Production Management INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS TO CAPE MAY SAGE

What is a PM

Help bring the artistic vision to life!

Plans and materials

Managing production operations

Coordinate communication

Right people and right information to the right place at the right

time

Keep the Theater Machine running and fine tuned

Take care of the people and places of a theater company

Reports to a Producer and/or Artistic Director

Why a PM ?

Better align management efforts with the artistic goals/mission of

CMS

Better structural fit for a small, yet growing company

Management tier that unifies production efforts

Offer needed technical support and expertise for CMS

Technical work that supports the great acting

Offer needed artistic staff support

Reduce opportunity costs

What can a PM do for CMS?

What can a PM do for CMS?

Production & Performances

Budgets & Financial Planning

Facility Management

Safety

Education

Company Management

Special Events

Production & Performance

Production Schedules

Build & Design Deadlines

Performance & Rehearsal Dates

Productions meetings and collaborations

Supports the art & Artistic Director

Unified Production/Performance efforts

Next year 2 SM – need one agreed system

Maintain designs

Budgets & Financial Planning

Set & Manage Show Budgets

Prevent redundant purchase

Explore purchasing options

Plan for recurring production needs

Light stock

Production supplies

Shop supplies

Better management = better/smarter spending = long term savings

Facility Management

Maintenance Schedules

Prevent break downs

Facility Development plans

Wish lists

General facility management

Ex – Actor house plumbing

Safety

Company Safety

Bomb threat

Shop Safety

Liability release

Audience Safety

Ex – Evac plans

Education Grow Intern Program

Work closely with PM

Recruitment

Work programming into Production Schedule

Support Summer camps

Company Management

Travel Forms

Vehicle Check out

Talent Pick Up

Special Events

Any event really is a production

Help with logistics planning

Lighting set up

Sound

Equipment

Transpiration

Set up/Strike

Second Stage

Gala