Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
Center Valley, PA

DESCRIPTION

CALL TYPE
Stage Manager

CONTRACT
LOA / SPT
$1070 weekly minimum (LOA Ref. to LORT) - Stage manager - 2023-24 rates
$947 weekly minimum (LOA Ref. to LORT) - Assistant stage manager - 2023-24 rates
$1004 weekly minimum (SPT 9) - Stage manager
$880 weekly minimum (SPT 9) - Assistant stage manager

PERSONNEL
Connie Behringer - Associate Producer
Matthew Lewandowski - Director of Production

See breakdown for production specific personnel.

OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.

OTHER
www.pashakespeare.org

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

SEEKING
Equity stage managers for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 2025 LOA and SPT seasons.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is committed to hiring stage managers who reflect the diversity of our world.

Stage managers of all backgrounds, races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and abilities are encouraged to submit.

BREAKDOWN

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival 2025 LOA and SPT seasons

About PSF: A leading Shakespeare festival with an emerging national reputation for excellence, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival is a professional theatre company on the campus of DeSales University.

Each summer, PSF produces a season of Shakespeare and other classics, musical theatre, and children’s theatre. About an hour north of Philadelphia and less than two hours from Manhattan, PSF is summer home to over 200 artists from around the country, including winners and nominees of the Tony, Obie, Emmy, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Jefferson, and Barrymore awards. Every year 40,000-50,000 patrons attend PSF from 30+ states – over 1,000,000 patrons from 50 states and many countries since 1992. PSF is led by Artistic Director Jason King Jones and Managing Director Casey William Gallagher.

THE PRODUCERS
Music and Lyrics: Mel Brooks
Book: Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
Director: Jennifer Childs
Music Director: TBD
Performance Space: Mainstage (LOA)
Pre-Rehearsal Week: May 13, 2025
Rehearsals Begin: May 20, 2025
Tech Begins: June 6, 2025
Previews Begin: June 11, 2025
Opening: June 13, 2025
Closing: June 29, 2025

SYNOPSIS: In The Producers, down-and-out Broadway producer Max Bialystock and neurotic accountant Leo Bloom devise a scheme to make a fortune by producing a guaranteed flop. They set their sights on Springtime for Hitler, the worst script they can find, hoping it will bomb so they can pocket the extra money they raised. But when the show unexpectedly becomes a smash hit, their disastrous plan spins out of control. This hilarious, high-energy musical comedy offers roles filled with eccentric characters, outrageous situations, and show-stopping musical numbers.

HAMLET
Performed in Repertory with ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Director: Lindsay Smiling
Performance Space: Mainstage (LOA)
Rehearsals Begin: June 6, 2025
Tech for HAMLET Begins: July 4, 2025
Previews for HAMLET Begin: July 9, 2025
Opening for HAMLET: July 11, 2025
Closing for HAMLET: August 3, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Prince Hamlet of Denmark is consumed by grief and rage after the sudden death of his father and the hasty remarriage of his mother to his uncle, now King Claudius. When the ghost of Hamlet’s father reveals that Claudius is responsible for his murder, Hamlet vows revenge, setting off a chain of events that spiral into tragedy. Torn between action and inaction, Hamlet’s quest for justice leads to deception, madness, and death. One of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Hamlet explores themes of power, betrayal, and the complexities of the human mind.

ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Performed in Repertory with HAMLET
Playwright: Tom Stoppard
Director: Jason King Jones
Performance Space: Mainstage (LOA)
Rehearsals Begin: June 6, 2025
Tech for HAMLET Begins: July 4, 2025
Previews for HAMLET Begin: July 9, 2025
Opening for HAMLET: July 11, 2025
Tech for ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Begins: July 12, 2025
Previews for ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD Begins: July 17, 2025
Opening for ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD: July 19, 2025
Closing for ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD: August 2, 2025
Closing for HAMLET: August 3, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Tom Stoppard’s absurdist comedy follows the misadventures of two minor characters from Hamlet—Rosencrantz and Guildenstern—who find themselves bewildered by the events around them. As they struggle to understand their roles in the unfolding tragedy, they grapple with questions of identity, free will, and the meaning of life. Filled with witty dialogue and philosophical humor, the play offers a unique, behind-the-scenes perspective on Shakespeare’s classic, while exploring the absurdity of existence. It’s a clever, thought-provoking work that blurs the line between comedy and tragedy.

PENELOPE
Music and Lyrics: Alex Bechtel
Book: Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, Eva Steinmetz
Director: Eva Steinmetz
Music Director: Josh Yoder
Performance Space: Schubert Theater (SPT)
Rehearsals Begin: May 20, 2025
Tech Begins: May 23, 2025
Previews Begin: May 28, 2025
Opening: May 30, 2025
Closing: June 8, 2025

SYNOPSIS: As Odysseus journeys from Troy to Ithaca following his heroics of the Trojan War, Penelope waits for him to return. With no contact for twenty years, Penelope’s hope for the future is tested by suitors, isolation, resentment, and longing. This is her journey. A co-production with Theatre Horizon.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Playwright: Lorraine Hansberry
Director: Akeem Davis
Performance Space: Schubert (SPT)
Rehearsals Begin: June 3, 2025
Tech Begins: June 20, 2025
Previews Begin: June 25, 2025
Opening: June 27, 2025
Closing: July 13, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Set on Chicago’s South Side, A Raisin in the Sun follows the Younger family as they struggle with poverty, racism, and conflicting dreams after the death of the family patriarch. When a substantial insurance check arrives, each family member envisions a different future: from owning a home, to starting a business, to pursuing medical school. Tensions rise as they confront external barriers and internal conflicts that challenge their aspirations. Lorraine Hansberry’s powerful drama explores themes of identity, family, and the search for dignity amidst social and economic adversity.

TIMON OF ATHENS
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Performance Space: Schubert (SPT)
Pre-Rehearsal: July 11, 2025
Rehearsals Begin: July 18, 2025
Previews Begin: July 23, 2025
Opening: July 25, 2025
Closing: August 3, 2025

SYNOPSIS: Timon of Athens tells the story of a wealthy and generous nobleman who lavishes gifts and money on his friends, only to be abandoned when his fortune runs out. Betrayed and destitute, Timon retreats to the wilderness, where his bitterness and rage against humanity deepen. As he renounces society and all its hypocrisies, he encounters thieves, philosophers, and former acquaintances who reveal the true nature of friendship and greed. This lesser-known Shakespearean tragedy is a powerful exploration of wealth, loyalty, and disillusionment. Actors for this production will be paid to come to the first rehearsal off-book and will utilize “original practices” to stage the production themselves.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your resume for consideration to Matthew Lewandowski - Director of Production.

Deadline: 10/04/2024

SUBMIT TO
[email protected]
Matthew Lewandowski - Director of
Production.
2755 Station Avenue
Center Valley, PA 18034

SALARY

LOA / SPT (See Above)

UNION

AEA