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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Stage Production Manager, Theatre Arts (2026-2027)

Cfa at River Ridge High

New Port Richey, FL, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Estimated Start Date: Immediately

Location: River Ridge High School, 11646 Town Center Rd. New Port Richey, FL 34654

Pay: $19.00/hr

REPORTS TO: Manager, Center for the Arts

QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Associate’s degree (preferred)

• Professional or college level technical experience

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for performing advanced level work and overall stage management in support of stage productions. Work may include lighting design and operation such as light board and followspot operation; lighting assembly, installation, and maintenance such as hanging and maintenance of stage lighting instruments and other electrical jobs; sound system configuration and operation such as configuration of microphones, speakers, and control equipment, and recording tracks; audio system repair such as cord maintenance; set construction and theatrical carpentry such as basic flats (walls) to advanced props and flooring; fly system (line set) operation and more advanced rigging of moveable and stationary set pieces by riggers; special effects operation; stage management including calls cues, audio and lighting management; and other similar duties. Ensures efficient operation of productions. Also oversees and coordinates work performed by other stage staff.

In addition to standard Stage Manager duties, Stage Production Manager tasks include:

• Ability to program and patch audio and lighting cues

• Ability to design and implement a lighting and audio plot according to client specifications

• Experience with video projectors and matrices in order to design customized multimedia projects for a wide variety of events

• Ability to take on tasks without direct supervision and to delegate tasks for completion of projects assigned by the technical director

Notification of Nondiscrimination: The District School Board of Pasco County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, or age in its programs, services, and activities or in its hiring and employment practices.

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New Port Richey, FL, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

New Port Richey, FL, USA is evaluated with current FL labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.