[NEohioPAL] Seeking Stage Manager at convergence-continuum for immediate opening

[Cory Molner]

convergence-continuum has an immediate opening for a Stage Manager for our production of Insurrection Holding History, which is already in rehearsals. Insurrection is directed by Jeannine Gaskin and opens October 14h, and runs Thursday - Saturday through November 5th.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Struggling with hisgraduate thesis on slavery, Ron, a gay, black student at Columbia, attends afamily reunion to celebrate his great-great-grandfather T.J.’s 189th birthday.Despite the fact that T.J. can’t move, hear, or speak, T.J. (given voice by thespirit of Mutha Wit) convinces Ron to take him back to his old home inVirginia. Fracturing the space-time continuum as they go further south, theyarrive on the eve of Nat Turner’s doomed 1831 uprising to see Nat Turnerhimself racing through the woods. Encouraged to understand his ‘past’ in orderto understand his ‘present’ and the perception-altering confrontation with whatit means to be ‘free’, Ron discovers that how the authenticity of historyunfolds depends on the perception of the storyteller.
ABOUT THE CASTInsurrection: HoldingHistory is directed by Jeannine Gaskin. The cast features Andrew Pope (TJ)Chelsea Anderson (Izzie Mae), Isaiah Betts (Hammet), Kadijah Wingo (Mutha Wit),Laprise Johnson (Gertha), Matthew Raybeam (Nat Turner), Mike Frye (Cop,Detective, etc.), Sydney Smith (Octavia/Katie Lynn), and Wesley Allen (Ron).

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Stage Manager assists the Director throughout therehearsal period as described below and runs lights, sound, video and othertechnical elements during the run of the show.

Rehearsal period:

1.    Attendall rehearsals, including dry tech, unless absence is unavoidable.

2.    Compilecast/crew/designer/director contact sheet at read-thru and distribute to allthose concerned with production.

3.    Keepcareful note of all blocking and blocking changes during rehearsals.

4.    Trackprops and costumes during rehearsals; keep lists!

5.    Assistdirector/designers as necessary with props/costumes/set pieces acquisition.

6.    Ifnot already done, turn on theater work lights and heat or a/c beforerehearsals. Arrive 1/2 hour before actor call to do this. After rehearsal,clear theater of coffee cups and other clutter left behind by cast, turn offheat or a/c, and turn out lights.

7.    Makeall necessary communications with cast as requested by director or artisticdirector.

8.    Participatein work calls (set strike/prebuild and set builds).

9.    Whencast is off book, watch book during rehearsals and compile detailed line notes.Distribute to cast.

Tech/Production week and performance run:

1.    Attenddry tech and note sound, light, video and other tech cues in script. This willhelp you translate cue descriptions on the sound and light boards when youstart to run the show.

2.    Attendtechnical rehearsals the Saturday and Sunday before the production opens.Assist where needed. Watch book for actors.

3.    Compileprops/costume list with preset locations. Complete presets before eachrehearsal/show.

4.    Turnon basement lights and power up dimmer boards. Turn on theater work lights andheat or a/c. If projector is being used, plug in projector and turn it on usingremote control (kept in the booth). Turn on sound and light computers andamplification system. Open sound and light programs.

5.    Instructactors to check props/costumes presets before the house opens for each show.

6.    Duringproduction week rehearsals and all show performances, run sound and lightboards during show. Provide any assistance cast may need.

7.    Aftereach show, strike any necessary props/costumes from the set. You may find ithelpful to set up the show for the following evening's performance at thistime.

8.    Afterproduction week rehearsals and all show performances, reverse instructions in#4.

The Stage manager will receive a $400 stipend at the completion of the run. 
For more information or to apply, please contact Cory Molner (cmolner at convergence-continuum.org) or Scott Zolkowski (szolkowski at convergence-continuum.org)

Cory MolnerExecutive Artistic Director, convergence-continuum Theater(He/Him/His)
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