What are the responsibilities and job description for the The Surge - Stage manager submissions (Deadline: 10.28.26) position at New York Shakespeare Festival?
DESCRIPTION
Notice: Stage Manager
CONTRACT
Off Broadway
$1546 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - Stage manager
$1417 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - Assistant stage manager
SEEKING
Equity stage managers for THE SURGE.
Produced by The Public Theater in Association with the Guthrie Theater
SYNOPSIS: Conceived as a direct response to Operation Metro Surge, which unleashed an estimated 3,000 ICE agents across Minnesota, a new documentary play, THE SURGE, addresses ICE’s actions in the Twin Cities, the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and Minnesotans’ collective response. Commissioned by The Public Theater and the Guthrie Theater in January 2026, acclaimed documentary theater artists Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen engaged with affected communities, capturing firsthand interviews with individuals from all corners of the Twin Cities to create this new play about the emergent mobilization created to protect and care for one another.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your resume for consideration.
Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
SUBMIT TO
[email protected]
PERSONNEL
Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Directed by Jessica Blank
Casting Directors: Jordan Thaler & Kate Murray
Members of the Public Theater Casting Office:
Jordan Thaler, Director of Casting
Kate Murray, Casting Director
Chalin Tulyathan, Casting Associate
OTHER DATES
1st Reh: 1/12/27 (TBC)
1st Perf: 2/12/27
Close: 3/14/27
Furthest Poss Ext Close: 3/21/27
OTHER
Venue: Martinson Theater
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.
SALARY
Off Broadway $1546 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - Stage manager; $1417 weekly minimum (Cat. CC) - Assistant stage manager
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UNION
AEA