Assistant Stage Manager III

HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ASSOCIATION INC • Houston, TX

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Stage Management Intern works within all stage management activities and personnel for all company production stage events as assigned by the Production Stage Manager. Join Us! We are looking for talented, passionate, and dedicated people who are eager to make contributions to our community and our mission. If you are excited about this position but your experience does not align perfectly, we encourage you to apply! You may be just the right candidate for this position or another role at HGO. About the Houston Grand Opera The mission of HGO is to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera. We do so by creating, curating, exploring, and producing outstanding experiences centered around the human voice. HGO has received a Tony Award, two Grammy Awards, and three Emmy Awards – we are the only opera company in the world to win all three honors. Our strategic focus is two-fold: creating profoundly enriching experiences for our diverse audiences and clearly defining and positively promoting the HGO brand. We believe every team member enriches our organization by exposing a broad range of ways to understand and engage our community and discover, design, and deliver enriching experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre or one year experience in a stage management position.
• Must be fluent in reading music.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• PC proficiency and spreadsheet applications experience – Word and Excel preferred.
• Available for evening and weekend work.
• Must possess excellent inter-personal and communicative skills.
• Ability to speak smoothly and cohesively in front of an audience.
• Candidate must be highly motivated self-starter with strong organizational skills.
• Must be a team player.
• Requires strong verbal/written communication.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of, or familiarity with technical, wardrobe, lighting, wig, and make-up areas in opera a plus.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and sustains inventory of all stage management items.
• Gathers and maintains daily show notes.
• Assists with all stage management rehearsal room and on-stage activity.
• Attends and assists with lighting sessions, technical sessions, rehearsals, and performances.
• Orders supplies as necessary.
• Tape rehearsal rooms.
• Sets and cleans rehearsal room for all rehearsals.
• Assists the Production Stage Manager in creating the technical master document for each production.
• Assists the Production Stage Manager in preparing a score.
• Assists with rehearsal room safety and safe practices.
• Assists the Production Stage Manager in creating and distributing crew paperwork.
• Supervises chorus, artists, orchestra, crew, personnel as necessary to successfully present each production.
• Assists with the oversight of dressing rooms and dressing room assignments.
• Responsible for cleanliness of all rehearsal and performance spaces.
• Responsible for Sign-Ins and Next Calls for Chorus, Supers and Dancers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.
• Generous paid time.
• 403b retirement plan with employer match.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional development fund and opportunities.
• Discounted parking in the Theater District garage and nearby lots, plus easy access to Metro transportation.
• Free tickets to our mainstage and community productions and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level