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Bird on Stage Productions
Toronto, ON
Professional Job

Expires: 03/31/26

Job Dates

04/09/26 - 06/15/26

Pay

$500 Honoriaum flat fee

Bird On Stage Productions is seeking ONE Set/Prop Designer for the premiere of a new Canadian play:

THE TWIN SUES
Written by award-winning playwright Garrett M. Ryan

In the midst of an American-Canadian war, the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie have been annexed and reunified under Michigander rule.

Former border guards Sue Johnson and Sue Jackson, once childhood friends known as the +ldquo;Twin Sues,+rdquo; now share a checkpoint on the newly nationalized bridge that connects them.

Told through a darkly comic, documentary-style lens, The Twin Sues traces the slow unravelling of a friendship in a world where everything has changed, except the human need to belong to something larger than oneself.

The play blends:

+bull; Cold War satire
+bull; Apocalypse fiction
+bull; Small-town Canadiana
+bull; Dark absurd comedy

The main setting is The International Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, with design motifs including:

+bull; Fishing culture
+bull; Coffee shops
+bull; Border crossing imagery
+bull; Cold War tension
+bull; Rural Northern Ontario aesthetic

Visual inspiration may draw from:

+bull; Constructivist design
+bull; Cold War propaganda
+bull; Small-town roadside aesthetics
+bull; Surreal minimalism

The Designer will receive a $500 honorarium for their work on this production.

Availability:

Designers must be available for regular production meetings on Wednesdays and for key build and installation periods. Availability is required during the main production week from June 8-14 (10 AM-10 PM as needed) for load-in, technical rehearsals, and final adjustments.

SUBMISSIONS DUE: MARCH 30TH

APPLY ON GOOGLE FORM: https://forms.gle/o13bksZ9pHJzWMZb9

Bird On Stage creates scrappy, imaginative theatre, so we are looking for a designer who enjoys creative problem-solving and bold visual storytelling.

@birdonstage

https://www.birdonstage.com/

Contact

Tipelo Hildebrand

BIRD ON STAGE SET/PROP DESIGNER CALL: THE TWIN SUES

contact(at)birdonstage(dot)com

https://www.birdonstage.com/

(647) 637-6632

Business Address

26 Bluewater Court

Toronto, ON 00000

Venue Address

The Assembly Theatre

1479 Queen St W, Toronto, ON

Toronto, ON 00000

Posted: 03/25/2026 11:31:00 EST

Last Updated: 03/25/2026 19:00 EST

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