Employment: Technical Director, Lighting Designer, Master Carpenter

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – Year-round, forty year-old resident theatre seeks individual to supervise scene shop and implement scenic designs for two stages, 16+ productions annually.  Beginning in Summer.  Good organizational, teaching, and communication skills a must.  Design opportunities possible.  MFA or two years previous professional experience.  Salary – $420 per week, plus benefits.  Send letter, resume, references and letters of recommendation to:  Whitney Jo, PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 66 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN  38104, whitneyjo@playhouseonthesquare.org

LIGHTING DESIGNER/MASTER ELECTRICIAN – Forty year-old resident theatre company seeks individual for full-time year-round position.  Responsibilities include designing eight show season on the main stage, training/assisting/supervising intern on second stage, budget, and equipment maintenance. Examples of work should accompany resume and letters of recommendation.  Previous year-round professional experience required or an MA/MFA.  Position to begin Summer.  Salary – $395 per week plus benefits.  Send to:  Whitney Jo, PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 51 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN  38104. whitneyjo@playhouseonthesquare.org

MASTER CARPENTER – Forty year-old resident theatre is seeking individual for full-time year-round position.  Previous experience required.  Salary -  $350 per week plus benefits. Send resume, references and letters of recommendation to: Whitney Jo, PLAYHOUSE ON THE SQUARE, 51 S. Cooper, Memphis, TN  38104. whitneyjo@playhouseonthesquare.org

Posted on March 3rd, 2010

Tags: Employment, Lighting Designer, Master Carpenter, Technical Director
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Employment: Sound Designer

Playhouse on the Square is seeking a full-time Sound Designer. The perfect candidate will be energetic and highly creative with demonstrable experience in all elements of sound design for theatre, including engineering, production and live mixing. The ability to edit and sequence with Pro Tools and/or Logic is preferred, and a good knowledge of Qlab for playback of sound, video and show control will be necessary. Playhouse on the Square is a forty year old professional resident theatre company with two stages, the larger of which is a brand new $12.5m facility opened in January 2010. Sound Design responsibilities will span the 16 shows of each season, on both stages, which are a mixture of musical and non-musical productions, plus additional sound needs for the theatre. $350/week. Please send resumes and portfolio to Jackie Nichols, 66 South Cooper, Memphis, TN 38104. For more information about Playhouse visit: www.playhouseonthesquare.org

Posted on January 20th, 2010

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New Playhouse Opening Week Parties and Festivities

Wednesday, January 6th – 5-7pm – ARTIST PARTY

Honoring all of our contributors to our Annual Art Auction, allowing them to see the new space where their work will be on display

Wednesday, January 6th – 7-9pm – MEDIA MIXER

Open to all members of the press, allowing them a first insider look at the new facility. