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Stage Manager - Summer 2026

a Company of Fools is seeking a Stage Manager for its 2026 outdoor summer tour!

The Fools are an Ottawa-based professional theatre company known for our annual Shakespeare in the Park tour that travels to over 40 parks across Eastern Ontario throughout the summer months for Pay-What-You-Can admission. 

Our summer show features a cast of 6 actors playing multiple characters. We are searching for a Stage Manager who enjoys working outdoors, can facilitate dozens of quick changes, and has a sense of humour (we are Fools after all)! 

Priority will be given to Equity cardholders, though applicants need not be CAEA members (Canadian Actors' Equity Association). 

Dates:
Prep start: May 28th - May 30th, 2026
Rehearsal dates: June 1st - June 27th, 2026
Tour dates: June 29th - August 15th, 2026

The Stage Manager will be engaged under the Canadian Theatre Agreement at the G-House rate. The 3 prep days are followed by additional prep time during prorated part-time rehearsals.

Interested? Please send a CV and a brief note about why you are a good fit for the Fools to General Manager Caity Smyck at caity@fools.ca. Submissions are due by Monday, December 15th, 2025.

a Company of Fools is seeking a Stage Manager for our TYA School Tour!

The Fools are an Ottawa-based professional theatre company known for our annual Shakespeare in the Park tour that travels to over 40 parks across Eastern Ontario throughout the summer months for Pay-What-You-Can admission. This year we are remounting a two-week TYA tour to local Ottawa high schools.

Our TYA production features a cast of 3 actors playing multiple characters. We are searching for a Stage Manager who enjoys working in a variety of performance spaces that change everyday, can facilitate dozens of quick changes, is comfortable managing and assisting with the load in, set up and strike of the small set in different school spaces and has a sense of humour (we are Fools after all)! 

Priority will be given to Equity cardholders though applicants need not be CAEA members (Canadian Actors' Equity Association). Applicants are required to have a valid driver's license and be comfortable driving a cargo van. 

Dates:
Prep days: February 20th & 21st, 2026
Rehearsal dates: February 23rd - February 28th, 2026
Tour dates: March 2nd - March 13th, 2026

The Stage Manager will be engaged under the Canadian Theatre Agreement at the TYA rate, with 2 prep days prior to rehearsals

Accessibility: The space where we are holding our rehearsals is completely accessible, free of physical barriers. Due to the nature of the tour and the changing venues, we cannot guarantee the accessible nature of each location.

Interested? Please send a CV and a brief note about why you’re interested in working with the Fools to General Manager Caity Smyck at generalmanager@fools.ca. Submissions are due by Monday, December 15th, 2025.

a Company of Fools encourages submissions from artists of all backgrounds regardless of culture, race, colour, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.