Stage Manager

Overview:

Secret City is seeking a part-time Stage Manager to facilitate communication across all creative and technical departments for an immersive projection-mapping dinner theatre experience. The successful candidate will work closely with the Rehearsal Director, Technical Director, and Culinary Service Manager. This role will oversee sets, props, lights, and sound in addition to calling all technical cues during performances and building documentation and process for performances and backstage logistics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Schedule and run rehearsals.
• Record and distribute the rehearsal director’s decisions, blocking, and performer notes.
• Convey the rehearsal director’s production needs with designers and stage crew.
• Create the prompt book (a.k.a. “the bible”)—an artifact (binder) containing the production’s sound, lighting, and set cues, as well as other vital information.
• Maintain quality and integrity of the production and performance of the project.
• Supervise pre-show activities such as technical and safety checks.
• Run daily warm-ups and note sessions.
• Ensure that everyone is ready for curtain and in the wings in time for their entrances.
• Call technical cues to the crew over a wireless headset.
• Problem-solving and communications between FOH, tech and stakeholders

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of theatre production.
• Previous experience in stage management.
• Firm availability Mondays in September for rehearsals.
• Flexible part-time availability weekdays.
• Firm Afternoon/Evening availability Thurs-Sun (October 6-29).

Perks:

• 2 complimentary tickets to all Secret City experiences each month (Escape Casa Loma Series, Where Dark Things Dwell at Black Creek Pioneer Village, and Escape the Ghost Ship at Pirate Life)

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Secret City is a place-based experience design studio with a mission to build human connection through shared stories, immersive places, and a sense of play. Secret City blends theater, gaming, technology and UX design to activate historical sites, museums and dormant venues for fans that keep coming back. Established in 2014, Secret City has designed, produced and operated over 25 live immersive games, large scale events and digital products.

Secret City strives to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities for growth and success. We welcome all to apply including visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

If you require accommodation during any step of the application process, please email us at lee@secretcity.studio.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 2 months

Salary: $28.00 per hour

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Toronto, ON M5A 0K6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• stage management: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person