Job Description

Visual & Performing Arts Stage Manager

Status : Temporary/Per Diem

Reports To: Arts Department Producer

Revision Date : 5/17/2024

At Pacific Ridge School, our mission statement drives all of our work: In a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge School prepares students for college and a purposeful life.

Position Summary
Seeking talented, experienced stage managers. No professional experience required. Student stage managers enrolled in undergraduate- or graduate-level training will be enthusiastically considered. Must have excellent organizational and leadership skills, a strong understanding of the responsibilities of a stage manager, an interest in educational theatre, and the ability to pass a background check.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to, the following)

• Participation in all auditions, rehearsals, and performances
• Management and care of the production script, where the stage manager records all blocking and cues
• Record rehearsal notes, line notes, cues, and blocking
• Help to maintain order and timeliness during rehearsals and performances
• Attend and facilitate production meetings as necessary
• Disseminate the rehearsal schedule and rehearsal/performance reports to the cast, producer, and production staff
• Call all cues during the run of performances
• Oversee the proper care and management of the stage, rehearsal space, props, costumes, set pieces, stagehands, and any other production elements
• Issue calls to the actors prior to and during performances and facilitate communication between the front- and back-of-house staff

Qualifications (minimum requirements)

• Excellent organizational & leadership skills
• Strong understanding of stage management
• Interest in educational theatre
• Pass Live Scan and Fingerprinting background check

Stage Management Positions Available (candidates are free to apply to as many positions as possible)

• PRISCILLA DREAMS THE ANSWER by Walt McGough
  • Middle School Play (6-8 th Grade)
  • Location: All auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held on PRS campus (6269 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009)
  • Time: Rehearsals are typically held Tuesday thru Friday from 3:15-5:30pm
  • Dates:
    • Auditions:  November 4-8, 2024
    • Rehearsals: December 3-19, 2024 & January 7-24, 2025
    • Tech Rehearsals:  January 27-30, 2025
    • Dress Rehearsals:  February 3-5, 2025
    • Performances:  February 6-8, 2025

Hourly Rate: $18/hour
Total Earning Potential : $3,600

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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Temporary work,

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