Stage Management Apprentice

Overview

The application window for this position has an anticipated end date of 03/02/2026
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The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is one of the largest non-profit theatre organizations in the nation, presenting Broadway tours and producing theatre, cabaret, musicals, and innovative, immersive experiences. Through these experiences and alongside our robust Education program, we engage hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

The DCPA’s workforce includes more than 300 employed team members in non-union and union positions (in partnership with seven unions). In addition, we employ hundreds of artists and contractors annually. We have a strong volunteer program which includes more than 300 volunteers.

Our Mission: “We engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.”

For more than 40 years, creativity and community have been the foundation of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ success. As a leading cultural organization in the Rocky Mountain West, we are actively participating in a cultural evolution of belonging and anti-racism. Our commitment to reflect the diversity and priorities of our community — in our workplace, audience and programming — has never been more present.

We believe that the theater can transform us — and be transformed by us. We invite you to be part of our Team.

Stage Management Apprentices work with our professional stage management teams from pre-production through final performance. In the process, they will have the opportunity to observe and observe and work with Actor’s Equity Stage Managers and participate in maintaining the rehearsal rooms, cast hospitality, paperwork, line notes, be on book, preset and run shows, among other duties. Stage management apprentices are required to attend all rehearsals and performances.

These are full-time paid apprenticeships while the productions are in preparation, rehearsal and during the run. All employees are expected to model and champion the DCPA’s core values of artistic excellence, community, equity, diversity and inclusion, and fiscal responsibility.

• Assist AEA Stage Managers in facilitating the rehearsal process, technical process and day-to-day tasks
• Required to attend all pre-production, rehearsals & performances
• Maintain paperwork as assigned
• Be on-book and take line notes
• Preset the show and run a deck track if necessary
• Maintain hospitality items daily (pencils, coffee, water, etc.)
• Maintain cleanliness of the rehearsal room (sweeping/mopping, etc.)
• Additional duties as assigned

An ideal candidate will have the following skills and/or experience:

• Must have a background in or a foundational understanding of Stage Management
• Collaborative mindset
• Organizational skills & attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and shifting demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to understand dynamics in the rehearsal room
• Ability to take initiative and be proactive
• Understanding of theatrical and musical terms
• Highly proficient in written and verbal communication
• Proficiency with Windows and Microsoft Office 365 preferred

Please title all documents you submit “_documentname”

In addition to uploading your resume, please upload three additional documents under Attachments.

• Cover Letter that answers the following questions:
• Why are you applying to the Stage Management Apprentice position at the Denver Center?
• What are your stage management strengths and what skills do you hope to improve?
• What are your career goals?
• References: 3 professional references that can speak about your work (Contact information, no letter necessary)
• Paperwork Sample:
  Submit up to 5 pages of paperwork you have created for a show (Ex. run sheet, prop preset, entrance exit plot, page from a call script or blocking book).

Interviews will be conducted remotely during the month of March.

This is a dynamic position that requires working in a variety of different environments which may include: rehearsal studios, office space and traditional theatre space (onstage, in house, backstage). Position requires a…