STAGE MANAGER

XEVI PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading production company in Singapore seeks a Stage Manager to coordinate theatrical productions. Responsibilities include managing rehearsals, ensuring smooth communication between all parties, and overseeing performance execution. The ideal candidate should excel in communication, reliability, and organization. This role requires flexibility and the ability to solve problems on the fly.

Responsibilities

• Create schedules and manage rehearsal activities.
• Serve as the communication link between all parties.
• Organize technical aspects of the production.
• Oversee performance execution and manage technical cues.
• Troubleshoot issues during rehearsals and performances.

Skills

Good communication

Reliability

Resilience

Ability to handle pressure

Teamwork

Motivational skills

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Initiative

Job description

Responsible central coordinator for a theatrical or live production, responsible for ensuring everything runs smoothly from the first rehearsal to the final curtain call.

• Rehearsal management: Creates schedules, records director's notes, and sets up the rehearsal space.
• Communication hub: Acts as the main link between the director, actors, designers, and the technical and stage crews.
• Production coordination: Organizes technical aspects, including the "get in" and "get out" of the set and equipment, and manages props and costumes.
• Performance execution: Oversees the show from a control position backstage during performances, calling all technical cues and ensuring everything runs on schedule.
• Problem-solving: Troubleshoots and resolves issues that arise during both rehearsals and performances in real time

To become a Stage Manager, you need to be:

• a good communicator.
• reliable and resilient.
• able to handle pressure and deadlines.
• capable of working as part of a team.
• an effective motivator.
• flexible, with the ability to react quickly.
• good at organising your own work and the work of others.
• able to use your initiative.