Stage Manager

Joffrey Ballet • Chicago, IL

2d • $2,500 - $3,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Winning Works is a choreographic competition for emerging choreographers setting original pieces of dance on Grainger Academy Professional Training Program students. We will host four choreographers from across the world as well as a fifth that is local to Chicago. Styles range from classical to contemporary. This project culminates in nine performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Nice To Haves

• Experience calling lighting and sound cues for dance performance
• Experience working with students ages 15-21

Responsibilities

• Attend in-studio run through at the end of each choreographer’s residency at Joffrey Tower (to be scheduled) – 10 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601
• Prepare and call all cues (lighting, sound, projection, scenic, etc.) cues for tech rehearsals and performances
• Help establish and maintain backstage safety
• Manage a small run crew of IATSE and MCA crew for gel changes and movement of any props
• Coordinate start of performances with front-of-house management
• Send out all evening performance reports
• Work with Production Coordinator to prepare sign-in sheets

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed