Open Call
Re-lighter & Stage Manager
Open Call - Re-Lighter & Stage Manager:
Theatre Re is looking for a talented, committed and reliable professional Re-Lighter & Stage Manager to join the technical team of the touring show ‘The Nature of Forgetting’. This is a paid opportunity. This role is ideally suited to someone in the early stages of their professional career, looking for the opportunity to develop skillsets and establish a long term relationship with a touring theatre company.
About Theatre Re:
'Theatre Re excels at transforming small, intimate stories into whirling, viscerally physical extravagance.' What’s On Stage
We are one of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies. Our work combines original live music with striking visual performance to create world class, deeply moving non-verbal productions about universal human challenges and the fragility of life. We engage with audiences locally, nationally and internationally to create, share and promote life-changing theatre that is both inventive and accessible through cross-arts and cross-sector collaboration.
We are an artist-led company based at The Point in Eastleigh with a strong 12-year track record: six mid-scale productions, extensive touring in the UK (81 venues in 47 cities) and internationally (16 countries across 3 continents) - including a Broadway transfer, international licensing of our repertoire and sold-out runs at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Cerventino Festival (Mexico), and London International Mime Festival.
www.theatrere.co.uk / @TheatreRe
About 'The Nature of Forgetting':
At the intersection of art and science, The Nature of Forgetting bursts with creativity, joy, and heartache. Collaborating with London neuroscientist Kate Jeffery, Theatre Re has created a moving articulation of the countless dimensions of memory and amnesia, linking science with real life experiences.
Through movement of great physicality and compelling live music, The Nature of Forgetting is the story of Tom- a middle aged father struggling in the early stages of dementia. The piece, and Tom’s memories, are a life-affirming journey into a weakened mind, where broken does not have to mean defeated. A journey of shining humanity and celebration of a life well lived.
The Nature of Forgetting has been touring the world since 2017 with more than 165 perfotmances in 16 countries.
The ideal candidate will:
- have at least 3 years of professional experience as an LX Designer or Tour Re-Lighter, as well as Stage Management experience
- be available for all rehearsal and performance dates below, and be comfortable working collaboratively with other technicians and creatives in a pressurised live environment
- have effective interpersonal skills and an appetite for solving problems
- have a full and clean driving license
Duties & Responsibilities:
RE-LIGHTER
- Be present at all rehearsals, performances, workshops, notes sessions and post-show discussions as planned in the itinerary
- Follow and support all re-lighting / tech discussions in each venue ahead of the tour. These will be led by LX Designer.
- Learn and operate the show in each venue (with support of LX Designer).
- Perform to the best of their ability and behave with appropriate and respectful conduct whilst in the rehearsal room / venue.
STAGE MANAGER
- Follow and support communication with all receiving venues about all tech requirements (LX, Sound, Set, Props) in collaboration with Sound Technician & Production Manager, LX Designer, and Producer).
- To support in answering all tech queries from visiting venues and/or the Producer, within 5 working days and within 2 working days if the message is specified as urgent
- Write the Risk Assessment on behalf of the company and ensure that all company members have read in collaboration with Producer (to also send it to venues when required)
- Support planning get-in, tech rehearsals and show schedules in collaboration with LX Designer, Sound Technician & Production Manager and Producer
- Be the Health and Safety point of contact during rehearsal and performances
- Lead on laundry and dry-cleaning duties at the end of each tour in collaboration with Sound Technician & Production Manager
- Support marketing activities as requested in advance to promote the company: occasionally share pictures (to be used for Theatre Re social media activities) and take part in short interviews
- Write an evaluation report at the end of the activity and meet with The Producer to evaluate the tour within 2 weeks of the end of the tour.
- Co-lead with loading and unloading the van with Sound Technician
- Drive the van as requested in the itinerary
Schedule:
PREP - W/c Jan 8th 2024:
- 2x2hrs meeting with LX Designer
- Watch and learn the show on video
REHEARSAL:
- Jan 15th & 19th - London
TOUR:
- From Jan 30th to Feb 2nd 2024 - Sheffield
- From Feb 6th to to Feb 8th - Poole
- From Feb 19th to Feb 25th - Norwich, Aberystwyth, Cardiff
- From March 4th to March 7th - Chester
Rates of pay:
The Producer will be following the ITC/Equity minimum rates of pay for the minimum weekly
salary (4 to 6 days) and minimum daily rates (3 days or less): https://www.itc-arts.org/rates-of-pay/
Per Diems will be following the ITC/Equity minimum rates.
Holiday Pay will be calculated in line with Equity Guidelines: https://www.equity.org.uk/media/
1368/right-to-rest-holiday-pay-guide.pdf
Travel, Accomodations and PDs will be covered outside London.
How to apply:
If you are interested and have the relevant skills and experience, please complete and submit the application form by following this link before noon on November 3rd 2023
We strongly encourage applicants from the global majority and those currently under-represented across the cultural sector.
Interviews will be scheduled to take place via video call w/c Nov 13th 2023.
We will notify you either way if you have been selected for interview or not.
