Visual & Performing Arts Stage Manager; Mean Girls

Visual & Performing Arts Stage Manager

Status: Temporary/Per Diem

Reports To: Arts Department Producer

Revision Date: 10/17/2025

At Pacific Ridge School, our mission statement drives all of our work:
In a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge School prepares students for college and a purposeful life.

Seeking talented, experienced stage manager. No professional experience required. Student stage managers enrolled in undergraduate- or graduate-level training will be enthusiastically considered. Must have excellent organizational and leadership skills, a strong understanding of the responsibilities of a stage manager, an interest in educational theatre, and the ability to pass a background check.

• Participation in all auditions, rehearsals, and performances
• Management and care of the production script, where the stage manager records all blocking and cues
• Record rehearsal notes, line notes, cues, and blocking
• Help to maintain order and timeliness during rehearsals and performances
• Attend and facilitate production meetings as necessary
• Disseminate the rehearsal schedule and rehearsal/performance reports to the cast, producer, and production staff
• Call all cues during the run of performances
• Oversee the proper care and management of the stage, rehearsal space, props, costumes, set pieces, stagehands, and any other production elements
• Issue calls to the actors prior to and during performances and facilitate communication between the front- and back-of-house staff

• Excellent organizational & leadership skills
• Strong understanding of stage management
• Interest in educational theatre
• Pass Live Scan and Fingerprinting background check

Location: Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be held on PRS campus (6269 El Fuerte Street, Carlsbad, CA 92009).

Time: Rehearsals are typically held Tuesday thru Friday from 3:15-5:15pm

• Auditions: November 13-14, 2025
• First Rehearsal: December 2, 2025
  • No rehearsals December 19, 2025 thru January 4, 2026
• Tech Rehearsals: January 27-30, 2026
• Dress Rehearsals: February 2-4, 2026
• Performances: February 5-7, 2026

Hourly Rate: $18/hour

Total Earning Potential: $3,800