Geva Theatre Center 2023-24 Season - Stage manager submissions
Geva Theatre Center | Rochester, NY
Notice: Stage Manager
LORT Non-Rep
$1262 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Stage manager
$1071 weekly minimum (LORT B) - Assistant stage manager
$957 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Stage manager
$786 weekly minimum (LORT D) - Assistant stage manager
Equity stage mangers for Geva Theatre Center's 2023-24 Season (See breakdown).
Please submit your resume to Thalia Schramm, General Manager, for consideration.
Deadline: 05/15/2023
tschramm@gevatheatre.org
Elizabeth Williamson, Artistic Director Chris Mannelli, Executive Director
Thalia Schramm, General Manager
See breakdown for production specific personnel.
See breakdown for production specific dates.
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GEVA THEATRE CENTER 2023-2024 Season - Rochester, NY
Elizabeth Williamson, Artistic Director
Chris Mannelli, Executive Director
By L. Frank Baum
Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen & EY Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
Directed by Zi Alikhan
Wilson Stage, LORT B
First Rehearsal: August 08, 2023
Performances: August 29, 2023-October 01 or October 08, 2023
Synopsis: Contextualized around our country’s conversations about Drag Queen Story Hour, this Wizard of Oz will embark on a journey that starts with celebrating everyone in our queer communities, across identities, experiences, loves, and dreams. Think the gingham dress inside an episode of We’re Here where Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is premiering down the street, hosted by The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We are excited to explore actors of all gender identities for all roles. Note: The below ranges may be adjusted based on casting.
By Vanessa Servero
Directed by Joanie Schultz
First Rehearsal: October 12, 2023
Performances: October 17, 2023 – November 11, 2023
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: Frida Kahlo was her own mysterious and brilliant muse. The iconic Mexican painter captured the difficulties and wonders of her life with incredible vibrancy. Now, she comes to life onstage through playwright and performer Vanessa Severo.
By Belinda Lopez with Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Conceived with and directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
A Boston Playwrights’ Theatre Production
First Rehearsal: October 28, 2023
Performances: November 01, 2023 – November 19, 2023
Fielding Stage, LORT D
Synopsis: A struggling actor turns to teaching for a steady paycheck, thinking “how hard could it be?” It doesn’t take long to realize that the answer is somewhere between “very” and “impossible.”
By Charles Dickens. Adapted by Mark Cuddy, Music and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin
Directed by TBD
Music Direction by Don Kot
First Rehearsal: November 14, 2023
Performances: November 28, 2023 – December 30, 2023
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: Miser Scrooge's view of the world is changed by the visits of three Christmas ghosts.
By Frederick Knott
Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
Directed by Rachel Alderman
Geva First Rehearsal: December 21, 2023
Geva Performances: January 16, 2024-February 11, 2024
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: A new adaptation of the celebrated murder mystery that inspired Hitchcock’s masterpiece! Tony is convinced that his wife Margot has been cheating on him. Now it seems that the affair is over, but in his jealousy, Tony spins a web of suspicion and deception that will tighten around them and ensnare them both in danger, recrimination, and murder.
Book by Harrison David Rivers
Music Arranged by Nubya Garcia
Based on I Put A Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone by Nina Simone with Stephen Clearly
Directed by TBD
First Rehearsal: February 05, 2024
Performances: March 05, 2024-March 31, 2024
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: A world premiere musical by Geva’s Playwright in Residence, Harrison David Rivers, based on the life and music of Nina Simone. From the sticky-keyed upright at Luke C.M.E Church in Fort Tryon, North Carolina, to the sleek concert grand at Carnegie Hall, Nina Simone never met a piano she couldn’t make sing; or a song she couldn’t transform with her signature artistry and unique sound.
By Martyna Majok
Directed by TBD
A Kitchen Theatre Production
First Rehearsal: March 16, 2024
Performances: March 20, 2024 – April 07, 2024
Fielding Stage, LORT D
Synopsis: From Pulitzer Prize-winner Martyna Majok comes this poignant and invigorating drama.
By Dan O’Brien
Directed by Elizabeth Williamson
First Rehearsal: March 19, 2024
Performances: April 16, 2024-May 12, 2024
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: Newtown engages with recent history: the prologue and aftermath of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. Derived closely from documentary source material, the play is at once lyrical and unflinchingly realistic. A heartbreaking and powerful interrogation of the complex causes of gun violence in our culture, Newtown offers in the end the possibility of healing and hope.
By Alice Walker
Music & Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Alee Willis & Stephen Bray
Directed by Kelli Foster Warder
First Rehearsal: May 23, 2024
Performances: May 28, 2024-June 23, or June 30, 2024
Wilson Stage, LORT B
Synopsis: The Color Purple tells the story of courageous heroine Celie, as she journeys through joy, despair, anguish and hope in her own personal awakening to discover her unique voice in the world. This intimate version of this landmark musical celebrates life, love, and the strength to stand up for who you are and what you believe in.
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