Johnathan Smith

Technical Manager / Director
Production Manager
Location: Colchester, England, UK

Documents

Credits

Year Job Title
Project Type		 Project Name
Director / Company		 Location
2014 Freelance Technician
Event 		Exhibition
Version Events
2014 Prince's Trust Team Leader
Event 		Prince's Trust Team Programme
ECC (Freelance Contractor) 		Clacton
2014 Carpenter (moves)
Theatre 		Betty Blue Eyes
Mercury Theatre 		UK Tour
2014 Video Maker
Event 		Freelance
Self-employed
2014 Freelance Tech/Carpenter
Theatre 		Company Shows
Mercury Theatre Company 		Mercury Theatre
2011 Youth Work Team Leader (P/T)
Event 		Alternative Education
ECC Youth Services 		Youth Centre/Schools
2011 Director/Production
Theatre 		Company Shows
Opening Eyes Theatre Company
2008 Production Manager
Event 		Colchester Youth Awards
Freelance 		Town Hall Colchester
2003 Technical Manager
Theatre 		Visiting Shows
Barbican Concert and Conference Hall
2002 Technical Manager
Theatre 		Company and Visiting Shows
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
1999 Freelance
Theatre 		Company and Visiting Shows
Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
1998 Theatre/Technical Manager
Theatre 		Company and Visiting Shows
Deaton Theatre, Snaresbrook, London
1996 Technical Manager
Theatre 		Company and Visiting Shows
Theatr Hafren
1991 Technical Stage Manager
Theatre 		Company and Visiting Shows
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
1988 Technical Manager
Theatre 		Visiting Shows
Theatre Royal, St Helens
1986 Technical Stage Manager
Theatre 		Visiting Shows
Empire Theatre, Liverpool
1985 Various Freelance (inc Props Master)
Theatre 		Visiting Shows
Manchester Palace Theatre

Education

Year Qualification Where
1979 A Levels Burnage High School Manchester

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit:

I can use:

About me

I am resident in Essex and have 35 years experience working in theatre and related industries as:

Technical Manager
Production Manager
Company/Stage Manager
Lighting Designer
DSM/Book
Workshop/Carpentry (inc bench tools)
Admin
Budgeting Skills
Stage/Flyman
Technican
Touring experience
Booking Tours
Staff training and appraisals
Risk Assessments
Community Theatre
Amateur Theatre

Additional:

Video Making
Video editing (Final Cut)
MiniCad (Vectorworks)
Some AutoCad training
Devising shows
Devising issue-based and training workshops
Directing shows
Performing
Set design and painting
Professional Firework Firing
Storytelling
Youth Work

I have covered everything from community theatre, children's theatre and pantomime to large scale opera and ballet, touring musicals and plays, rep theatre, party political conferences and circus.

I have extensive experience of amateur and community theatre in all sizes of venues,

I am excellent at coping with large workloads and challenging situations and am methodical with an eye for both strategy and detail. I also have experience of managing and programming venues and of producing small shows.
Additional skills:
Qualified Youth Worker
Have won awards for work with disaffected teenagers both from school and long-term unemployed (16-19 years old)
Qualified Prince's Trust Team Leader
Mental Health First Aid Certificate
Prince2 Practitioner Certificate
Referees:
Available on request
Additional information:
Final Cut Pro editing experience
BPA Pyrotechnics License Level 1
Mental Health First Aid
Prince2 Project Management Practitioner Certificate

License & Passport

Driver's License: Yes

Skills

Secondary Job Title Production Manager
Job Titles Writer, Director, Producer, Stage Manager, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Prop Maker, Set Builder, Carpenter, Events Management / Support, General Staff, Teacher, Lighting Designer, Theatre Technician, Automation / Flying
Years in industry 6+ years