PURPLE ROSE THEATRE 2025-26 SEASON - STAGE MANAGER SUBMISSIONS
PURPLE ROSE THEATRE | CHELSEA, MI
REVISED
Updated breakdown.
CONTRACT
SPT $900 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - Stage manager
$789 weekly minimum (SPT 8) - Assistant stage manager
SEEKING
Equity stage managers for Purple Rose Theatre's 2025-26 Season.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit your resume for consideration to Casting Director (Artistic Associate), Rhiannon Ragland. Please include ATTN Stage Manager Submission in the Subject Line.
Deadline: 04/23/2025
SUBMIT TO
info@purplerosetheatre.org
Purple Rose Theatre Company
C/O Casting Director (Artistic Associate): Rhiannon Ragland
137 Park St
Chelsea, MI 48118
PERSONNEL
Artistic Director: Jeff Daniels
Managing Director: Katie Hubbard
Artistic Associates: Lucas Daniels; Rhiannon Ragland
Company Manager: Amy Klain
OTHER DATES
See breakdown for production specific dates.
OTHER
Please see the link for the PRTC Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Policy
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
PURPLE ROSE THEATRE 2025-26 SEASON
PRTC utilizes the option of a bi-weekly pay schedule.
PRTC may utilize an 8 out of 10 rehearsal schedule.
Rehearsal Info:
Rehearsals are held minimum five days a week, 5-8 hour days, maximum 38 hours a week, in Chelsea, MI. Day, evening & weekend rehearsals may be scheduled depending on actor’s and director's schedule. We are unable to give specific call times in advance at this time. Please expect to attend every day of rehearsal.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Wednesday: 3:00 p.m.
Thursday: 3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 2:00 p.m.
NORMA & WANDA
Written by Jeff Daniels
First rehearsal: Monday, August 25, 2025
First performance- preview: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Press opening night: Friday, October 3, 2025
Closing date: Sunday, December 21, 2025
THE CLASSIC KING
Written by Richard Johnson
First rehearsal: Monday, December 29, 2025
First performance- preview: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Press opening night: Friday, February 6, 2026
Closing date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
MURDER ON THE LINKS
Written by Steven Dietz
First rehearsal: Tuesday, March 3, 2026
First performance- preview: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Press opening night: Friday, April 10, 2026
Closing date: Sunday, May 31, 2026
EMMA'S WEDDING(S)
Written by Carey Crim
First rehearsal: Tuesday, May 26, 2026
First performance- preview: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Press opening night: Friday, July 3, 2026
Closing date: Sunday, August 30, 2026
CONTENT DISCLOSURES
NORMA & WANDA by Jeff Daniels
OVERVIEW
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Marital Distress
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- Regional Implicit Bias (stereotypes of small Midwest towns)
- Discussions of incarceration
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- Violence and loss of a limb or body part.
- Use of a weapon includes but not limited to: Firearm or Tire Iron
- References to Infidelity
- Violence and loss of blood.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
NORMA RANDOLPH
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
WANDA DEMBROWSKI
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
MARY SUE THORNBERRY
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
PAULIE PERKINS
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
MEL RANDOLPH
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
A LOCAL MAN (DUTCH)
- Strong Language and Adult Themes: The dialogue includes strong language and explores adult themes that may not be suitable for all viewers.
- Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involving heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions to personal experience of loss, conflict, or trauma.
- Depictions of Personal Conflict: The play features intense interpersonal conflicts and disagreements that could be unsettling for those sensitive to confrontational situations.
- Substance/Alcohol Use: There are references to and depictions of substance use that may be triggering for individuals with past experiences related to addiction or substance abuse.
- Marital Distress
- Recurring religious themes (i.e., discussions/demonstration of: prayer, church, church attendance, secular holidays etc.)
- Emotional Vulnerability: Portrayal of grief and personal struggles may evoke strong emotional reactions related to loss and personal trauma.
- Discussions of incarceration
- Conflict and Aggression: Engage in confrontational and aggressive behavior, including intense arguments, which may be unsettling for those sensitive to conflict.
- References to Death/Grief/Loss
- Unpredictable Behavior: Erratic and sometimes abrasive behavior can contribute to a tense atmosphere.
- References to Infidelity
- Normal physical demonstrations of consensual healthy relationships (i.e. hugging, kissing, lifting, etc.)
THE CLASSIC KING by Richard Johnson
OVERVIEW
- Adult language and frequent use of profanity
- Use of deceptive and high-pressure sales tactics
- Frequent sexist remarks
- Stress caused by business being in poor financial position
- Stress caused by being an ex-convict
- Stress caused because of having been imprisoned for drug distribution
- Pressure because of poor sales results
- Issues with domestic relationships
- Low self-esteem due to negative images and frequent stereotypes about being used car salesmen
- Deliberately deceiving coworkers.
