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Work Environment:

As a stagehand (stage technicians/crew), you'd work with special effects, props and scenery within film/TV studios, concert halls and theaters.

Your understanding of exactly when and where to move scenery and objects would be essential component of a performance. Your duties can comprise:

  • clearing backstage area and stage/studio at the ending of show
  • being present at rehearsals to be acquainted with each scene change
  • handling automated and manual scenery moving equipment

  • moving bulky equipment, scenery and furniture throughout performances
  • unloading and loading equipment
  • closing and openings curtains of theater between scenes
  • assisting carpenters to construct scenery
You'd work as member of a crew under the supervision of stage manager, master carpenter or technical manager.

Qualification, Education and Experience:

You'd generally begin as backstage staff. You can contact theater's master carpenter or stage-manager to get work.

To be a stagehand, you don't require standard qualifications.

Stage managers would prefer you to have practical abilities and experience, thus it'd be helpful to have backstage-experience from fringe, school, amateur or college productions. You might discover it useful to have abilities and experience into lighting, sound, carpentry or electrical work.

If you wish to advance to technical or stage-management work such as lighting/sound, you may discover it helpful to accomplish a training course into stage-management or technical theater before searching for job. Related training courses comprise:

  • BTEC: Second and Third Level Diploma or Certificate into Production Arts
  • degrees into technical theater or stage-management
  • BTEC: HND into Performing Arts
You must check admission requirements with distinct universities/colleges.

Training Details:

You'd learn at the work by experienced staff. You can accomplish short training courses into skills like:

  • towers and scaffolds
  • pyrotechnics
  • health and safety
  • utilizing pulleys and hydraulics
For information about short training courses, check the website of Association of British-Theater Technicians.

You might have the opportunity to accomplish Second and Third Level NVQ for stagehands into Film and Television, if you're working within film/TV industry.

You can accomplish a stage management or technical theaters course in drama school/university, if you wish to advance to production and technical positions. Check the website of NCDT (National-Council for Dram Training), for a directory of acknowledged courses.

Skills and knowledge:

  • interest into theater and live show
  • a flexible and patient approach
  • understanding of health and safety
  • capability to work within a team
  • enthusiasm
  • stamina and physical fitness
  • capability to work under-pressure

Salary and Other Benefits:

  • Stagehands can get about £13,000 to £16,000 annually.
  • By experience and technical abilities, you can receive around £21,000 to £31,000.

Working Conditions:

Hours of working would change as per the requirements of show. Most of the shows happen in evening, although you'd work in afternoons throughout matinee-shows or rehearsals.

You may voyage to different locations while on tour, or work within one venue. This job could include heights and bulky lifting. You'd put on black outfits throughout shows for doing scenes changes.

Different Opportunities:

You can discover work chances with large scale concert tours, touring theater firms, theater venues and film/TV studios. You can work on freelance basis.

Few openings might be publicized by recruitment sites, or publications like 'The Stage'.

If experienced, you can be production carpenter, or direct a team of scene builders and stagehands, and ultimately advance to stage-manger or tour-manager.

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