Stage Manager

  • Contract / Stipend
  • Chicago
  • January 26, 2026

Fat Theatre Project and The Terror Cottas

Fat Theatre Project is seeking an experienced, non-Equity Stage Manager for the run of Kassandra at the Top of the World, a world premiere written and directed by Eileen Tull. This is a co-production with The Terror Cottas.

Fat Theatre Project Mission Statement:

Fat Theatre Project tells stories by/about/for/with fat people. Fatphobia appears in many areas of life: social, medical, creative, just to name a few. FTP seeks to break stigma and shatter expectations of how fat creatives can participate in the arts – whether through stories directly addressing fatness or through work that has nothing to do with the specific size of the artists involved. Our work is bold, unapologetic, and brimming with joy. All bodies welcome.

Terror Cottas Mission Statement:

To build audience and performance opportunities for experimental playwrights by sharing resources and networks among member playwrights and associate artists, applying for funding, and educating and welcoming audiences with radical hospitality.

Summary:

Kassandra at the Top of the World is an exploration of the Greek prophetess cursed never to be believed. This piece finds Kassandra on a mountaintop, bearing witness to the annihilation of humanity from climate collapse—at once mythic and urgently contemporary.

Rehearsals

March 3-6th – 6-9:30PM

March 7th – 12-5PM

March 10-13th – 6-9:30PM

March 14th – 12-5PM

March 17-20th – 6-9:30PM

March 21st – 12-5PM

Tech

March 24-27th – 6-10PM

March 28th – 12-5PM

March 30th – March 31st – 6-10PM

April 1st – Preview at 7PM

Performances at 7PM

April 2nd – 4th

April 9th – 11th

April 16th – 18th

April 20th (Industry)

April 23rd – 25th

An assistant stage manager has been hired for this production.

All rehearsals and performances take place at Berger Park Cultural Center in Edgewater – 6205 N. Sheridan Road.

Rehearsal Stipend is $300

All races, ethnicities, sizes, and genders are encouraged to apply.

Please email Artistic Director Eileen Tull at artisticdirector@fattheatreproject.com with a resume and cover letter to apply.

Instructions to Apply:

Please email Artistic Director Eileen Tull at artisticdirector@fattheatreproject.com with a resume and cover letter to apply.

To apply for this job email your details to artisticdirector@fattheatreproject.com

Pay Rate/Range*: $300 stipend