance of load-in, as well as work with the Director of Production to hire technicians. Below is the proposed load-in schedule for the upcoming shows.

The Rocky Horror Show: 

• 10/9-10/20, Load-in 
• 10/21-10/27, Tech/Notes
• 12/3, Strike

Machine Learning: 

• 1/8-1/19, Load-in
• 1/20-1/26, Tech/Notes
• 2/26, Strike

Next to Normal:

• 5/13-5/24, Load-in
• 5/25-5/31, Tech/Notes
• 6/30, Strike

This position expects 60 hours of work during load-in, 40 hours during tech/dress rehearsals/notes, and 20 hours in preparation of load-in and strike for a total of 120 hrs/show. Younger and less experienced candidates are encouraged to apply, as Director of Production will help to foster skills in areas where the applicant has less confidence.

Central Square Theater is committed to diversity at all levels: on our stage, in our audience, on our staff, and within our leadership. CST is the oldest female-led professional theater company in New England. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQ+ candidates to apply.

Duties and Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities of the Technical Director include:

• Supervision of lighting, sound, and scenic load-in with the support of the Master Electrician, Audio Engineer, and the Director of Production
• Interfacing with the builder to ensure knowledge of how to load-in and assemble scenic elements
• Assistance with strike of each show after closing
• Some availability for notes throughout the run of the show, not to exceed 40 hours of work between shows

Qualifications

• experience with scenic carpentry which could include use of power tools, knowledge of rigging, basic construction of flats and platforms, etc.
• experience with theatrical lighting systems (how to hang and focus a lighting instrument, board programming, instrument cabling, circuiting, etc.)
• ability to read scenic and lighting drafting
• organizational leadership skills for leading a team of overhire employees to keep load-in on track and in the amount of time scheduled
• ability to carry at least 50 pounds

Additional skills that are not required, but a plus:

• experience with theatrical sound systems (hanging and cabling speakers, speaker to sound board hookup,
• basic Qlab skills, etc.)
• experience with projection
• experience scenic painting

In-person programs and meetings take place at Central Square Theater in Cambridge; administrative work can take place at CST or remote. Some evening/weekend work may be required.