Stage Manager

Stage Manager – Stipend: $900

Yellow Rose Theater is seeking an organized, adaptable Stage Manager comfortable working with evolving material for an original immersive sketch production performing at Bramble Theater (The Berry), opening June 10, 2026.

Yellow Rose Theater creates original sketch-driven work designed to immerse the audience inside a living story. This upcoming production is a work-in-progress piece that guides audiences through multiple generations inside a Chicago speakeasy setting. The structure is theatrical, fast-moving, and collaborative.

Schedule:
Production meetings begin: Late March
Rehearsals: mid-April – May 31
Tech / Load-In begins: June 1
Opening: June 10
Strike: June 28

Responsibilities include:
Create and maintain rehearsal reports, schedules, and production paperwork
Track script and staging changes as the show evolves
Run rehearsals, manage time, and support the director and performers
Coordinate communication between departments (lighting, scenic, costume, sound, props)
Build and maintain the calling script
Lead and execute technical rehearsals, cue-to-cue, dress rehearsals, and performances
Call the show during performances
Manage backstage operations, crew workflow, and actor traffic
Maintain show integrity through the full run
Oversee strike on June 28
Will have ASM support

Stage management experience is required. Familiarity with immersive staging and sketch-based performance is strongly preferred.