Stage Manager

ORCHID ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Orchid Entertainment Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced Stage Manager to coordinate rehearsal logistics, backstage operations, and live show execution in a Singapore venue.

You will be the operational bridge between cast, technical crew, and venue management to ensure performances run smoothly and on schedule. You will directly call cues, manage run sheets, and lead pre-show briefings while ensuring safety standards and timely show starts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in stage management or live events.
• Ability to call cues and manage run sheets.
• Strong leadership and communication under fast-paced conditions.

Responsibilities

• Organize and manage daily rehearsal schedules and run orders.
• Direct live show operations and call precision cues.
• Maintain master production run sheets and timelines.
• Ensure all performances start and end on time.
• Direct backstage traffic and maintain orderly, safe areas.
• Oversee setup, storage, and maintenance of stage assets.
• Coordinate with lighting, audio, and visuals during checks.
• Resolve live contingency issues promptly.
• Lead pre-show briefings on cue adjustments and rules.
• Monitor attendance, punctuality, and presentation standards.

Skills

Stage management

Live theatre

Cue calling

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Cue sheets

Production run sheets

Job description

Role Overview

The Stage Manager coordinates rehearsal logistics, backstage operations, and live show execution. This role acts as the operational bridge between the cast, technical crew, and venue management to ensure performances run seamlessly, on schedule, and in full compliance with venue safety standards.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Organize and manage daily rehearsal schedules, ensuring artists, musicians, and crew are fully aligned with cue sequences and run orders.
• Direct live show operations, calling precision cues for performer entrances, lighting states, sound effects, and stage transitions.
• Maintain master production run sheets, cue scripts, and performance timelines across all show schedules.
• Ensure all live performances commence and conclude strictly on time.
• Direct backstage traffic, ensuring wings, quick-change areas, and green rooms remain orderly, secure, and hazard-free.
• Oversee the setup, tracking, maintenance, and safe storage of all stage props, instruments, and production assets.
• Coordinate closely with lighting, audio, and visual technicians during sound checks, dry runs, and live shows.
• Swiftly manage operational contingencies and resolve technical or logistical issues during live performances.
• Lead pre-show briefings to communicate cue adjustments, house rules, and special operational requirements.
• Monitor cast and crew attendance, punctuality, and presentation standards, reporting irregularities to management.
• Enforce venue workplace safety and health guidelines backstage and on stage at all times.
• Compile and submit detailed daily show reports documenting timings, technical notes, and cast operational feedback.

Requirements

• Proven experience in stage management, live theatre, entertainment venue operations, or live event production.
• Demonstrated capability in calling cues and managing live production run sheets.
• Practical understanding of stagecraft, theatrical lighting, sound systems, and backstage workflows.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills under fast-paced live show conditions.
• Flexibility to work shift hours, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays, aligned with venue performance schedules.