Theatre Creative Team in the UAE
Directors, choreographers, musical directors, dramaturgs and coaches who create plays, musicals, opera and dance productions.
Theatre
- Artistic DirectorLeads a theatre company's artistic vision and programme, choosing and often directing its productions.
- Theatre ProducerFinds, finances and manages theatre productions, hiring the creative team and overseeing the run.
- General Manager (Theatre)Manages the business side of a theatre production, including contracts, budgets and payroll.
- Theatre DirectorDirects a stage production, interpreting the script and leading actors and designers through rehearsals.
- Associate Director (Theatre)Supports the theatre director and maintains the production during its run and on tour.
- Assistant Director (Theatre)Assists the theatre director in rehearsals with notes, research and running scenes.
- Associate ChoreographerSupports the choreographer, teaching and maintaining choreography throughout rehearsals and the run.
- Musical DirectorLeads the music of a musical or show, rehearsing singers and band and conducting performances.
- Theatre Music SupervisorOversees all musical aspects of a stage production, including arrangements, casting and multiple companies.
- DramaturgAdvises on scripts, research and structure, supporting writers and directors in developing productions.
- Movement DirectorShapes how performers move on stage beyond formal dance, creating physical language for a production.
- Fight DirectorChoreographs and rehearses stage combat safely for theatre productions.
- Theatre Intimacy DirectorChoreographs intimate scenes and ensures consent and safety for performers in theatre.
- Theatre Voice CoachTrains performers in voice, projection and dialect for stage roles.
- Theatre Casting DirectorCasts actors and performers for plays, musicals and touring productions.
- Puppetry DirectorDirects puppetry and puppeteers within a stage production.