My Job Roles: In Action

After being elected the FOH Manager, I decided to call a meeting so that certain plans could be made for the planning and running of Front of House. The Agenda for this meeting is pictured below.

1) It was agreed that all members of the FOH team would be present on all three nights
2) It was made clear that we would buy what was needed with our own money, but keep the receipts so we could claim the money back on expenses. So in this sense, we didn’t have a budget but had to be realistic as to what money to spend on what will be considered a small aspect of the event.
3) It was decided that at the 17:30 call, the FOH team would pre set the foyer and the wicked cafe with all relevant decorations and equipment. At 18:30 all FOH crew members would meet and greet audience members, collecting tickets and selling programmes etc. Once the audience were in the auditorium, the FOH crew and I would go upstairs to the Wicked Cafe and begin mixing drinks. We would then all serve said drinks during the interval, and once the audience were back in the auditorium, we would all clean up and clear away the areas we had used during the night.

For the nights of the show I produced a checklist for a member of the FOH team to complete. This preshow checklist would ensure that all aspects of the FOH were ready and set before the audience arrived. An incomplete checklist is pictured below.

 

 

Below is a picture of a completed checklist. Checklists are important because it ensures that all aspects of the FOH are ready for when audiences arrive and there are no altercations during the night of the show.

 

 As FOH Manager I had my own checklist which was to ensure that all FOH Staff were present and to ensure that a checklist had been completed. This is pictured below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to limited numbers in the crew, each member of the crew had to take on additional responsibilities. mine included.

 

 

Changing Mics: Following the Mic Plot, when certain members of the cast had to have their mics changed from one scene to the next, it was my responsibility to take off the mics and re-fit it to other members of the cast, sometimes at speed as they had to be changed between scenes. Below is an image of me following the Mic plot

 

Dresser: As there were several quick changes throughout the show, some members of the cast needed assistance in getting in and out of their costumes. I was there to aid the performers to ensure they got into their costumes on time for when they needed to be next on stage. Below is an image of me helping an actor into her costume.

 

Flyman: During the ‘Bar-B-Que’ scene, the ‘Bar-B-Que’ sign had to be lowered in and then lifted out at the end of the scene. Using the pulley system I and one other member of the crew had to operate this heavy sign, lowering and lifting it into the scene.