Stage Manager & ASM: 13th Annual Festival of Shorts

About the project and the company

Auditions are coming up for our 13th Annual Festival of Shorts and EDP is looking for an experienced Stage Manager to join the team, as well as interested ASM’s! If you (or someone you know) have experience calling cues, coordinating teams, and managing communications, we would love to meet you.

The schedule is included in our audition posting HERE. Our hope is to have an ASM cover one set of rehearsals and the SM cover the other, since most of the time they are at the same time in two different spaces. Eight Shorts finalists will be performed (so there are eight casts, eight directors, and one design team) with four shorts in each act (shorts are 10-15 minutes each). Production meetings are optional for SM’s.

All production team members are volunteers with a nominal stipend provided to help offset costs of participation. The Stage Manager stipend is $200; ASM is $150. You will also receive two comp tickets and a discount code for additional tickets (that you can share with your friends and family).

If you would like more information about this opportunity, or would like to peruse the scripts, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Description

Maintaining the Director’s and playwright's artistic visions while calling the show and ensuring the production team is well informed of all aspects of the production within the framework of Edmonds Driftwood Players (EDP) requirements, under the supervision of the Producer. Responsibilities: Ensure the cast, crew and Production Team are getting the information they need; Support Producer in ensuring that theatre policies are followed by cast, directors, and stage/booth crews; Unlock, lock, and secure the rehearsal space and theatre; Be the first one to arrive and the last to leave; Facilitate rehearsals by keeping track of time and breaks and supporting the Director as needed; Maintain order and discipline during rehearsals and performances; Document blocking and director's instructions in the rehearsal flat script; Record cues in the call book script; distribute rehearsal reports from your rehearsals and ASM's rehearsals.

Required Qualifications

Experience calling show cues.