Scene Shop Supervisor - Jobs in the Theatre - Part 18

The Scene Shop Supervisor is the person that is responsible for seeing that the scene shop is run efficiently every day. He or she may be the supervisor over everything that is in a scene shop, or a scene shop may be broken down into parts such as a scene shop, a properties shop, an electrics shop, and a paint shop. If this is the case, the scene shop supervisor may have to oversee all parts of the scene shop or he or she may only be assigned overseeing the operations in the scene shop and other shops may have their own supervisors.

The scene shop supervisor also manages construction of theatre scenery. The very first thing that is done to accomplish this task is meeting with the artistic director, the technical director, the scenic designer, and sometimes the director of the play in order to find out what the vision is for the scenery. More meetings with these people may be necessary to make sure that the vision is being created successfully.

The scene shop supervisor will also teach the crews what they need to do. If the position is in a college, it is like the scene shop supervisor will need to teach students everything from the safety plan to how to construct sets. This may include teaching students about tools and their uses and then how to use them.

The scene shop supervisor will also come up with a schedule to make sure that the scenery is being completed on time. He or she will give help to others in the construction, placement, and rigging of scenery when needed. He or she will also make sure that the scene shop is constantly organized and will also conduct routine maintenance and upkeep of all scene shop tools.

When a production is over, the scene shop supervisor will help with strike in order to properly remove all scenery. It is then his or her job to decide what scenery can be kept to be used again (often repurposed and repainted), and what needs to be thrown out as it does not seem like it can be used again.

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