3 Intertesting People Scott Preheim

Scott Preheim

            Scott is the technical director of the Beickman Performing Arts Center at Concord High School in Dunlap, IN. He went to college for a degree in stage management and he’s been working at Concord High School for at least 20 years. On top of management and director, he is experienced with sound setup, stage lighting and set construction for the yearly “Fall Play” and “Spring Musical”. During the school year, he runs the Beickman Performing Arts Center (BPAC) Club for students that have an interest in stage work. He helps the students learn how to operate sound or lighting boards, work with rigging speakers and light fixtures and build or set up musical events for the Concord District. Scott also helps set up the well-known “Jazz Café” event that takes place in the main high school gymnasium every year.

1)      How or when did you form an interest in stage management?

2)      What have you learned in addition to being a stage director in general?

3)      Have you influenced many students to take a degree in stage work for a career after they graduate?

4)      Has the theatre or stage industry changed a lot since you started working as a director? If so how or why?

5)      What do you like the most about your job?

6)      Is there any subject in college that you wished you would have taken that might have prepared you more?

7)      Did you do any similar type of work before starting at Concord?

8)      Is this a rewarding field to get into?

9)      Does this job require a lot of outside work before or after hours?

10)   Have you enjoyed working with other people to make successful productions?