Savage Society is inviting submissions for a STAGE MANAGER for our upcoming project  

The Council of Spider, Ant & Fly

Led by Artistic Director Kevin Loring  

DATES:

SM Prep begins:  October 14, 2025  

Rehearsals begin:  October 21, 2025

Production date:  November 6-7, 2025  

Location:  Lytton, BC (Some of the prep period can be in the artist’s point of origin)

TO SUBMIT: 

Please send submission and any questions to kelsey@savagesociety.ca   

Ashteetlm ahh tmixw

“Ashteetlm ahh tmixw” – the phonetic spelling of the N’lakapamux’stn phrase Songs of the Land is the community project which Savage Society was working on annually in the community of Lytton, until the pandemic and the wildfires.  This project is led by Kevin Loring, N’lakapamux, of Lytton First Nation.

Over the last ten years, Savage Society has been producing an annual “Songs of the Land” community project in Lytton First Nation. This work was disrupted by the pandemic and by the devastating fires and flooding in Lytton over the last few years. In 2024 we resumed this project once again to celebrate our people and to heal collectively.

The Council of Spider, Ant & Fly is a contemporary musical theatre work rooted in the N’lakapamux creation story of the same name. It blends traditional storytelling with original music to explore themes of creation, transformation, and the origins of death in the universe.

Building on our decade of working in the community, the process will be a continuation of the work we’ve committed to doing to revitalize traditional Spetakwl creation stories, by embodying them and using theatre as a vehicle for cultural revitalization.

This ancient Spetakwl references prominent landmarks near the village of Lytton and offers explanations for how they were created. Like all of the plays we’ve created in the Songs of the Land project this one will also be partially told in the N’lakapamux’stn language. It will involve a community ensemble and a team of professional artists. We have an organic and community centric way of working. The ensemble is made up of a number of families, and intergenerational participation is a prominent aspect of this work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Possession of a valid Driver’s License.
• Experience working on Indigenous productions and/or within Indigenous communities

Community Engaged Activity

CAEA Artists will be engaged under Clause 2:04 (c) Community Engaged Activity:

Community-engaged Engaged Activities are dynamic relational processes that place communities at the centre, using professional artistic practices for a range of social outcomes and mutual benefits.

It is understood that the nature and process of the activity may evolve over the term of the project, and it is therefore the intention of these provisions to remain flexible and responsive to the needs of the community and the Artists involved.

Fee

The Fee will be a minimum of D-category weekly fee and if the artist does not live in Lytton, the artist will receive per diem and have their travel expenses and accommodation covered.

As this is a non-standard engagement, feel free to reach out in advance of submitting with  questions or to seek further information.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Savage Society is dedicated to providing employees with a barrier-free work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

We are an Indigenous organization whose mandate is to tell our own stories sourcing traditional and contemporary Indigenous perspectives.  We encourage Indigenous, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit applicants to apply.

If you are Indigenous, please let us know in your application