Purple Rose Theatre Company 2024-25 Season - Stage manager submissions
Purple Rose Theatre | Chelsea, MI
Notice: Stage Manager
SPT
$857 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - Stage manager
$751 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - Assistant stage manager
Equity stage managers for in Purple Rose Theatre Company's 2024-25 Season.
Please submit your resume for consideration to Artistic Associate, Rhiannon Ragland with the subject line: ATTN Stage Manager Submission. Stage manager submission deadline is 6/17/2024 at 6pm ET.
Deadline: 06/17/2024
info@purplerosetheatre.org
Purple Rose Theatre Company C/O Rhiannon Ragland
137 Park St
Chelsea, MI 48118
Purple Rose Theatre Company 2024-25 Season - Stage manager submissions
Artistic Director: Jeff Daniels
Managing Director: Katie Hubbard
Artistic Associates: Lucas Daniels; Rhiannon Ragland
Company Manager: Amy Klain
See breakdown for production specific dates.
PRTC may utilize an 8 out of 10 tech rehearsal schedule.
Rehearsals are held minimum five days a week, 5-8 hour days, maximum 38 hours a week, in Chelsea, MI. Day, evening & weekend rehearsals may be scheduled depending on actor’s and director's schedule.
Performance Schedule:
Wednesday: 3pm, Thursday: 3pm & 7:30pm, Friday: 8pm, Saturday: 3pm & 8pm, Sunday: 2pm
OTHER
PRTC utilizes the option of a bi-weekly pay schedule.
Please see the link for the PRTC Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Policy:
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.
First rehearsal: The week of August 26, 2024
First performance- preview: Friday, September 27, 2024
Press opening night: Friday, October 4, 2024
Closing date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
WALLY WILKINS, Jr.: 40s
JERRY CONICELLI: 50s
LAMAR JOHNSON: 40s
BERNICE WILKINS: Wally’s daughter, early 20s
MADGE MILBURY: (911 OPERATOR/POLICE CHIEF/ANASTASIA ANDREWS/KIMBERLEY CARLTON/ KEVIN, THE DIGITAL KID/ ALICE IN SHIPPING/CONNIE IN ACCOUNTING): elderly, Wally’s secretary
First rehearsal: The week of January 6, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, February 7, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, February 14, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
MILLIE: female, white, 20s or 30s, funeral home employee
SIENNA: female, Asian-American, 20s or 30s, would-be writer
First rehearsal: The week of March 3, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, April 4, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, April 11, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
ISABELLA (IZZY) CAVANAUGH: Female, 60s, Any ethnicity
CAREY CAVANAUGH: Female, 30s, Any ethnicity but same ethnicity as IZZY. IZZY’s tightly wound daughter
JOSH CAVANAUGH: Male, 30s, Any ethnicity. IZZY’s adopted son, former athlete with a touch of OCD.
First rehearsal: The week of May 19, 2025
First performance- preview: Friday, June 20, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, June 27, 2025
Closing date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
BERT, a boisterous Golden Lab, 48 in dog years
TRIXIE, BERT’s smart-ass sister, same age as BERT
BITCHY, a once feral veterinarian’s cat, 63 in cat years
LEONARD, a wise veterinarian’s parrot, 37 in parrot years
THE OWNER, BERT and TRIXIE’s pack leader, early 30s
THE NURSE, the veterinarian’s nurse, late 30s
CONTENT DISCLOSURES:
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes, bias, and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Episodic delusion and hallucinations
- Singing
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Episodic delusion and hallucinations
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes, bias, and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Stress, anxiety and hysterical blindness related to unemployment/failed business/layoffs - References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Gender/Race/cultural/social revelations of stereotypes; bias; and institutionalized Racism. Including loaded language based on social stereotypes i.e. references of “Karens”.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- References to Death/Grief/Loss via matricide (murder of spouse)
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging; kissing; lifting, etc.)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
MADGE MILBURY (911 OPERATOR/POLICE CHIEF/ANASTASIA CARLTON/KIMBERLY CARLTON/ KEVIN, THE DIGITAL KID/ALICE IN SHIPPING/CONNIE IN ACCOUNTING) - Physical and verbal violence: displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression. Including but not limited to: brawls and boxing.
