Assistant Stage Manager III

Job Highlights

The Stage Management Intern works within all stage management activities and personnel for all company production stage events as assigned by the Production Stage Manager.

We are looking for talented, passionate, and dedicated people who are eager to make contributions to our community and our mission. If you are excited about this position but your experience does not align perfectly, we encourage you to apply! You may be just the right candidate for this position or another role at HGO.

The mission of HGO is to enrich our diverse community through the art of opera. We do so by creating, curating, exploring, and producing outstanding experiences centered around the human voice. HGO has received a Tony Award, two Grammy Awards, and three Emmy Awards – we are the only opera company in the world to win all three honors.

Our strategic focus is two-fold: creating profoundly enriching experiences for our diverse audiences and clearly defining and positively promoting the HGO brand. We believe every team member enriches our organization by exposing a broad range of ways to understand and engage our community and discover, design, and deliver enriching experiences.

• We offer robust benefits to full-time employees, including:
• Comprehensive and affordable health benefits.
• Generous paid time.
• 403b retirement plan with employer match.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional development fund and opportunities.
• Discounted parking in the Theater District garage and nearby lots, plus easy access to Metro transportation.
• Free tickets to our mainstage and community productions and events.

• Gather and sustain inventory of all stage management items.
• Gather and maintain daily show notes.
• Assist with all stage management rehearsal room and on-stage activity.
• Attend and assist with lighting sessions, technical sessions, rehearsals, and performances.
• Order supplies as necessary.
• Tag rehearsal rooms.
• Set and clean rehearsal room for all rehearsals.
• Assist the Production Stage Manager in creating the technical master document for each production.
• Assist the Production Stage Manager in preparing a score.
• Assist with rehearsal room safety and safe practices.
• Assist the Production Stage Manager in creating and distributing crew paperwork.
• Supervise chorus, artists, orchestra, crew, personnel as necessary to successfully present each production.
• Assist with the oversight of dressing rooms and dressing room assignments.
• Be responsible for cleanliness of all rehearsal and performance spaces.
• Be responsible for Sign-Ins and Next Calls for Chorus, Supers and Dancers.

Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre or one year experience in a stage management position. Must be fluent in reading music. Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills. Must be able to manage multiple tasks and projects. PC proficiency and spreadsheet applications experience – Word and Excel preferred. Available for evening and weekend work. Must possess excellent inter‑personal and communicative skills. Ability to speak smoothly and cohesively in front of an audience.

Candidate must be highly motivated self‑starter with strong organizational skills. Must be a team player. Requires strong verbal/written communication. Knowledge of, or familiarity with technical, wardrobe, lighting, wig, and make-up areas in opera a plus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those we consider important for an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job: extended periods of sitting and performing tasks such as typing and using a computer mouse, with strong visual and auditory focus, occasional lifting (not exceeding 25 pounds), reaching for items, effective communication skills, and fine motor abilities, being mobile within the office for activities like attending performances, events, and meetings.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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