Stage Manager | THE SHAPE OF A GIRL

5522 McKinnon Street, Vancouver, BC, V5R 0B6 | P: 604.254.4055 | F: 604.251.7002 | GREENTHUMB.BC.CA

CONTRACT POSITION | Posted: April 9, 2025 | Application Deadline: May 9, 2025

Green Thumb Theatre is inviting expressions of interest from Equity Stage Managers for its upcoming tour of The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod, directed by Patrick McDonald.

This remount tour will take place in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, touring into schools and venues in the fall of 2025.

The Stage Manager will receive per diems as determined by the CTA when outside the Point of Origin, which is Vancouver, BC. Unfortunately, we cannot offer per diems or compensation for living expenses to Stage Managers when the tour is rehearsing and performing in the Point of Origin, even if the Stage Manager is from outside of the Lower Mainland.

Production dates (SUBJECT TO CHANGE):

Prep Begins: September 4, 2025

Rehearsals Begin: September 8, 2025

Preview: September 25, 2025

Opening: September 29, 2025

Out-of-Province Dates: October 5-November 3, 2025

Closing: November 16, 2024

Possible Extension: November 17-23, 2025

Post-Prep (without extension): November 17-19, 2025

Post-Prep (with extension): November 24-26, 2025

Show Synopsis:

What does it mean to be part of the in crowd? In an imaginary letter to her absent older brother, Braidie struggles to understand news stories about the torture and murder of a local teenage girl and how the brutality she sees in the headlines is reflected in her own friend group. Revisiting memories, Braidie tracks her own complicity and participation in the bullying of one girl, and considers what it means to go too far. The Shape of a Girl challenges audiences to interrogate their capacity to both help and harm others and to be brave when standing up for what is right. As relevant as ever, Green Thumb Theatre premiered THE SHAPE OF A GIRL over 20 years ago, and the piece has since gone on to hundreds of productions worldwide.

Please note that Stage Management is required to have a valid BC class 5 driver’s license or another provincial equivalent, valid first aid certification or willingness to obtain it, and the ability to lift up to 25 lbs.

To Apply: Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter in PDF format as attachments in one email by May 9, 2025. Attachments to be named in the following format: YourName_CoverLetter and YourName_CV. Email your application

5522 McKinnon Street, Vancouver, BC, V5R 0B6 | P: 604.254.4055 | F: 604.251.7002 | GREENTHUMB.BC.CA

to submissions@greenthumb.bc.ca [submissions AT greenthumb.bc DOT ca] with the subject line: Stage Manager – THE SHAPE OF A GIRL - Your Name. Interviews will take place between May 14-20, 2025 in person or via Zoom. We thank all applicants for their interest. All applicants will be notified if they have been selected for interview or not by May 20, 2025. If you have any questions pertaining to this posting, or require assistance with your application, please contact Liam Kearns, Production & Facilities Manager, at production@greenthumb.bc.ca or by phone at 604-254-4055 (ext. 228).

Green Thumb Theatre is actively seeking to dismantle inequity in the theatre sector and to further principles of access, inclusion, and equity in our work. We encourage applications who are from BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other intersecting communities facing systemic marginalization, and welcome members of those communities to self-identify as they feel comfortable. Green Thumb also recognizes that artists, employees, and contractors are informed by all facets of their identities. We welcome applicants to inform us of their pronouns if they wish, and to include details about how their identity informs their practice and needs as they see fit.

All Green Thumb staff, contractors, and volunteers are asked to sign off on Green Thumb’s Anti-Oppression and Anti-Harassment Policy. This can be found at: https://www.greenthumb.bc.ca/resources/anti-oppression-anti-harrassment-policy COVID-19 and Cancellation: All tours will only move forward if the Theatre has the ability to tour into schools in our 2025-26 season. The Theatre will make every effort to keep the Stage Manager apprised of changes to the schedule. About Green Thumb Theatre: As a touring company, Green Thumb Theatre's work often takes place throughout the traditional homelands of most of the Indigenous Nations and cultures across British Columbia and beyond. Green Thumb's offices are located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Green Thumb Theatre is a force within the field of theatre for young audiences, not only in British Columbia, but across the country and throughout the world. Green Thumb Theatre creates, produces, and tours plays that explore social issues relevant to the lives of children, youth and young adults. We provide theatre that celebrates the language and stories of today's generation and culture to stimulate empathy, debate and critical thinking. www.greenthumb.bc.ca

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