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KKeller6 said: If by"work closely" you mean, "told what to do" then yes, there's some direct communication. Speaking only from personal experience, I never tell my production electrician what to do. I present him or her my challenges and they work with me to come up with the best method of execution. It's true that working in production carpentry or electrics is a very different job than production supervision, but I don't think it's any less collaborative or process-oriented. And starting on...

As others have said, the main production managers working on Broadway are companies: Aurora, Juniper Street, and Hudson Theatricals. Each of those companies occasionally offer internships - see their websites for more details. There are a few freelance individuals who also production manage, but those three companies do 85-90% of the shows in a season.Personally I have never heard the term "tech" used to describe anyone in that position. They are also known as "technical supervisors," which i...