Assistant Stage Manager and Stage Manager

Company Overview

As one of the world’s leading theatre companies and Niagara’s 20 largest employers, The Shaw is dedicated to an ongoing process of increasing diversity and inclusion in our audiences, our programs, and in all our hiring for staff, artists, and in the recruiting of board members. The Shaw is committed to a future when our theatres joyously draw on and include all peoples, fully reflective of the world around us. As such, the Shaw Festival is an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We encourage and invite applications from applicants from across Canada who identify as Indigenous, Black or as persons of colour (IBPOC), the LGBTQ2+ communities and those identifying as gender fluid. In accordance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and in keeping with our wish to ensure a fully inclusive environment, please advise Human Resources if you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process. We will be happy to assist.

We acknowledge and honour the land upon which we gather as the historic and traditional territory of First Nations peoples. In particular we recognize and thank the Neutral Nation, the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee for their stewardship of these lands over millennia.

Job Description

 ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER AND STAGE MANAGER

The Shaw Festival is immediately seeking to fill a Stage Manager / Assistant Stage Manager track for the productions of The Amen Corner (Assistant Stage Manager) Directed by Kimberley Rampersad and A Grand Night for Singing (Stage Manager), Directed by Allison McCaughey. This position will run in rep from April 17 through October 9 and have up to two stage management understudy tracks.

Stage Management is part of the Creative Management Department and reports directly to the Production Stage Manager and Producer.

DEADLINE: MARCH 31ST AT 5:00PM

 Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

       Creating a welcoming, supportive work environment

       Organizing and managing the safe, and smooth running of both rehearsals and performances

       Liaising and communicating the production’s needs across all departments

       Creating and maintaining any and all paperwork required to ensure the safe running of a show

Qualifications and Skills

       A member of Canadian Actors' Equity Association

       A minimum of 5 years of experience working professionally in Stage Management

       Exceptional interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

       The successful candidate will have a thoughtful and precise approach to their stage management practice while being able to adapt to and work as part of a team

       Responds well to high pressure situations

       Comfort working outdoors (depending on contract assignment)

       Experience working in a unionized theatre (IATSE) is an asset

       Running Understudy Rehearsals

 Job Type: Seasonal Contract

Fee Range: $1518.00 per week minimum, as per the fees stated under the Shaw Category in the CTA for 2023/2024.

As a condition of hire, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including at least one booster and provide proof of full vaccination at least five days prior to their start date. Must be willing to live in the Niagara area.

About the Shaw Festival

Inspired by the spirit of Bernard Shaw, the Shaw Festival is one of North America’s finest repertory theatres. Nestled in the heart of the historic town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, located on the banks of Lake Ontario, The Shaw is twenty minutes away from Niagara Falls, and less than a two-hour drive to Toronto.

The Shaw Festival is a place where people who are curious about the world gather to share the unique experience of live theatre and to create a deeper human connection with the artists, the beauty and abundance of Niagara and with each other.

All applicants will be contacted by the Production Stage Manager