r/stagehands

Hey y'all, I've been doing local AV for 10 years now. Worked with some major-ish bands who rolled through on their tour providing in house lighting and audio, and ran lights for some of the openers when needed on top of corporate and other misc. events.

I'm 28 and really wanna dive into a little touring as an L3 or 4 (can also setup audio and video just can't run it), but don't have the funds to just get up and move to a city to work in a warehouse for three years to hopefully tour.

So my question, are there any companies that would hire someone to tour even though they're based out of a different state than I am? I tried my luck and filled out an app with Upstaging. Bandit Lites, LMG, etc seem to only hire locals right now.

Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone. I’m with World Class Talent Experience (WCTE). We’re staffing the 2027 season, January through July, and wanted to put it in front of people who already work in this world.
We’re hiring with a preference for the East Coast. Most of the schedule is regional, and we’d rather build crews who can work closer to home than fly people across the country every weekend. Less travel for you, lower cost for us, and more consistent teams at the events.

Open roles, all seasonal and event-based:
• Adjudicator
• Host / Emcee
• Photographer
• Videographer
• Audio Engineer
• Backstage Crew
• Front of House / Merchandise

Applications are at vendor.wctedance.com/careers. Pick the role and the form walks you through it. That’s the cleanest way so nothing gets lost in comments or DMs.

Happy to answer general questions here about the work. If this kind of post doesn’t belong, mods, please remove it and I’ll leave it there.