Stage Director Position Description

This position requires a background in staging material for live public performances. Ideally this candidate will have training and education in theater and will have worked with playwrights on developing new plays for the stage. 

The stage director will have a stage manager to assist them in this process and will be working with a costume designer and a sound designer to create an evening of live theater called “Stories of CREED in Action,” which will present original works created by clients of Father Joe’s Villages. These plays will have been developed during two playwriting residencies offered in collaboration with Playwrights Project at Father Joe’s Villages. The Stage Director will report to the Project Director of Stories of CREED in Action, and will also work alongside the Humanities Advisor for the project.

This is a temporary position that should not exceed 35 hours total, with a pay rate of $30/hour.

Timeline  for Stories of CREED in Action:

June 2024                                         Rehearsals at Neil Morgan Auditorium (San Diego Central Library)

                                                            *Dates and times determined and adjusted by director

Saturday, June 1, 1-4 p.m.            Table read at library space

Saturday, June 8, 1-4 p.m.           Rehearsal at library

Sunday, June 9, 1-4 p.m.              Rehearsal at library

Tuesday, June 11, 4-7 p.m.          Rehearsal at library

Wednesday, June 12, 4-7 p.m.    Rehearsal at library

Thursday, June 13, 4-7 p.m.         Dress rehearsal at library

Friday, June 14, 7 – 9 p.m.           Opening performance

Saturday, June 15, 7-9 p.m.         Performance

Sunday, June 16, 2-4 p.m.            Performance

Thursday, June 27, TBD                Performance for National Library Conference at library