Deck Stage Manager

Micaela Slotin

Lighting Designer

Justin Paice

Sound Designer

Alex Giorgetti

Makeup Manager

Savannah Luther

Rigging Supervisor

Henry Wheaton

Videographer

Beren Jones

Assistant Stage Manager

Becca Sundberg

Assistant Lighting Designer

Sean Pieroth

Audio Engineering / Mix

Michael Policare

Deck Audio

Katt Sistare

Down Rigger

Chenoa Albertson

Deck Hands

Lanya Butler, Lizzy Linsmeyer

Makeup Assistant

Courtney Morse

Volunteers

Shane Bushey, Kyle Ward

Director - Cirque of the Dead 2019

Are you an experienced director with a love for dynamic and exciting productions?

Are you organized, good with people, and great at managing deadlines?

Does the idea of working with a professional circus intrigue you?

Job Title: Director, "Boston Circus Guild Presents: Cirque of the Dead"
The Director works with the cast and crew to provide feedback and direction on individual circus acts for our popular annual horror-themed show. We have a proud tradition of professional circus performance that emphasizes the relationship between performer, story, and audience. Potential directing candidates are encouraged to consider the advantages and limitations of working with variety-style circus acts, and should have experience in theater direction. Circus direction is not required, but is a bonus, as is experience with immersive and/or site-specific theater. The candidate must have a history of working on productions with collaborative artistic vision and be willing to work with performers on collaborative creative development.
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Job responsibilities include:

• Using the call for submissions created by the Production Committee, work with the Circus Director to cast acts for the production
• Working closely and collaboratively with the show’s writer to craft the artistic direction of the show

• Collaboration with production team to ensure artistic vision is interpreted in rehearsals with performers
• Working closely with the Production Stage Manager to organize and schedule individual act rehearsals and rehearsals with the show’s MC
• Attending at least three individual performer rehearsals for each act to offer direction on content and choreography

• Working with the MC/Host to develop theme-appropriate character for hosting spots between acts and group scenes

• Attending production meetings and rehearsals which include, but are not limited to individual rehearsals for every act in the show.
• Attending the following:
  • Two full cast rehearsals: TBD, tentatively scheduled for 9/7 and 10/13
  • Three tech days: TBD, tentatively scheduled for 10/13, 10/14 and 10/15 plus a dry tech with the venue team
  • Performance 1: Friday October 18th and provide notes to the performers post-show, as needed

Time Commitment
We anticipate this position starting May 1 and ramping up in time commitment as the show date approaches. We estimate the position will be roughly 125 hours total for the course of the run.


About Boston Circus Guild
The Boston Circus Guild is a collaborative membership organization of more than seventy-five musicians, artists, circus performers, dancers, and event producers based in the New England area.  

Our mission is to:

• Create career opportunities for artists, musicians, and circus performers
• Encourage local community members to engage in performing arts
• Develop a community of performing artists to foster cross pollination of arts and ideas
• Inspire, educate, and entertain audiences

We execute our mission through:

• The creation and running of original theatrical circus productions
• Entertainment booking for corporate events, weddings, bar mitzvahs, festivals, and social events

Boston Circus Guild is proud to have been an Artist-In-Residence at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater.

Boston Circus Guild regularly performs at prestigious events and venues throughout New England including OBERON, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Peabody Essex Museum, Museum of Science, Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, Honk! Festival, and the inaugural Outside-the-Box Festival. We have performed at events for Pfizer, Cirque du Soleil, Johnson & Johnson, and The Boston Bruins Foundation.

To apply:
Send your cover letter and resume to Ellen Waylonis at ellen@bostoncircusguild.com. Priority will be given to applications received by April 22nd, 2019.