Pacific Ridge School is hiring: Visual & Performing Arts Stage Manager (Mean Gir

Visual & Performing Arts Stage Manager

Status: Temporary/Per Diem

Reports To: Arts Department Producer

Revision Date: 1/23/2025

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

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

Qualifications

(minimum requirements)

1. Excellent organizational & leadership skills
2. Strong understanding of stage management
3. Interest in educational theatre
4. Pass Live Scan and Fingerprinting background check

Stage Management Positions Available

(candidates are free to apply to as many positions as possible)

1. MEAN GIRLS: High School Version
   1. Upper School Musical (9-12^th Grade)
   2. 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)
   3. Time: Rehearsals are typically held Monday thru Friday from 3:15-6:30pm
   4. Dates:
      1. Auditions: December 7-8, 2024
      2. Rehearsals: February 3, 2025 thru April 4, 2025
      3. Tech Rehearsals: April 14-17, 2025
      4. Dress Rehearsals: April 21-23, 2025
      5. Performances: April 24-26, 2025

Hourly Rate: $18/hour
Total Earning Potential: $5,700