Job opportunity
Apprentice Stage Manager Shakespeare Festival
Bard on the Beach
Develop stage management skills with Bard on the Beach in Vancouver’s Sen̓ákw/Vanier Park, supporting rehearsals, performances, and backstage operations.
This Apprentice Stage Manager supports the BMO Mainstage team during two productions in rep: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical and Romeo and Juliet. Reporting to production leadership, the apprentice aids stage management across the 2027 season. The work combines rehearsal tracking, department communication, paperwork, and backstage coordination. It offers learning and development for an emerging stage manager within Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit professional Shakespeare Festival.
Key Responsibilities:
Attend meetings, rehearsals, technical rehearsals, and performances
Prepare and maintain rehearsal, backstage, and stage areas
Track blocking, scenic changes, costumes, and props
Coordinate departments and backstage traffic
Maintain paperwork and support production safety
Requirements:
Stage management experience on professional or non-professional productions
Self-motivated, adaptable, and strong problem solver
Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills
Competence using Microsoft Word, Excel, and shared documents
Festival, outdoor, large-scale, or Shakespeare experience is an asset
Apply stage management, communication, and problem-solving skills while supporting Bard on the Beach’s Shakespeare productions.
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Apply on source site This Apprentice Stage Manager supports the BMO Mainstage team during two productions in rep: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: The ‘70s Musical and Romeo and Juliet. Reporting to production leadership, the apprentice aids stage management across the 2027 season. The work combines rehearsal tracking, department communication, paperwork, and backstage coordination. It offers learning and development for an emerging stage manager within Western Canada’s largest not-for-profit professional Shakespeare Festival.
Key Responsibilities:
Attend meetings, rehearsals, technical rehearsals, and performances
Prepare and maintain rehearsal, backstage, and stage areas
Track blocking, scenic changes, costumes, and props
Coordinate departments and backstage traffic
Maintain paperwork and support production safety
Requirements:
Stage management experience on professional or non-professional productions
Self-motivated, adaptable, and strong problem solver
Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills
Competence using Microsoft Word, Excel, and shared documents
Festival, outdoor, large-scale, or Shakespeare experience is an asset
Apply stage management, communication, and problem-solving skills while supporting Bard on the Beach’s Shakespeare productions.
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