Zachary Mansfield

Contract Producer for three Luminato Festival presentations in the 2024 season, taking place at the Bluma Appel Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.

• Produced various theatre productions (musicals, plays, concerts, special events)
• Created all necessary budgets
• Strategized and executed all marketing campaigns for professional theatre productions
• Promoter for various third-party presentations and shows
• Managed teams as small as 3 to as big as 50 for some productions
• Wrote and issued various employment contracts, and distributed paychecks
• Monitored financial performance, set budgets and controlled expenses to provide financial stability and long-term organizational growth.
• Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
• Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Analyzed market trends and competitor activities to create competitive advantages.
• Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
• Successfully managed concert tours across Canada, managing all aspects (air and ground transpo, accomodations, venue liaison, marketing, etc).
• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.

• Worked freelance for a number of theatre/production companies in various positions (general labour, stage carpenter, stage management, lighting/sound technician)
• Always showed up to calls on time with a positive attitude and took great pride in my work
• A few companies I have freelanced for on calls include Soulpepper Theatre, Opera Atelier, Native Earth Performing Arts, CanStage, Toronto Dance Theatre, the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Starvox Entertainment, the Elgin, The Bentway, and the Annex Children's Theatre in Education

• Develop and implement strategies to increase sales and profitability in regards to productions, promoter retention, and in-house presentations
• Manage show/production budget implementations, schedules, and contract negotiations.
• Created and drafted back-end paperwork while venue still under construction, ahead of official opening (license agreement, promoter package, spec decks, policies and procedures, etc)
• Acts as talent buyer for the BOND|ST team for in-house presentations
• Primarily focused on the building's live music venues,
• Work closely with all stakeholders, investors, contractors, suppliers, and the public

• Produced at city-owned and managed venues - Meridian Hall (former Sony Centre), Meridian Arts Centre (former Toronto Centre for the Arts), and St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts
• Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.
• Maintained project costs through careful budgeting and monitoring of expenditures.
• Developed project budgets and managed production costs.
• Drove sales by negotiating deals and managing payment processing.
• Liaison between various departments (stage management, box office, artists, musicians, executive management, etc)
• Point of contact for visiting artists, and other production personnel

• Maintained cleanliness and appearance of theatre equipment including costumes, curtains, dressing rooms and storage.
• Supervised live performances to identify and address technical difficulties.
• Interacted positively with actors and actresses when escorting to and from trailers during load-in/load-out
• Stayed alert, active and ready to respond to any request at any time using variety of available resources.
• Worked a variety of positions as every show would require including operating the digital audio console; operating the lighting; loading-in/out; regular stagehand;

• Daily maintenance and checks of the entire building
• Create and distribute detailed logs of everyday (which would typically include a front-of-house report during performances, from the Operations' perspective)
• Light cleaning
• Repairs, demolitions, renovations
• Maintaining safety standards
• Contracting service calls for larger repairs
• Self-starter, as I often work solo while at the building
• Provided technical support to staff members or third-party groups when needed
• Scheduling and supervising part-time staff
• Use of various computer programs (Aurora for keyscan and door security; WebCTRL for HVAC control)
• Set-up/strike of in house and external rental events as required in various different spaces

• Maintained cleanliness and appearance of theatre equipment including costumes, curtains, dressing rooms and storage.
• Supervised live performances to identify and address technical difficulties.
• Interacted positively with actors and actresses when escorting to and from trailers during load-in/load-out
• Stayed alert, active and ready to respond to any request at any time using variety of available resources.
• Worked a variety of positions as every show would require including operating the digital Midas M32 console to operate onstage monitor audio for artists; operating the followspot; loading-in/out; regular stagehand; and usher