Stage Manager

  • Contract / Stipend
  • Chicago

Website GhostlightETC Ghostlight Ensemble

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Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking a Stage Manager for its February production of The 8th Dwarf by Olivia Sieck. The 8th Dwarf is part of our Nightlight young audiences series, which produces original, adapted and forgotten plays geared toward children and the adults who love them. The play tells the story of Binkley, an outsider dwarf who longs to find the courage to join the most special of their kind – the dwarves that work in the mines. Through adventure after adventure, Binkley learns that courage, kindness and wit matter more than anything and that actions speak louder than material goods.

The Stage Manager will attend all rehearsals and performances and will be expected to run the minimal light/sound that will part of this show.

Key Dates:
Rehearsals will be 3-4 times/week on weeknight evenings and/or weekend days in January 2025. Final dates will be confirmed after review of cast conflicts.

Cast members MUST be available the following dates:

Tech: Saturday, January 31 and Sunday, February 1, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and rehearsals during the week of Feb. 2-6 in the evenings.

Performances: Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Feb. 7-8 and Feb. 14-15, 2026, at Bughouse Theatre in the NorthCenter neighborhood of Chicago (1910 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613).

Instructions to Apply:

To be considered, please send resume and a statement of interest (in the body of the email) to Maria Burnham maria@ghostlightensemble.com

To apply for this job email your details to maria@ghostlightensemble.com

Pay Rate/Range*: $250 stipend
Organization Contact Name: Maria Burnham
Organization Email Contact: maria@ghostlightensemble.com