Stage Manager - Theater Program

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High School Theater Program: Stage Manager

Job Title: Stage Manager

Job Description

Stage manager (district funds/4 points/$1600)

Trains and manages the stage crew (high school helpers) Assign roles for scene changes, moving scenery, and setting pieces for rehearsals and performances. Assign a prop manager to assist with prop tracking and placement.

Assign an assistant stage manager.

Facilitates communication between creative, technical, and acting teams.

Manages set pieces being made for safety /sizing/ placement.

Spikes the set for rehearsals and performances (taping floor plan/ blocked scenes/ prop placement)

Manages the movement backstage.

Creates the scene synopsis to be posted backstage.

Troubleshoots any situations that arise backstage.

Keeps notes of all blocking and technical cues in order to assist with running rehearsals when director/ assistant director is not available

Coordinates and communicates with parent volunteers who volunteer backstage (costume quick changes, cast/ ensemble chaperones, hair and makeup assistance, scene change set movement)