Hillary Blanken is a stage manager, production manager, technical supervisor, and the founder of Juniper Street Productions, a Production Management and Technical Supervision firm specializing in live theatrical productions. She has worked on many shows such as Dancing at Lughnasa, An Inspector Calls, Seussical, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons On Broadway, and The Temptations and The Four Tops On Broadway.
Who do Directors and Producers turn to when they want illusions and animals and helicopters? Production Managers. That’s why I had Hillary on this week’s podcast, to help explain what she does and how she does it, as well as:
- The secret to being a great production manager isn’t knowing how to do it all, it’s this . . .
- Why sets are so expensive, and what we can do about it?
- How she works with designers to help realize their vision and keep the show in budget.
- What the best directors do during the preview process to help make it go smoooooooth.
- Being a woman, in a backstage world dominated by men . . . so much so, that when you need more labor, someone usually says, “We need another man.”
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