Contact details:
[email protected]
Theatre Re is looking for a talented, committed and reliable professional Re-Lighter & Stage Manager to join the technical team of the touring show ‘The Nature of Forgetting’. This is a paid opportunity. This role is ideally suited to someone in the early stages of their professional career, looking for the opportunity to develop skillsets and establish a long term relationship with a touring theatre company.
About Theatre Re:
'Theatre Re excels at transforming small, intimate stories into whirling, viscerally physical extravagance.' What’s On Stage
We are one of the UK’s leading visual theatre companies. Our work combines original live music with striking visual performance to create world class, deeply moving non-verbal productions about universal human challenges and the fragility of life. We engage with audiences locally, nationally and internationally to create, share and promote life-changing theatre that is both inventive and accessible through cross-arts and cross-sector collaboration.
We are an artist-led company based at The Point in Eastleigh with a strong 12-year track record: six mid-scale productions, extensive touring in the UK (81 venues in 47 cities) and internationally (16 countries across 3 continents) - including a Broadway transfer, international licensing of our repertoire and sold-out runs at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Cerventino Festival (Mexico), and London International Mime Festival.
www.theatrere.co.uk / @TheatreRe
About 'The Nature of Forgetting':
At the intersection of art and science, The Nature of Forgetting bursts with creativity, joy, and heartache. Collaborating with London neuroscientist Kate Jeffery, Theatre Re has created a moving articulation of the countless dimensions of memory and amnesia, linking science with real life experiences.
Through movement of great physicality and compelling live music, The Nature of Forgetting is the story of Tom- a middle aged father struggling in the early stages of dementia. The piece, and Tom’s memories, are a life-affirming journey into a weakened mind, where broken does not have to mean defeated. A journey of shining humanity and celebration of a life well lived.
The Nature of Forgetting has been touring the world since 2017 with more than 165 perfotmances in 16 countries.
The ideal candidate will:
- have at least 3 years of professional experience as an LX Designer or Tour Re-Lighter, as well as Stage Management experience
- be available for all rehearsal and performance dates below, and be comfortable working collaboratively with other technicians and creatives in a pressurised live environment
- have effective interpersonal skills and an appetite for solving problems
- have a full and clean driving license
Duties & Responsibilities:
RE-LIGHTER
- Be present at all rehearsals, performances, workshops, notes sessions and post-show discussions as planned in the itinerary
- Follow and support all re-lighting / tech discussions in each venue ahead of the tour. These will be led by LX Designer.
- Learn and operate the show in each venue (with support of LX Designer).
- Perform to the best of their ability and behave with appropriate and respectful conduct whilst in the rehearsal room / venue.
STAGE MANAGER
- Follow and support communication with all receiving venues about all tech requirements (LX, Sound, Set, Props) in collaboration with Sound Technician & Production Manager, LX Designer, and Producer).
- To support in answering all tech queries from visiting venues and/or the Producer, within 5 working days and within 2 working days if the message is specified as urgent
- Write the Risk Assessment on behalf of the company and ensure that all company members have read in collaboration with Producer (to also send it to venues when required)
- Support planning get-in, tech rehearsals and show schedules in collaboration with LX Designer, Sound Technician & Production Manager and Producer
- Be the Health and Safety point of contact during rehearsal and performances
- Lead on laundry and dry-cleaning duties at the end of each tour in collaboration with Sound Technician & Production Manager
- Support marketing activities as requested in advance to promote the company: occasionally share pictures (to be used for Theatre Re social media activities) and take part in short interviews
- Write an evaluation report at the end of the activity and meet with The Producer to evaluate the tour within 2 weeks of the end of the tour.
- Co-lead with loading and unloading the van with Sound Technician
- Drive the van as requested in the itinerary
Schedule:
PREP - W/c Jan 8th 2024:
- 2x2hrs meeting with LX Designer
- Watch and learn the show on video
REHEARSAL:
- Jan 15th & 19th - London
TOUR:
- From Jan 30th to Feb 2nd 2024 - Sheffield
- From Feb 6th to to Feb 8th - Poole
- From Feb 19th to Feb 25th - Norwich, Aberystwyth, Cardiff
- From March 4th to March 7th - Chester
Rates of pay:
The Producer will be following the ITC/Equity minimum rates of pay for the minimum weekly
salary (4 to 6 days) and minimum daily rates (3 days or less): https://www.itc-arts.org/rates-of-pay/
Per Diems will be following the ITC/Equity minimum rates.
Holiday Pay will be calculated in line with Equity Guidelines: https://www.equity.org.uk/media/
1368/right-to-rest-holiday-pay-guide.pdf
Travel, Accomodations and PDs will be covered outside London.
How to apply:
If you are interested and have the relevant skills and experience, please complete and submit the application form by following this link before noon on November 3rd 2023
We strongly encourage applicants from the global majority and those currently under-represented across the cultural sector.
Interviews will be scheduled to take place via video call w/c Nov 13th 2023.
We will notify you either way if you have been selected for interview or not.
Contact details:
[email protected]