Bristol Riverside Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Stage Managers - Bristol Riverside Theatre Auditions

BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON - STAGE MANAGER SUBMISSIONS

Bristol Riverside Theatre | Bristol, PA

Notice: Stage Manager

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

LOA Amy Kaissar - Co Producing Director

Stage manager: Ken Kaissar - Co-Producing Director

$760.66 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - until 1/3/27

Teayra Bowden - Producing Assistant

$783.48 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - after 1/4/27

OTHER DATES

Assistant stage manager: See breakdown for production specific dates.

$648.21 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - until 1/3/27

$667.66 weekly minimum (Ref. to LORT) - after 1/4/27

OTHER

SEEKING

Equity stage managers for Bristol Riverside Theatre's 2026-27 Season. 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.

BREAKDOWN

Bristol Riverside Theatre 2026-27 Season

Bristol Riverside Theatre is a mid-sized regional theatre whose mission is to engage audiences and artists alike with exceptional performances, inspired writing, and superior productions that motivate us to think harder, to feel more deeply, to laugh more joyfully, and to reflect on ourselves and the world in which we live. Located in the historic district of Bristol Borough, the theatre has a full-time staff of 13 employees, with most senior staff having been with the organization for a minimum of 10 years.

DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS

By: Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen

Director: Ken Kaissar

First Rehearsal: September 14, 2026

Opening: October 8, 2026

Closing: October 25, 2026

A CHRISTMAS STORY - THE PLAY

By: Philip Grecian

Based on the motion picture A Christmas Story, written by Jean Shepard, Leigh Brown and Bob Clark

Directed by: Amy Kaissar

First Rehearsal: November 9, 2026

Opening: December 4, 2026

Closing: January 3, 2027

ANTIGONE - THE PLAY

By: Sophocles

Adapted by: Ken Kaissar

Directed by: Amy Kaissar

First Rehearsal: January 11, 2027

Opening: February 4, 2027

Closing: February 21, 2027

ANNIE

Book By: Thomas Meehan

Music By: Charles Strouse

Lyrics By: Martin Charnin

Directed by: Victoria Rae Padgett

First Rehearsal: February 22, 2027

Opening: March 25, 2027

Closing: April 2, 2027

FENCES

By: August Wilson

Directed by: Lisa Strum

First Rehearsal: May 3, 2027

Opening: June 3, 2027

Closing: June 20, 2027

GREENWOOD: THE BLACK WALLSTREET MUSICAL

Rehearsal Period: June 15-18, 2026

Book, Lyrics and Music: Ronvé O’Daniel

Music and Orchestrations: Jevares Myrick

Book: J Kyle Manzay

This project is a 29-hour Equity developmental reading of Greenwood, conducted under AEA 29-hour reading guidelines. This is a rehearsal-based process focused on the development of new work and is not a production, or industry presentation.