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The Market Theatre Foundation is looking for Stage Managers and/or Assistant Stage Managers to join our Production Team.
Skills Required:
- Previous experience in theatrical stage management
- Good basic knowledge of theatrical sound and lighting technology
- Computer literate
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Driving licence and preferably own transport
- Able to work flexible hours
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
- Education requirements: Tertiary education or equilivant training and/or proven experience.
- Two contactable referees
Interested persons should submit a letter of application and a CV by Friday 30 January 2009 to the reception at the Market Theatre or by email to production@markettheatre.co.za
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
A more detailed job description is outlines below.
A Stage Manager will, under the direction of the Senior Stage Manager and/or the Production Manager (as applicable) fulfill the following duties.
- Prepare prop, furniture and costume lists in consultation with both director and designer and ensure that suitable substitutes are available from the beginning of the rehearsal period.
- Prepare the rehearsal and ensure that the rehearsal space is correctly marked out in terms of the design.
- Draw up a rehearsal schedule in consultation with the director and ensure that details are communicated to all members of cast on an ongoing basis and that punctuality is encouraged.
- Draw up and distribute a contact list for everyone involved of the production.
- Ensure that the rehearsal space is kept clean and tidy at all times.
- Prepare a properly annotated prompt book through the rehearsal period. The prompt book must have all moves, unscripted pauses and technical cues clearly marked up.
- Maintain ongoing liaison between the directors and designers and production manager as well as between cast and management / publicity in absence of a company manager.
- Assist the production department with sourcing of props, furniture and costumes as needed.
- Ensure that he/she is familiar with all lighting/sound equipment that he/she will be required to operate once in the theatre and arrange training with the senior stage manager in advance if needed.
- Supervise the move-in to the theatre in collaboration with the production manager /senior stage manager and take responsibility for the venue keys, the opening/locking of the venue and the security of any tools used in the venue during the set-up and for the duration of the run.
- Allocate dressing rooms and ensure that they are clean and usable before the first call.
- Assist at the plotting session by walking as required by the lighting designer.
- Ensure that all technical and dress rehearsals are started promptly and that the director is kept aware of break and finish times.
- Ensure that all technical notes from the director and designers are communicated to the production manager and dealt with as expediently as possible.
- Ensure that the stage and back stage areas are properly cleaned prior to the final dress rehearsal and kept that way for the entire run of the production.
- Assume responsibility for the running of the production, ongoing maintenance and the acquisition of the running props as necessary.
- Ensure that all calls are given timeously and that cast is informed of correct performance times daily in advance.
- Assume responsibility for ensuring that costumes are delivered to and collected from the laundry/dry cleaners as needed.
- Communicate any problems in respect of either show or venue to the appropriate day staff through the performance report.
- Ensure that all borrowed/hired props, furniture and equipment are returned in good order at the end of the production run.
- When not engaged on a production, assist the production department in terms of pre-production for other shows and the general maintenance/organization of the production department as determined by the production manager. This may include driving company vehicles providing you hold a driver's license.
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