- Peer pressure/Bullying: influence from members of one's peer group. Including but not limited to: Peer pressure to fight.
- Bribery and gambling
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Delusional Disorder; (Fantasy Prone Personality) Social Media disorder and ostracism. - Medical emergency response: High blood pressure and medical tools associated; Heart Attack: A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction. Stress Cardiomyopathy.
- Controlled substance use, pills, references to Medical Marijuana or CBD, alcohol etc. - Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Contractual breach and threats of reparations and legal repercussions
- Singing
- Multi-character changes and challenges
OVERVIEW:
- Themes of funerals, death and grief
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Normal human romantic behaviors (hugging, kissing, etc.,)
- Facebook conspiracy theories
- Obsession with fireworks (Pyromania)
- Multiple house fire references (pyrophobia trigger)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning ethnic food
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- References to estate planning/ wills/ inheritance
- Christian Biblical references/ creationism/ evolution theory
- Reference to group sexual activity
- Funeral worker prejudice
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Parental loss with themes of terminal illness and suicide
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting CHARACTER
- Female, white, twenties or thirties, funeral home employee
- Themes of funerals, death and grief
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Normal human romantic behaviors (hugging, kissing, etc.,)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning ethnic food
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- References to estate planning/ wills/ inheritance
- Christian Biblical references/ creationism/ evolution theory
- Reference to group sexual activity
- Funeral worker prejudice
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Female, Asian American, twenties or thirties, would-be writer
- Multi Eulogy performance
- Obsession with fireworks (Pyromania)
- Multiple house fire references (pyrophobia trigger)
- Small town syndrome/geographical narcissism
- Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Socio-political debate
- Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Parental loss with themes of terminal illness and suicide
- Confessions of sexual assault
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers)
- Themes of abandonment/ autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Death of a partner/Spouse
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Adoption
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Death of a Partner/Spouse
- Emotional Abuse
- Ableism
- Sexism/Misogyny
- Alcohol Consumption
- Blackmail
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Death of a Parent
- Emotional Abuse
- Racism
- Ableism
- Sexism and misogyny
- Adoption
- Mental Health and related disorders ex. OCD
- Alcohol consumption
- Blackmail
- Singing and dancing
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- Geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Reference to group sexual activity and confessions of aggressive sexual behaviors - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Violations of emotional exclusivity via infidelity
- Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers) and related dangerous behaviors
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces.
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting CHARACTER
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces. - Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Geographical narcissism
- Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Reference to group sexual activity and confessions of aggressive sexual behaviors - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Multi animal-like performances by humans
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Derogatory language concerning emotional abuse; manipulation; human existence - Moments of substituted judgment concerning personal beliefs
- Intra Animal speciesism, discrimination and stereotyping with Sociocultural debates - Adult language related to etymology of familial relationships
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Mental health conversations related to kidnapping/abduction; stockholm syndrome; and aiding runaways
- Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Betrayal/ false promises/ accusations of lying
- Violations of emotional exclusivity via infidelity
- Excessive drinking (alcoholism triggers) and related dangerous behaviors
- Themes of abandonment/autophobia (fear of being alone)/ emotional trauma or stunting
- Themes of loyalty, death and grief
- Animal restraint devices (collars; harness; leashes; cages etc.)
- Normal human behaviors performed by animals (hugging, kissing, petting, etc.,) - Fear and anxiety related to veterinary offices; procedures or employees
- References to end of life; terminal illness; life planning; wills/inheritance and euthanasia - Aviophobia or fear of flying
- Parcopresis or shy bowel A.K.A fear of pooping in public. Related: Coprophobia or fear of feces.
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