Associate
Tour Production Manager/Technical Director
Part-time, seasonal
Position Overview:
Unexpected Theatre, a small professional theater company based in New York City, currently touring the solo show, “Truth Values: One Girls Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze,” seeks Assistant Tour Production Manager/Technical Director. Seasonal position from October through June for the 2013-2014 season, which includes bookings at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Southern California's Visions and Voices series, and many others. Size of venues 200 to 750 seats, sometimes well-known/noteworthy, with the occasional unconventional performance space. Set/props/sound/costumes minimal; lighting is more extensive. Current season’s bookings include 32 total days out of town. Compensation: typical number of days work per booking is 4 and can be as many as 8. Pay is offered per day out of town plus per diem, and totals $250 per day; so typical pay per booking is $1000 and can be as much as $2000. If management of technical advance is required, additional compensation may be added. Private room in hotel and all transportation provided; hotel accommodations are at least three star level and occasionally significantly above.
Part-time, seasonal
Position Overview:
Unexpected Theatre, a small professional theater company based in New York City, currently touring the solo show, “Truth Values: One Girls Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze,” seeks Assistant Tour Production Manager/Technical Director. Seasonal position from October through June for the 2013-2014 season, which includes bookings at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, University of Southern California's Visions and Voices series, and many others. Size of venues 200 to 750 seats, sometimes well-known/noteworthy, with the occasional unconventional performance space. Set/props/sound/costumes minimal; lighting is more extensive. Current season’s bookings include 32 total days out of town. Compensation: typical number of days work per booking is 4 and can be as many as 8. Pay is offered per day out of town plus per diem, and totals $250 per day; so typical pay per booking is $1000 and can be as much as $2000. If management of technical advance is required, additional compensation may be added. Private room in hotel and all transportation provided; hotel accommodations are at least three star level and occasionally significantly above.
Responsibilities Include:
Assist as necessary per venue, which may include: manage technical advance per venue, working with company Lighting Designer as well as presenter's team to determine crew and equipment needs; prepare production schedule: run technical rehearsals on site including hang and focus, sound check, cue to cue; call show during performance; act as on site company manager; set up chairs, mics, lighting for post-performance talkbacks; act as go-between with performer and over-eager audience members. Driving is required on occasion when venue is farther from airport than is accessible by taxi/public transportation. Manage props, lighting materials, mailing lists, signs, etc. on site as well as schedule shipping, and pack and ship to/from venue. Maintain, replace and repair equipment such as gels, templates, gaff tape, etc. Attend production meetings.
Requirements:
Thorough knowledge of technical theater crucial; lighting design and/or stage management experience required. Ideal candidate will have multi-faceted tour experience as well, such as experience with tour production management and/or company management.
Please submit cover letter and resume in PDF form via email to jobs@unexpectedtheatre.org. Resumes submitted without an accompanying cover letter will not be considered.
Unexpected Theatre was founded to share the stories and illuminate the lives of women in fresh and unexpected ways. Its first show, “Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp Through M.I.T.’s Male Math Maze,” has become a national hit. For more information, visit unexpectedtheatre.org.
1 comment:
This seems like one of those "catch-all" jobs. Stage Management isn't even included in the job title, but it's a huge part of the job! I also wonder about the "Associate" part of the title, as there was no mention in the job description of who this person would report to, work with, or be managing. While I understand that this is a one-woman show, and is likely of a proportionate technical scale, this still sounds like a ton of work for $1,000 over four days. There is mention of compensation for the management of technical advance, which I assume would mean going to a venue in advance to figure out how to put the show on in that venue, but I wonder if that compensation takes into account the amount of time it takes to create paperwork, etc. in order to prepare to take the show to each venue, regardless of whether technical advance is needed for the venue or not. Basically, I wouldn't take this job without finding out more information about the logistics of compensation and amount of time worked.
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