Work-life balance has been a widely studied topic in organizational communication. Much research focuses on how to achieve balance; This study will examine how higher or lower levels of organizational bureaucratization impact work-life balance and job satisfaction within theater organizations. Work-life balance has become a problem for employees to manage due to many factors such as technology and work overload which has created a blend between work and life. This topic is important to the industry because research has shown that when work and life are not significantly balanced, this could lead to work-family conflict, stress and job dissatisfaction. All of this can lead to an employee reducing production and creating higher turnover rates (I realize I need sources for this, I remember reading this in a specific article and now I can't find the article. If I can't to find it, I will take it out or find another item). Furthermore, when organizations are flexible with their work-life balance policies, does this have a correlation with the level of bureaucratization of the organization? Individuals who have greater authority and decision-making power within their organization may have more say and more flexible work-life policies, achieving balance. First, the research literature on work-life balance, along with organizational bureaucratization and job satisfaction will be reviewed in order to get a sense of what has already been done on these topics. Many of the research questions are research-oriented. There has been little research conducted within theater organizations that focuses on the organizational communication aspect, so it will be interesting to see how these employees will manage work-life balance... middle of paper... rs - National Association of Communication, 1.Schultz, N.J., Hoffman, M.F., Fredman, A.J., & Bainbridge, A.L. (2012). The work and lives of young professionals: Logic and strategy for balance. Qualitative Research Reports in Communication, 13(1), 44-52. Shoham, M. (2009). Marking the division of labor: Division of meanings in organizational groups. Conference Proceedings - International Communication Association, 1-45.Tiwari, A. (2012). Corruption, democracy and bureaucracy. Theoretical and Applied Economics, 19(9), 17-28.West, K. E. (2011). Who makes the decisions? A study of television journalists, their bosses, and consultant-based market research. Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 55(1), 19-35. doi:10.1080/08838151.2011.546249 Yoshimura, C. (2013). A dialectical approach to work-family conflict. The Northwest Communications Journal, 41(1), 7-38.