Purple Rose Theatre 2026-27 Season Equity Stage Managers - Purple Rose Theatre Auditions

PURPLE ROSE THEATRE 2026-27 SEASON - STAGE MANAGER SUBMISSIONS

Purple Rose Theatre | Chelsea, MI

Notice: Stage Manager

CONTRACT

PERSONNEL

SPT Artistic Director: Jeff Daniels

SPT 8 modified - Until Jan 2, 2027 Managing Director: Katie Hubbard

$932 weekly minimum - Stage Manager

Artistic Associates: Lucas Daniels; Rhiannon Ragland

$825 weekly minimum - Assistant Stage Manager

Company Manager: Amy Klain

SPT 8 modified - After Jan 3, 2027

$969 weekly minimum - Stage Manager

$870 weekly minimum - Assistant Stage Manager

Rehearsals are held a minimum of 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.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday: 3:00pm, Thursday: 3:00pm & 7:30pm, Friday: 8:00pm, Saturday: 3:00pm & 8:00pm, Sunday: 2:00pm

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your resume for consideration with the Subject line: ATTN Stage Manager Submission.

Submit by Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at 6pm ET.

OTHER

purplerosetheatre.org

Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

PRTC utilizes the option of a bi-weekly pay schedule.

PRTC may utilize an 8 out of 10 rehearsal schedule.

Please see the link for the PRTC Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Policy:
Link to Policy

C/O Rhiannon Ragland: Stage Manager Submission

Purple Rose Theatre Company

137 Park St, Chelsea, MI - Michigan 48118

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 2026-27 SEASON

BASTARD

Written by Devin Scillian

First Rehearsal: Monday, August 24, 2026

First Performance - Preview: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Press Opening Night: Friday, October 2, 2026

Closing: Sunday, December 20, 2026

MILDRED WHISKEY

Written by David MacGregor

First Rehearsal: Monday, December 28, 2026

First Performance - Preview: Thursday, January 21, 2027

Press Opening Night: Friday, January 29, 2027

Closing: Sunday, February 28, 2027

KING OF VINYL

Written by Jeffry Chastang

First Rehearsal: Monday, February 22, 2027

First Performance - Preview: Thursday, March 25, 2027

Press Opening Night: Friday, April 2, 2027

Closing: Sunday, May 23, 2027

THERE’S NO BAD RAVIOLI

Written by Paul Stroili

First Rehearsal: Monday, May 17, 2027

First Performance - Preview: Thursday, June 17, 2027

Press Opening Night: Friday, June 25, 2027

Closing: Sunday, August 29, 2027

CONTENT DISCLOSURES:

BASTARD by Devin Scillian

OVERVIEW:

• Adult Themes: The dialogue explores adult themes, including extramarital sex.
• Intense Emotional Scenes: Certain scenes involve heightened emotional content, which may evoke strong reactions related to personal experiences 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.
• 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.

MILDRED WHISKEY by David MacGregor

OVERVIEW:

• Setting is a rundown bar, service industry behaviors; serving and imbibing alcohol.
• Alcohol marketing paraphernalia, light custodial duties, etc.
• Adult content language, profanity, and expletives.
• Sexism and harassment undertones, unsolicited body comments.
• Privacy intrusion and stalking behaviors.
• Bigfoot denier.
• Ghostwriting and pseudonym usage due to established patriarchy.
• Anthropological based stereotypes of gender identity.
• Conspiracy based paranoia.
• Judgmental connotations regarding flat earthers.
• Vasovagal syncope and orthostatic hypotension symptom re-enactments.
• High risk behaviors; violence, alcoholism, drug use disorder, sexual behaviors, dietary habits, failure to engage medical advice, etc.
• Stroke and apraxia references.
• Language implying threats of suicidal and end of life planning.
• Self-diagnosis of clinical determinations, i.e., sociopath.
• Socioeconomic oppression and culture war references.
• AI technology and virtual intimacy fantasies.
• Confessions and accusations of spousal cheating and divorce excommunication from children.
• Questioning of mental health habits, routines, and social anxiety.
• Physical and emotional exertion related to a medical emergency response to a health episode (passing out from standing).
• Demonstrations of grief related to death of a parent.
• Masculinity ideology.
• Accusations and confessions of murder related to wartime actions.
• PTSD.
• Parental abandonment and bullying due to gender fluid identity and gender affirming care.
• Fatalistic expressions concerning ageism and end of life care.

KING OF VINYL by Jeffry Chastang

OVERVIEW:

• Impact of dementia affecting their quality of life.
• Impact of financial insecurity and uncertainty.
• Impact on the family of being exploited by the music industry.
• Uses mild profanity.
• Involved in a complex sibling rivalry.
• Effect of conflict with former significant other over having a child born out of wedlock.
• Emotional impact of being born out of wedlock.
• Impact of uncertainty of parentage.

THERE’S NO BAD RAVIOLI by Paul Stroili

OVERVIEW:

• Fear about job security.
• Fears about financial insecurity.
• Conflict about legacy and inheritance.
• Conflicts over differing management styles in the food and beverage industry.
• Impact of the COVID pandemic’s long-term effect on health, specifically Anosmia.
• Effects of being a “workaholic”, impact on marriage and family.
• Fears of cultural values being lost.