Job Posting: Stage Manager needed for Angry Fags

Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking a Stage Manager for its fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne.

An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked in a tight race in which each side caters to its base and any event can become instantaneously politicized.

When a gay man is bashed with a baseball bat and left to die, his ex-boyfriend, a campaign aide for the incumbent senator, is enraged. But his boss’s unwillingness to label it a hate crime tips him over the edge. Frustration and fear eventually turn to rage and he teams up with his best friend to embark on a vendetta of sabotage and more, reasoning that if gays aren’t respected enough to win justice, fear will achieve what good intentions and politics cannot.

Stage Manager will attend all rehearsals and performances. Rehearsals in September/October 2025. In general, expect three to four rehearsals per week on weeknights or weekend days, to be scheduled according to cast availability.

Production Schedule:

Rehearsals in September and October 2025 on weeknights and/or weekend days

Tech week: Sunday, November 2 in the afternoon and Monday, November 3 through Thursday, November 6 in the evenings

Performances: Show will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon matinees from Thursday, November 6 through Sunday, November 23, 2025

Strike: Sunday, November 23, 2025

Instructions to Apply: To be considered, please send resume and portfolio/website link to via Google Forms at this link.

Pay Rate: $400 stipend.

Job Posting: Production Team Positions for Angry Fags

Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking several production team roles for its fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. Please review the following.

PLAY SUMMARY
An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked in a tight race in which each side caters to its base and any event can become instantaneously politicized. When a gay man is bashed with a baseball bat and left to die, his ex-boyfriend, a campaign aide for the incumbent senator, is enraged. But his boss’s unwillingness to label it a hate crime tips him over the edge. Frustration and fear eventually turn to rage and he teams up with his best friend to embark on a vendetta of sabotage and more, reasoning that if gays aren’t respected enough to win justice, fear will achieve what good intentions and politics cannot.

KEY DATES
Production team members will be available for virtual production meetings, in-person designer run, tech week, strike, and wardrobe fittings in September-October. Dates confirmed according to cast and production team availability.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

• Rehearsals in September and October 2025 on weeknights and/or weekend days
• Tech week: Sunday, November 2 in the afternoon and Monday, November 3 through Thursday, November 6 in the evenings
• Performances: Show will run Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon matinees from Thursday, November 6 through Sunday, November 23, 2025
• Strike: Sunday, November 23, 2025

POSITIONS

1. Costumer
Will dress 7 actors and 2 understudies in modern dress.
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend

2. Sound Designer
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend

3. Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer will have access to the rep lighting plot for Lifeline Theatre.
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend

4. Projection Designer
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend

5. Fight & Intimacy Choreographer
Will be responsible for choreographing a brief moment of intimacy and multiple scenes of stage violence including the use of a stage firearm.

Additional Key Dates: Fight & Intimacy Choreographer will be available for anticipated 3-4 rehearsals. Dates confirmed according to cast and production team availability.

 Pay Rate/Range: $150 stipend

6. Scenic & Prop
Pay Rate/Range: $300 stipend

Instructions to Apply: To be considered, please send resume and portfolio/website link via Google Forms at this link. (Select the position you’d like to apply for on the form)

Production jobs listed for this summer's The Selfish Giant

Ghostlight is seeking a Stage Manager and a Costume Designer for its production of The Selfish Giant, an adaptation of the Oscar Wilde short story told through physical theatre. The production is geared toward young audiences.

To apply for any of the jobs listed below, submit a resume and statement of interest to Production Manager, Chad Wise at chad@ghostlightensemble.com. Please put the job you are applying for in the subject line.

Stage Manager
In addition to the usual duties, the stage manager will be required to act as light/sound board operator for performances.

Costume DesignerSourcing or constructing single costume for a cast of 11, with an emphasis on flexibility for movement, while keeping in mind this is a production for young audiences in which actors take on multiple roles and build the world with their bodies.

Schedule Details
Rehearsals will be held on week day nights and weekends in April and May, with a short tech.

Performances run June 8-30 at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. on Sundays at Otherworld Theatre in Chicago.

Stipend
$75 per position

Update: Stage Manager needed for Picasso at the Lapin Agile for Tech & Performances only

 Ghostlight Ensemble seeks a Stage Manager for the run of its production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The absurdist comedy imagines a meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter sets the art world afire with cubism.

In addition to the usual duties, the stage manager will be required to act as light/sound board operator for performances.

