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You
don't have to be a Connie Fisher or a John Barrowman
to be involved with our shows
Every
Production has a small army of dedicated personnel working away behind
the scenes. For every group of performers you see on stage there are
usually an equal number working behind the scenes both in the run
up to the show during rehearsals and of course during the run of the
show.
We
are always on the look out for willing helpers in all departments,
Wardrobe, Props, Stage crew, Dressers,
Make-up, Front of house
or just taking care of refreshments during
rehearsals.
Wardrobe
- The costumes don't make themselves. For main shows the bulk of the
costumes are hired in as they tend to be fairly show specific, but for
the pantomimes and our Showtime productions, the costumes are made and
sourced almost exclusively in house, and
that can run to as many as 150 - 200 costumes a production.
So
whatever your skill level, be it an experienced machinist
or tacking a hem by hand, don't be shy.
Props
- We Have a fairly extensive prop store we can raid for
each show and what we haven't got we beg, steal, borrow, make
from scratch and occasionally buy, then take apart, rebuild,
modify, repair, paint and turn into something completely different.
All this needs supervising, it then needs organising, plotting
and found a home for, both at the theatre, so that cast and crew can
find them when they are needed, and afterwards in our props store.
Sometimes during the days before the show we have a mass repair and
paint session (they do suffer during rehearsals) so that everything
is in the best possible condition for the show run.
Stage
Crew - That Gallant band of lads and lasses who put the set
together from a thousand different pieces and some sketchy plans and
dodgy pictures, then work out where to store everything so that it
cannot be seen by the audience until it's needed. They move houses,
build rostrums, take them down again, plant forests, move bridges,
change cloths, set props, make stairs dance, set up effects, and all
in darkness and silence,
against the clock and unseen by the audience (well most of the time).
All orchestrated by the stage manager.
Crew
are invaribly only involved during show week and are not nessesarily
required every day (though useful if you are) The crew can be divided
into two groups, The Get in/out crew who basically get in and build
the set, and take it down again at the end of the run. And the show
crew who obviously run the show. and you can be part of both if you
so wish, depending on how much time you wish to give. Crew must
be over 16 and can be Male or Female, and should understand that it
does involve some manual work, first timers are welcome.
If
you are interested in getting involved in anyway behind the scenes,
Please, Give us call, or speak to one of our front of house staff
during show week.
For further information,
please do not hesitate to call 01843 297780.
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