List of theatre personnel
Pre-production
These positions are responsible for the development of a production from conception to performance. Typically, although there will be significant involvement in the fabrication and initial development, these positions will not be involved in the performances.
Production
These positions are responsible for the fabrication of a production prior to the initial performance. Although there will be significant involvement in initial development of a production, some of these positions may not be involved once performances before an audience begin.
- Actor
- Audio engineer
- Backstage
- Carpenter and master carpenter
- Charge artist
- Dancer
- Electrician
- Front of house manager
- Lighting technician
- Master electrician
- Musician
- Paint crew
- Playbill writer
- Production manager
- Property master
- Publicist
- Scenic artist
- Stagehands
- Stage manager
- ASM(Assistant Stage Manager)
- Technical director
- Theatrical technician
- Wardrobe supervisor
Theatre staff
These staff members are responsible for running a theatre group from year to year. Their objective is to facilitate the success of individual productions. Staff positions help ensure good attendance in safe facilities. They help ensure the theatre remains financially solvent, that it is well run, and that it is perceived as an asset to the community it serves.
- Artistic director
- Theater manager, the administrator of the theater, also called general manager, managing director, or intendant (UK English); often also has the responsibilities of an artistic director
- Director of production
- Technical director
- Costume director
- Marketing director
- Director of public relations
- Director of audience services
- Director of development
- Director of special events
- Dramaturge
- Literary manager
- Company manager
- House manager
- Usher
- Ticketing agent
- Crew chief
- Janitor
- Dresser
- Stage crew
- Fly crew
- Light board operator
- Spotlight operator
- Grips
- Call boy, a stagehand who alerts actors and actresses of their entrances during a performance