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Theatrical Assistant & Counselor 

As a Theatrical Assistant/Counselor at Stagedoor Manor, you will have the opportunity to work

in two of the busiest offices in any theatre program as the primary assistant to the Artistic

Director, as well as in the Production Stage Managers Office. You will have the opportunity to

work behind the scenes in planning, pre-production & production with Administrative, Artistic

and Tech teams. All while also being a camp counselor, a caretaker or older sibling if you will,

to our campers. It is your responsibility to make sure they are up in the morning and be sure

they are all there at bedtime, but also to check in with them during the day. Does one of your

campers seem sad? Did you notice all the roommates were sitting together at lunch or was one

of them missing? You are not alone in this, as we have group leaders and returning counselors

and lots of staff to help if you see a problem or have a worry.

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As far as the TA side of the job goes, the responsibilities will include, but not be limited:

 - Assist the AD in a variety of clerical tasks like preparation of the casting chart &

materials, show license management for 40 shows over the summer, trophy inventory &

award tabulation, etc

- Assist the PSMs in a variety of tasks like rehearsal report distribution, script check-in &

inventory oversight, photocopying & other office responsibilities.

 

Ability to be flexible, organize, multi-task and a strength in communication are key skills.

The schedule for a typical day for the first two weeks of the session will look similar to

the below:

8:15am – Wake Up

8:30am – Breakfast

9:15am – Morning Rehearsal ~ Work with AD or PSMs.

11:30am – Lunch

12:00pm – Counselor Duties

12:45pm – Counselor Duties (Class 1)

1:50pm – Counselor Duties (Class 2)

3:00pm – Counselor Duties / Weekly Production Meeting (Afternoon Rec)

4:15pm – Dramafest

5:15pm – Dinner

5:45pm – Counselor Duties

6:30pm – Evening Rehearsal ~ Work with AD or PSMs.

8:45pm – Counselor Duties / Weekly Production Meeting (Evening Rec)

10:00pm – Counselor Duties

*Guarantee 2-hour block off each day will vary.

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Coming to Stagedoor Manor as a Theatrical Assistant will give you extra experience for your

resume and your life. But first and foremost, you are a counselor, you are the caretaker of a

group of campers.

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Typical Counselors Duties Include:

Meal Duty - Each meal there are six counselors that eat before the kids so that they are

available to take attendance (to be sure everyone is eating), wander around the dining room (to

be sure no one is throwing their food, choking, etc), or need to go find a camper missing from

the meal.

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Entry Duty - During the day, we do our best to have someone sit at the entry table by the

driveway, stopping visitors, and directing people to the front office.

 

Floor Duty - During rehearsals and classes, we have a counselor sit on each floor to ensure that

no one is skipping a class, no one came back upset, etc.

Other duties include: attendance, office, evening recreation, grounds, etc.

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All counselors have a 1:00am curfew!

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During Session Changeover (the 24-hour period between when one group of kids goes home

and another group arrives), it is the counselors that vacuum and dust the rooms, decorate the

halls and generally clean up in anticipation of the next group of kids. The days are long and

time-off can be scattered throughout the day. Some days you get up at 8:00am and not find

your bed again until 1:00am. Counselors live in a dorm like building on the same floor, but NOT

the same rooms, as the campers they are supervising. Counselor rooms are large with a

bathroom and usually share the room with 3-5 other counselors.

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CONTACT US

info@stagedoorjobs.com

 

CAMP ADDRESS

15 Stagedoor Drive,

Loch Sheldrake, NY 12759 

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OFF-SEASON MAILING ADDRESS

749 Keller Lane

Marion, VA 24354

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OFF-SEASON PHONE

(001) 818-207-5044

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CAMP PHONE IN NY (June - August)

(001) 845-434-4290

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MAIN WEBSITE

stagedoormanor.com

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Chris Armbrister | Artistic Director

Barb Martin | Camp Director

Cynthia Samuelson | Producer

Samuelson-Samen Family | Camp Owners

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