Status: Temporary/Per Diem
Reports To: Arts Department Producer
Revision Date: 8/1/2023

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
  • Recording rehearsal notes, line notes, cues, and blocking
  • Helping to maintain order and timeliness during rehearsals and performances
  • Disseminating the rehearsal schedule and rehearsal/performance reports to the cast, producer, and production staff
  • Calling all cues during the run of performances
  • Overseeing the proper care and management of the stage, rehearsal space, props, costumes, set pieces, stagehands, and any other production elements
  • Issuing calls to the actors prior to and during performances and facilitating 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)

  • BLITHE SPIRIT by Noël Coward
    • Upper School Play (9-12th Grade)
    • Directed by Heidi Handelsman
    • Stipend:  $4,400.00
    • Location:  All auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held on PRS campus (6269 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009)
    • Time:  Rehearsals are typically held Monday thru Friday from 3:15-5:30pm
    • Dates:
      • Auditions:  August 31 & September 1, 2023
      • Rehearsals:  September 5 thru October 19, 2023
      • Tech Rehearsals:  October 24-27, 2023
      • Dress Rehearsals:  October 30 thru November 1, 2023
      • Performances:  November 2-4, 2023

(Addition positions listed on the following page.)

  • THE ADDAMS FAMILY: Young@Part Edition
    • Middle School Musical (6-8th Grade)
    • Directed by Heidi Handelsman
    • Stipend:  $3,800.00
    • Location:  All auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held on PRS campus (6269 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009)
    • Time:  Rehearsals are typically held Monday thru Friday from 3:15-5:30pm
    • Dates:
      • Auditions:  November 6-8, 2023
      • Rehearsals:  November 27 thru December 19, 2023 & January 8-20, 2024
      • Tech Rehearsals:  January 22-26, 2024
      • Dress Rehearsals:  January 29 & 30, 2024
      • Performances:  January 31 thru February 3, 2024
  • MAN OF LA MANCHA
    • Upper School Musical (9-12th Grade)
    • Directed by Phillip Korth
    • Stipend:  $4,400.00
    • Location:  Auditions, rehearsals, and tech rehearsals will be held on PRS campus (6269 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009).  Performances will be held at the Ritz Theater (301 E Grand Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025)
    • Time:  Rehearsals are typically held Monday thru Friday from 3:15-5:30pm
    • Dates:
      • Auditions:  December 6-8, 2023
      • Rehearsals:  January 29 thru February 16, 2024 & February 26 thru April 5, 2024
      • Tech Rehearsals:  April 15-19, 2024
      • Dress Rehearsals:  April 22-24, 2024
      • Performances:  April 25-27, 2024

Contact (for more information or to submit your resume)

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