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 an Assistant Stage Manager to keep four outdoor shows ready, staffed and running on time. You will work beside the Lead Stage Manager and become the trained backup caller for the program.

This is a solid role for an experienced assistant stage manager or production coordinator, or for someone from theatre, festivals, attractions, touring, film/TV or live events who is ready to take on more responsibility. You will not be the catch-all for every issue: a dedicated Live Event Technician owns audio, lighting and effects, while the Lead Stage Manager owns the overall show operation.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

- ⁠Help coordinate performer calls, check-ins, attendance, places, breaks and coverage.
- Maintain cast availability, role assignments and understudy information.
- Support rehearsals, blocking, notes and quick performance refreshers.
- Prepare performers, costumes, props, masks, microphones, radios and other show materials.
- Run pre-show checks and identify missing, damaged or unready items before they become live problems.
- Call assigned show tracks and help maintain timing and performance consistency.
- Execute approved weather, technical-failure and performer-callout plans.
- Help manage backstage and performer areas safely and professionally.
- Track show changes, incidents, asset locations, replacements and nightly resets.
- Step into additional responsibility when the Lead Stage Manager is supporting another stage or solving a larger issue.
- Help produce clear checklists and nightly reports.

WHO WILL DO WELL HERE

You may be an Assistant Stage Manager, Production Coordinator, Stagecraft graduate, live-event operator or an emerging production professional ready for more responsibility.

Strong candidates from adjacent fields are encouraged to apply.

You will likely thrive here if you:

- Are extremely dependable with call times, details and follow-through.
- Enjoy helping performers feel prepared and supported.
- Can communicate clearly on a radio in a busy environment.




- Notice missing props, dead batteries and schedule gaps before other people do.
- Stay calm when plans change.
- Are comfortable taking direction while still acting independently within an approved plan.
- Want to learn how to call and operate multiple live shows.
- Care about safety, consistency and leaving the next shift properly prepared.

REQUIREMENTS

- Experience in stage management, theatre production, events, attractions, festivals, backstage operations or a similar environment.
- Strong organization and follow-through with performers, schedules, checklists and equipment.
- Willingness to learn show calling and technical preflight procedures.
- Clear communication in person, in writing and on a radio.
- Comfort working outdoors during evenings in rain, cold, fog, loud audio, masks and crowds.
- Reliable transportation to Maan Farms in Abbotsford.
- Availability for rehearsals and preparation beginning as soon as possible.
- Strong evening and weekend availability during the intensive September and October operating period.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Before opening, performers know their calls and roles, understudies have rehearsed, microphones and show materials are assigned, and every stage has a usable preset and reset checklist. You can independently call the assigned show tracks and run the full approved loop when the Lead Stage Manager is unavailable.

During the run, performers are checked in and ready, missing gear is caught before showtime, changes are documented and the next shift does not have to clean up the previous night’s confusion.

COMPENSATION AND SCHEDULE

- $35–$45 per hour, based on relevant experience and demonstrated ability.
- Seasonal hourly position.
- Hours vary by phase and include rehearsals, preparation, evening/weekend performances and post-season closeout.




- Shortlisted candidates will be paid for a practical, on-site interview.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Indeed with

- Your resume.
- A short note describing the most complicated live event, production or backstage operation you have helped run.
- Your availability from now through the end of October.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a paid practical interview at Maan Farms. We are looking for calm judgment, organization and communication—not a perfect theatre vocabulary.

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

Pay: $35.00-$45.00 per hour

Application question(s)

- This role includes preparation, rehearsals and approximately 20 evening show nights from September through Halloween. Which best describes your availability?

•⁠ ⁠Available for the full period with no known conflicts

•⁠ ⁠Available with some conflicts

•⁠ ⁠Not available for the full period

If you have conflicts, list every unavailable date or recurring time.

- Which of the following have you personally handled in a live production, theatre, festival, attraction or event environment?

•⁠ ⁠Performer check-in and attendance tracking

•⁠ ⁠Costume, prop and preset checks

•⁠ ⁠Backstage traffic and performer movement

•⁠ ⁠Radio communication during a live show

•⁠ ⁠Cue tracking or backup show calling

•⁠ ⁠Maintaining schedules, contact sheets or show documents

•⁠ ⁠Handling late arrivals, substitutions or callouts

•⁠ ⁠Recording incidents, changes or post-show notes

•⁠ ⁠None of the above

- You are 30 minutes from opening across four performance areas. One performer has not arrived, one wireless microphone is missing, and one stage preset is incomplete. Walk us through your first 10 minutes.”

Suggested limit: 150–200 words.
- Describe a live show or event that you have called, cue-tracked or been responsible for running when the primary lead was unavailable. What did you prepare, how did you keep it on schedule, and what did you do when something changed?

Suggested limit: 150–200 words.

Work Location: In person

📌 Assistant Stage Manager (Seasonal) (Abbotsford)
🏢 Maan Farms
📍 Abbotsford