Production Roundtable - Staffing Solutions
Central Standard Time (CST): August 15, 2024, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Production Roundtable - Staffing SolutionsRoundtable Discussion |
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Presented by CITT/ICTS. Join us as we discuss the staffing challenge being felt across the country, what some are doing to address it, and what national strategies we can use to retain, retain and support technical staff in the entertainment industry. |
| Date, Time & Location: Thursday August 15 | 15:30 to 17:00 | Persephone Theatre - Rehearsal Hall B |
| Duration: 90 mins |
| Level: General (for all) |
| Discipline: Management, Education, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Front of House. |
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Presenter: Russell Martin and Lee O'Reilly. Russell Martin has 30 years of experience as a Production Manager, and Stage Manager, and has worked and lived in British Colombia, Manitoba and Ontario. He toured and produced across North America and Europe, and has also been a General Manager, Lighting and Sound Operator, Carpenter, and Technical Director. Currently, Russell is the Director of Production at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and CITT/ICTS Interim President. Lee O’Reilly (lee/they) is a production manager/technical director type, based in Edmonton since 2021 (and mostly in the US before that). Lee’s resume includes many genres of live entertainment, ranging from fancy to the kinds of gigs where you have to zip tie lights to trees. Currently, TD in the University of Alberta Drama Department, with a smattering of extracurricular projects afoot. Areas of professional interest focus on humanizing the production process and fun with spreadsheets. |
