Timber Lake Playhouse 2026 Season Equity Stage Managers - Timber Lake Playhouse Auditions

Timber Lake Playhouse 2026 Season — Stage Manager Submissions (Revised)

Timber Lake Playhouse | Mount Carroll, IL

REVISED

PERSONNEL

Submission deadline revised. Deadline is now January 28, 2026.

Tommy Ranieri — Artistic Director
Matthew W. Surico — Music Director

CONTRACT

SPT (see breakdown for production-specific dates).

Stage Manager: $878 weekly minimum (SPT 7).
Assistant Stage Manager: $732 weekly minimum (SPT 7).

OTHER DATES

See breakdown for production-specific dates.

SEEKING

Equity Stage Managers for Timber Lake Playhouse's 2026 season. For more information, visit
www.timberlakeplayhouse.org.

Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination.

SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration.

Deadline: 01/28/2026

Submit to:
casting@timberlakeplayhouse.org

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. Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to submit.

BREAKDOWN

TIMBER LAKE PLAYHOUSE 2026 SEASON

GODSPELL

Book by John Michael Tebelak. Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak. Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew.

Dates:
First rehearsal — May 12
Opening — May 29
Closing — June 7

LES MISÉRABLES

Book by Alain Boublil and Claude‑Michel Schönberg. Music by Claude‑Michel Schönberg. Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.

Dates:
First rehearsal — May 26
Opening — June 12
Closing — June 28

CABARET

Book by Joe Masteroff. Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander. Lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Dates:
First rehearsal — June 16
Opening — July 3
Closing — July 12

SHREK THE MUSICAL

Book and lyrics by David Lindsay‑Abaire. Music by Jeanine Tesori. Originally produced on Broadway by DreamWorks Theatricals and Neal Street Productions.

Dates:
First rehearsal — June 30
Opening — July 17
Closing — August 2

HANDS ON A HARDBODY

Book by Doug Wright. Lyrics by Amanda Green. Music by Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green.

Dates:
First rehearsal — July 21
Opening — August 7
Closing — August 16

THE ANDY BRO SHOW: NEW WORKS COMMISSION

Working title “The Mermaids.” Book, lyrics, and music written by Billy Recce.

Dates:
First rehearsal — August 4
Opening — August 21
Closing — August 30

CONSTELLATIONS

Written by Nick Payne.

Dates:
First rehearsal — August 21
Opening — September 5
Closing — September 13