This position is only needed to fill tech week and performances, not rehearsals. The performance stage manager will begin attending rehearsals no later than October 12 or 13, taking over from the current stage manager, who will meet with the candidate and provide updated cues and notes at a paper tech, which will be scheduled according to availability.

Schedule Details
Tech week is October 15-18, evenings only. Load-in is scheduled for Sunday, October 14.
Performances run October 19 through November 4, 2018, on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. with one industry performance at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 22. All performances are at Otherworld Theatre in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago.

Stipend
A small stipend will be available for this position.

More information about the production is available at http://www.ghostlightensemble.com/picasso

To Apply

Please send your resume and a statement of interest to production manager Chad Wise at chad@ghostlightensemble.com.

Costume Designer needed for 'Picasso at the Lapin Agile'

Ghostlight Ensemble seeks a Costume Designer for its production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The absurdist comedy imagines a meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter sets the art world afire with cubism.

This production will involve sourcing costumes for 10 actors. The play takes place in a single location on a single day.

Schedule Details
Rehearsals begin September 10, 2018, with about 3 to 4 rehearsals a week on weeknights and weekends, crafted around the actors' schedules. Tech is scheduled for October 15-18 in the evenings. Load-in is scheduled for Sunday, October 14.

Performances run October 19 through November 4, 2018, on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons at Otherworld Theatre in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago.

Stipend
The stipend for this position is $150.

Apply
Please send your resume, links to any relevant work/websites and a statement of interest to production manager Chad Wise at chad@ghostlightensemble.com.

More information about the production is available at http://www.ghostlightensemble.com/picasso

Stage Manager Needed for Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Ghostlight Ensemble seeks a Stage Manager for its production of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The absurdist comedy imagines a meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter sets the art world afire with cubism.

In addition to the usual duties, the stage manager will be required to act as light/sound board operator for performances.

Schedule Details
Rehearsals begin September 10, 2018, with about 3 to 4 rehearsals a week on weeknights and weekends, crafted around the actors' scheduled. Tech is scheduled for October 15-18 in the evenings. Load-in is scheduled for Sunday, October 14.

Performances run October 19 through November 4, 2018, on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons at Otherworld Theatre in the Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago.

Stipend
The stipend for this position is $150.

To Apply
Please send your resume and a statement of interest to production manager Chad Wise at chad@ghostlightensemble.com.

Stage manager needed for The Princess Without Pots

Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking a Stage Manager for its feminist fairy tale production of The Princess Without Pots. The production is geared toward young audiences. In addition to the usual duties, the stage manager will be required to act as light/sound board operator for performances.

Schedule Details
Rehearsals are scheduled through May with tech scheduled on Sunday, June 3 and Monday, June 4. Performances run June 9-30 at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 1:30 p.m on Sundays at LOL Theater in the North Center neighborhood in Chicago. Because rehearsals have already been schedule, some conflicts in May are acceptable, but candidates must be available for the technical rehearsals and performances.

The stipend for this position is $100.

Submit resume to Production Manager, Carolyn Minor at carolyn.minor(at)gmail.com.

Production jobs listed for this summer's 'Princess Without Pots'

Ghostlight is seeking a Fight Choreographer, Scenic Painter and Stage Manager for its feminist fairy tale production of The Princess Without Pots. The production is geared toward young audiences.

To apply for any of the jobs listed below, submit resume and a brief description of what "fight like a girl" means to you to Production Manager, Carolyn Minor at carolyn.minor@gmail.com. Please put the job you are applying for in the subject line.

Fight Choreographer
While this is a fight-heavy show, it is also a show geared toward young audiences, so we're seeking an artist who can design believable fights that are, at the same time, not hyper violent. The fights are short, but range from hand-to-hand combat to a sword fight with a spoon to more traditional weapons. Help sourcing weapons will also be appreciated.

Stage Manager
In addition to the usual duties, the stage manager will be required to act as light/sound board operator for performances.

Scenic Painter
We're looking for a scenic painter to help us create the look of a fairy tale castle (inside and out) as imaged by children. More details about the director's vision for this are available upon request.

Schedule Details
Rehearsals will begin in late-April/early May.
Performances run June 9 to July 1, 2018, at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 1:30 p.m on Sundays at LOL Theater in the North Center neighborhood in Chicago.

Stipend
Small stipends for each position to be negotiated with experience