- Assaulting a coworker with a knife in hand
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
JERRY
- Adult language and frequent use of profanity
- Use of deceptive and high-pressure sales tactics
- Frequent sexist remarks
- Stress caused by business being in poor financial position
- Pressure because of poor sales results
- Issues with domestic relationships
- Low self-esteem due to negative images and frequent stereotypes about being used car salesmen
MIKE
- Adult language and frequent use of profanity
- Use of deceptive and high-pressure sales tactics
- Frequent sexist remarks
- Stress caused by business being in poor financial position
- Pressure because of poor sales results
- Issues with domestic relationships
- Low self-esteem due to negative images and frequent stereotypes about being used car salesmen
CHANCE
- Adult language and frequent use of profanity
- Use of deceptive and high-pressure sales tactics
- Frequent sexist remarks
- Stress caused by business being in poor financial position
- Stress caused by being an ex-convict
- Stress caused because of having been imprisoned for drug distribution
- Pressure because of poor sales results
- Issues with domestic relationships
- Low self-esteem due to negative images and frequent stereotypes about being used car salesmen
- Assaulting a coworker with a knife in hand
CONNOR
- Adult language and frequent use of profanity
- Use of deceptive and high-pressure sales tactics
- Frequent sexist remarks
- Stress caused by business being in poor financial position
- Low self-esteem due to negative images and frequent stereotypes about being used car salesmen
- Deliberately deceiving coworkers
MURDER ON THE LINKS by Steven Dietz
OVERVIEW
- Representation of a body postmortem
- Themes and acts of jealousy and vengeance
- Mystery plotting and acts of rage
- Discussion and displays of love
- Golf
- Blackmail
- Stabbing (knife)
- Gambling
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
HERCULE POIROT
- Representation of a body postmortem
- Themes and acts of jealousy and vengeance
- Mystery plotting and acts of rage
- Discussion and displays of love
- Golf
- Blackmail
- Stabbing (knife)
- Gambling
CAPTAIN HASTINGS
- Narrator and witness to all
- Patriarchal prehistoric thinking
- Potential negligent homicide
MAN ONE (PAUL RENAULD; BEX; GENDARME-2; GARDENER; DR. DURAND; HOTEL CLERK; RAILWAY PORTER)
- Murder
- Accusations of adultery and fornication
- Dissatisfaction and incompetence in detection
WOMAN ONE (CHAUFFEUR; FRAU KELLER; MADAME RENAULD; THEODORA VAN HOVEN; GENDRAME-3; PHOTOGRAPHER; GLAZER)
- Visual thinking referencing verbal and physical restraints
- Adornment of non-secular accoutrement referencing the hopeful resurrection of Jesus Christ after his death.
- Accessory to murder
- Blackmail
- Description of an assault
- Brief period of unconsciousness caused by a sudden drop in blood pressure reducing the oxygen and blood flow to the brain, i.e. fainting
- Accessory to murder
MAN TWO (GENDARME-1; STONER; JACK RENAULD; INSPECTOR GIRAUD)
- Verbal threats of patricide
- Betrayal
- Passive aggressive cultural bias via mispronunciation
- Gambling
- Imbecilic failure due to egotistical miscalculations
WOMAN TWO (YOUNG WOMAN; LEONIE; MARTE VAN HOVEN; BELLA DUVEEN; GENDARME-4)
- Jealousy, envy, cheating
- Visual thinking concerning acts of manslaughter/self-defense in reaction to unwanted advances supported by patriarchal ideals.
- Psychological manipulation
- Shock induced physical collapse
- Imbibing of potable H2O
- Love
- Mistaken identity
- False confession and imprisonment
- Murder
EMMA’S WEDDING(S) by Carey Crim
OVERVIEW
- Arguments containing heightened emotional content
- Normal physical demonstrations of a consensual healthy relationship (i.e., hugging; kissing; etc.)
- Chronically dependent; relationship challenged; codependent struggles with unhealthy relationship patterns
- Voice acting of language with heightened emotional sexual innuendo
- Anxiety, fear and/or disregard of physical well-being related to but not exclusive to health care; starvation and dehydration.
- Vulnerability attached to unpreparedness in a crisis, including but not limited to atelophobia (obsessive fear of imperfection)
- Vulnerability attached to shy bowels or parcopresis (an inability to defecate when other people are perceived or are likely to be nearby)
- Mazeophobia- fear of being lost; emotional unsettling of being uncomfortable or in an unknown place
- Conspiracy and accusation of murder
- Animal slaughter discussions as related to farm life
- Exposure and confessions of marital difficulties; cheating and divorce
- Physical exertion i.e. sitting to standing; mom dancing; walking etc.
- Morality and governance; via Debates about pornography
- Drug use; illegal substance and portrayed effects
- Sologamy or self-marriage
- Multi-Character roles
- Use of restraints i.e. handcuffs and trauma related to false arrests
- Parenting Traumas; i.e. Child rearing; empty nest; Caregiver stress etc.
