Line Producer - National Alliance for Musical Theatre

The Line Producer for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre is a part-time position that will report to the Festival Producing Director, General Manager, and Associate General Manager for the 34th Annual Festival of New Musicals, scheduled for October 20 and 21, 2022. Contract will commence on/about July 25 and end on November 1, 2022 (or whenever duties below have been completed and approved by management). This is a part-time, temporary position with no benefits and will be paid as an independent contractor. The National Alliance for Musical Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theatre field are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age or veteran status.





To apply, please send a single PDF of a cover letter and résumé to info@dmmnyc.com by Friday, July 8.



Each Line Producer will oversee the staged readings of 4 new musicals that will all share the same stage at New World Stages.



Pre-production Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Work closely with the Festival Producing Director and GM team to ensure a great pre-production, rehearsal and presentation process.

• Act as liaison between creative teams on four assigned shows and the Festival Producing Director on administrative and producing needs, including (but not limited to) casting, information collection, ticketing requests and staffing.

• Act as liaison between creative teams and General Management.

• Attend key dates, including, but not limited to: Official Festival production meetings (in person and via Zoom), Festival Load-in (est. October 16), sound check date (October 17), performance dates (October 20 & 21), Load-out (Monday, October 24).

• Working with Festival Producing Director, prompt show consultants and creative teams to complete tasks assigned to each show in a timely and efficient manner.

• Collect all applicable Actors’ Equity Association paperwork from Cast and Stage Managers to give to GM team, including photography release forms and signature pages.

• Promptly collect and keep up-to-date all contact sheets and a Festival-wide contact sheet.

• Be on-site at rehearsal for most of each day when rehearsals are in session (approximately October 10-19), in collaboration with the other Line Producer. Rehearsals will most likely start on October 10 and will be during the day, mostly during the week.



Festival Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Assist General Management team with load-in and load-out of Festival equipment.

• Serve as the venue coordinator for four productions/events in assigned venue.

• Serve as on-site contact for creative teams at Festival to confirm that entire teams are on site, as well as ready to perform in consultation with the Production Supervisor.

• Serve as on-site contact between the Festival and outside staff, artists and venue.

• Manage stage changeovers between presentations with ushering talent off/onstage and setting up/breaking down of equipment.

• During the Festival, the Line Producer will report to the General Management team and the Festival Producing Director.

• Attend a post-Festival meeting.

• Other duties as assigned.



Required Skills:

• Knowledge of AEA staged reading guidelines and policies

• Experience balancing multiple schedules for concurrent events

• Maturity and professionalism to represent NAMT to well-known artists

• Flexible schedule October 8-28, 2022

• Working well under pressure

• Ability to lift equipment up to 50 lbs and walk up to 100 ft unassisted, as needed

• Excellent personnel skills to represent NAMT to vendors

• Strong communication skills

• Willingness to get your hands dirty and pitch in when needed

• Savvy with online communication forums via Google Docs, Zoom, Slack, as well as other methods that may be necessary (WhatsApp, Skype, texting, etc) and readily available to communicate as necessary using any of the above.



Workload/Schedule

• July-August: 5 hours per week

• September – October 7: 10 hours per week

• October 8-21: Full days

• October 24 – October 30: Load out and wrap up as needed, exact times TBD upon mutually agreed upon scheduling



Compensation

The position is part-time and temporary. The position will be paid $2,000 flat fee and will not receive social security and unemployment insurance benefits. No health benefits or paid time-off are included. Payment will be issued $500.00 upon signing the contract, $500.00 on September 2, $500.00 on October 7 and $500.00 upon completion of the Festival and post-mortem documentation. Payments will be paid by invoice from the contracted employee containing mailing address and social security number.


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