Technical Director

The Technical Director (TD) is responsible for making sure that all technical aspects of a show are carried out in a timely matter. This includes coordinating the set design, lighting, and set construction and handling any technical details needed during performances. Scheduling meetings, set building and "put-in" are the main tasks. A set and light crew must be recruited; this job may be delegated to the Master Carpenter and Lighting Designer who will be supervising them, but it is ultimately the TD's responsibility to make sure that adequate manpower exists.

This job can be purely administrative if enough of the labor is delegated to the set and lighting crews. Once the set is put-in and the lights are hung, the TD's job is essentially finished. He or she needs to keep the technical expenditures within the budget determined by the Producer.