ABOUT MAAN FARMS

Maan Farms is a third-generation farm and agritourism destination in Abbotsford. Every fall, Halloween Fright Festival combines haunted attractions, food and live entertainment across a busy outdoor event site.

We are hiring a Lead Stage Manager to turn four outdoor show concepts into a repeatable nightly program and lead that program through the season. The work blends lead stage management, live show producing, rehearsals and show control.

You will not be expected to carry every task yourself. You will work with an Assistant Stage Manager, a dedicated Live Event Technician, performers and the Maan Farms operations team. The owner sets the creative destination; you are trusted to build the practical route, improve the execution and flag anything that will not work safely or reliably.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Turn approved creative concepts into practical scripts, show loops, schedules and cue plans.
- Help determine cast requirements, role assignments, understudies and coverage.
- Plan and lead rehearsals, blocking, character work and performance coaching.
- Create call sheets, prompt books, performer schedules and nightly operating plans.
- Coordinate with audio, lighting, fog, microphone, costume, prop and farm-operations teams.
- Lead the live performance program across four outdoor shows each night.
- Keep shows on time, performers ready and the audience experience consistent.
- Adjust calmly when weather, attendance, performer availability or technical conditions change.
- Make appropriate live hold, coverage and safety decisions.
- Maintain clear scripts, schedules, checklists, change logs and nightly reports so the program does not depend on one person’s memory.
- Train the Assistant Stage Manager to serve as a capable backup caller.

WHO WILL DO WELL HERE

You may come from theatre, festivals, attractions, immersive entertainment, live events, touring, film/television production or another environment where people,



timing and technical elements must come together live.

You do not need previous haunted-attraction experience.

You will likely thrive here if you:

- Have personally helped take a live production from an unfinished idea into a repeatable show.
- Can direct and coach performers—not just administer a schedule.
- Understand cueing, prompt books and communication with technical teams.
- ⁠Stay composed when several things go wrong at once.
- Can make practical decisions without creating unnecessary drama.
- Communicate directly and respectfully with performers, technicians and ownership.
- Can receive strong creative feedback, update the plan and move forward without ego.
- Care about leaving behind an organized system that another capable person could run.

REQUIREMENTS

- Relevant stage-management, production-management or live-event leadership experience.
- The ability to plan rehearsals, coach performers and call or supervise a live show.
- Clear written and radio communication, including schedules, call sheets and show reports.
- Reliable transportation to Maan Farms and strong evening/weekend availability through Halloween.
- Availability for pre-production and rehearsals beginning as soon as possible.
- Strong evening and weekend availability during the intensive September and October operating period.
- Ability to work safely and professionally around performers, families and large public audiences.

Haunt experience is not required. Theatre, festivals, touring, attractions, immersive entertainment, film/TV production and adjacent live-event backgrounds can all translate well.





WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

By opening night, all four shows have approved scripts and cue plans, trained performers and understudies, a workable nightly schedule, clear safety and weather rules, and a documented reset process. The Assistant Stage Manager can independently run approved tracks, and the program no longer depends on one person remembering where everything is.

During the run, shows start consistently, performers know what is expected and problems are handled without pulling the owner into routine nightly production.

COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE

$50–$65 per hour, based on relevant experience and demonstrated ability.

- Seasonal hourly position.
- Hours vary by phase and include planning, rehearsals, evening/weekend performances and post-season closeout.
- Shortlisted candidates will be paid for a practical, in office interview.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Indeed with

- ⁠Your resume.
- A short note describing one live production or event you personally helped carry from planning into operation.
- Your availability from now through the end of October.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a paid practical interview at Maan Farms. This is designed to let both sides experience the work and determine whether the fit is right.

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive. The position will remain open until filled.

Pay: $50.00-$65.00 per hour

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking

Application question(s):
- Are you reliably available for evening and weekend work in Abbotsford through the end of October?
- Do you have reliable transportation to 790 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford?
- Briefly describe one live production, event or attraction you helped operate. What did you personally own?
- A performer is late, rain begins and a wireless microphone fails shortly before the next show. What are your first three actions?

Work Location: In person

📌 Lead Stage Manager / Live Show Producer (Seasonal) (Abbotsford)
🏢 Maan Farms
📍 Abbotsford