DESCRIPTION
Bluff City Theater is seeking a non-union stage manager for one or multiple of our summer productions. BCT is a professional theatre company located in Hannibal, MO. This person will be responsible for running rehearsals in collaboration with the director, communicating technical needs to designers, running the show during performances, and any other duties typical of a stage manager. This position is compensated $400/week. Housing and a travel stipend are included as well. The shows and dates are listed below.
If you are interested, please provide your resume and cover letter. We will be conducting interviews over Zoom. Please submit any materials or questions to Jayme Brown (BCT Artistic Director) at
[email protected].
Topdog Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
Rehearsal Dates: May 4-21, 2026
Performance Dates: May 21-30, 2026
This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity is Suzan-Lori Parks’ groundbreaking riff on the way we are defined by history. The play tells the story of Lincoln and Booth, two brothers whose names were given to them as a joke, foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Haunted by the past, the brothers are forced to confront the shattering reality of their future. Cast: 2m
The Stranger by Agatha Christie
Rehearsal Dates: June 1-18, 2026
Performance Dates: June 18-27, 2026
A small cast, short version of an intimate psychological thriller taken from Philomel Cottage. Enid rejects her fiancé for newcomer Gerald and moves to a remote country cottage with him- where a
dark and terrible climax takes place. Cast: 2m, 4f
Frozen by Bryony Laverly
Rehearsal Dates: July 6-23, 2026
Performance Dates: July 23-Aug. 1, 2026
Ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an American academic, comes to England to research a thesis entitled "Serial Killing: A Forgivable
Act?" Then there's Ralph, a loner with a bit of previous who's looking for some distraction ... Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark upon a long dark journey which finally curves upwards into the light. Cast: 1m, 2f
DURATION
May 4, 2026 -
Aug 1, 2026
SALARY
$15.00 – $15.00 per hour
