TITANIC
Director of Production, Musical Theatre
ABOUT
Epic and majestic, with moments of heartbreaking intimacy, this musical play examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama. This is the factual story of that ship -of her officers, crew and passengers - and the tragic story of the beautiful ship herself. (Playbill)
TMTC's biggest production to date
Stepping up
This musical theatre production demanded larger sets, elaborate costumes, and detailed props to bring it to life. As the Director of Production, it was my job to manage and oversee all production teams to ensure that we completed each deliverable on time and within budget.
Scaling up
Working with an inflated version of everything the company had done in the past required persistence and dedication from every single team member. Those needs were met with enthusiasm every step of the way.
Holy Mother of God! Is that a ship or a mountain?
- Titanic The Musical
MY PROCESS
HIRING THE CREW
I brought on all production roles, including stage management teams, department heads, and designers. My process included pushing out application forms, reviewing candidates, scheduling interviews, and finally on-boarding.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
Once all teams were hired, I hosted weekly meetings to delegate tasks and to ensure that everything was on track for show time. These weekly meetings occurred over the course of 5 months. Additionally, I scheduled deadlines including preliminary presentations and final presentations, organizing across multiple teams ensuring deliverables were being met in accordance with the Director's vision.
TECH WEEK
Alongside the venue's team and the Technical Director, I created weekly and daily schedules for tech week making sure all moving parts ran smoothly. This included load-in, set build, levels, Q2Q, tech dress rehearsal, dress rehearsal, show times, and strike.
POST PRODUCTION
During post production, I oversaw financial reimbursements of the production team working alongside the Director of Finance to make sure everyone received their production money back on track with our schedule. I completed a most-mortem report outlining the production, setting the next production team within Toronto Metropolitan Theatre Company up for success.
Creative Team
Directed by Isaac Van Deven • Choreographed by Cadence Kwok • Musically Directed by Max Webb Comor •
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Production Team
Stage Managed by Lily Ahari • Carpentry and Scenic Design by Makela Dew & Chris Gwynne-Thompson • Wardrobe by Chloe Russell & Soleine Chabot • Props by Natalie Yuen & Julianne Uptegrove • Sound Design by Gyenkwa Jophesu & Rubén Mohabeer-Ortiz • Technically Directed by Kaia Collie •
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Executive Team
Anne Lague • Georgia Smith • Rhaia Egleston • Jessica Walker
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Produced by Toronto Metropolitan Theatre Company • Photos taken by Ethan Davis & Lucas Moon
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Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Based on the book by Peter Stone