ADA TWIST: SCIENTIST AND FRIENDS and EL OTRO OZ - Stage manager submissions
TheaterWorksUSA | New York, NY
Special Agreement
$690 weekly minimum
Equity stage managers for spring Los Angeles based tours of ADA TWIST: SCIENTIST AND FRIENDS and EL OTRO OZ.
Bilingual Spanish/English speaking stage managers are encouraged to apply. Los Angeles based stage managers are encouraged to apply.
Please see breakdown for submission instructions.
Deadline: 12/15/2023
jobs@twusa.org
Brendan O'Brien - Production Manager
Lisa Petersen - Associate Producer - Los Angeles & Orlando
ADA TWIST: SCIENTIST AND FRIENDS:
Rehearses: Jan 16 - Jan 31
Local performances: Feb 1 - 17
Touring away from Los Angeles: Feb 18 - June 16
EL OTRO OZ (Bilingual Spanish/English production)
Rehearses: Jan 25 - Feb 11
Local performances: Feb 12 - March 5
Touring away from the Los Angeles area: March 6 - April 5
www.twusa.org
Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.
Please submit a resume and a statement that includes what excites you about this position and include your approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion. EDI is an important part of TWUSA’s mission, and we ask you to share the ways you imagine bringing a commitment to EDI to your work. No “cover letters” necessary. While we ask that resumes be submitted in written PDF form, we invite applicants to submit their statement via a written statement, audio, or video recording - whatever form best suits your self- expression.
Please submit your application with the subject line “Stage Manager - Los Angeles”.
Stage managers for companies of ADA TWIST: SCIENTIST AND FRIENDS and EL OTRO OZ
This is a touring production. Actors and Stage managers drive themselves by company car & van to theaters and schools. Full company participates in load-in and load-out every day. Company is generally in a different city each day.
Operating under the Actors’ Equity TWUSA Contract, our stage managers function as the main contact and liaison while out on the road for our office and various venues. Stage managers are responsible for all technical elements, advancing, and logistics for the production.
Full touring company includes the SM and 5-6 Actor/ASMs. Productions do not have a dedicated, non-acting ASM during rehearsals or performances.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Traditional Stage Management duties as outlined in the AEA-TWUSA agreement
Scheduling the daily calls based on the itinerary supplied
Contacting venues to advance each scheduled performance
Reporting to the office daily
Maintaining all Actors’ Equity TWUSA Contract rules and reporting overtime
Operating the sound and mixing each performance, calling light cues
Submit and code credit card, debit card, and petty cash receipts via online portal
Managing the hotel check in, check out, and any hotel issues that arise onsite.
Other duties as assigned
A successful candidate will be:
Committed to an equitable and inclusive community
A collaborative team member, empathetic listener, and solution-oriented problem solver.
Committed to open and honest communication and in possession of strong emotional intelligence; able to communicate through oral, written, and interpersonal means to build positive working relationships and influence outcomes in a constructive and professional manner
Able to coordinate a variety of competing tasks simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
Knowledge, interest, and passion for theater for young and family audiences.
Proficiency in the Microsoft Word and Excel. Knowledge of QLab and Microsoft Teams is a plus.
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