JR Stage Manager

Organization: ICDT!

Position Type: Part-Time

Hours: 10 hours/week (rehearsals are Monday-Fridays 3:45-5:45), additional hours needed for meeting with directing team, tech rehearsals, and performances

Pay Rate: $20-$25 per hour, commensurate with experience

About ICDT!

ICDT! is a youth-focused performing arts center dedicated to creating inclusive, high-quality theatre experiences for young performers and our community. We value collaboration, creativity, and hands-on learning, and we strive to create a safe, supportive environment both onstage and behind the scenes.

Position Overview

ICDT! is seeking an organized, dependable, and positive Stage Manager to support our Jr. Program productions. This part-time position plays a key role in ensuring rehearsals and performances run smoothly while helping young performers learn backstage responsibility, teamwork, and theatre etiquette.

The Stage Manager works closely with the Jr. Director/Music Director and production staff to coordinate rehearsals, manage communication, and oversee backstage operations during performances. Junior productions are casts of approximately 50 students ages 11-14.

Key Responsibilities

Rehearsal Support

• Attend rehearsals and assist the Directing Team in maintaining a structured, productive environment.
• Take detailed rehearsal notes, blocking notes, and attendance records.
• Help track props, costumes, and set pieces in coordination with the production team.
• Support classroom-style management appropriate for elementary and middle school performers.
• Assist with distributing production materials, schedules, and updates.

Production & Performance Management

• Track and maintain script/run sheet with cues, blocking, and technical notes.
• Coordinate backstage operations during technical rehearsals and performances.
• Call cues or run sound during performances, if applicable.
• Ensure performers are prepared, in place, and ready for entrances.
• Help maintain a safe and organized backstage environment.

Communication & Organization

• Serve as a communication liaison between the Director, production team, and families as needed.
• Distribute rehearsal schedules and updates.
• Track conflicts and maintain clear documentation.

Youth Support

• Model professionalism, preparedness, and respectful communication at all times.
• Teach and reinforce backstage etiquette, including quiet backstage behavior, prop responsibility, and respect for costumes and set pieces.
• Support students in understanding rehearsal expectations, time management, and personal responsibility.
• Assist young performers with transitions between activities to maintain focus and structure.
• Assist performers with quick changes, prop tracking, and entrance readiness in a supportive, confidence-building manner.
• Help create a rehearsal and backstage environment where all students feel safe, valued, and heard.
• Maintain awareness of student well-being and communicate any concerns to the Director or program leadership.

Qualifications Required:

• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in theatre production (stage management or technical theatre preferred).
• Ability to work with elementary and middle school–aged students.
• Calm, clear communicator with strong leadership presence.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced rehearsal and performance setting.

Preferred

• Previous stage management experience in youth or educational theatre.
• Familiarity with calling cues and managing tech rehearsals.
• Basic knowledge of theatrical terminology and production processes.
• Experience in classroom or youth program environments.

Schedule & Commitment

The JR Stage Manager would be needed at weekday rehearsals from 3:45-5:45pm. Attendance required for all technical rehearsals and performances. This production will be in tech/performances from May 25th-June 7th.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is organized, calm under pressure, and genuinely enjoys working with young performers. They bring steady leadership, clear communication, and a nurturing presence to rehearsals and performances. They are proactive problem-solvers who can maintain structure while fostering a positive, inclusive, and supportive environment where students feel safe, confident, and prepared to succeed both onstage and backstage.

Compensation This is a part-time position, approximately 10 hours per week, paying $20–$25 per hour, depending on experience.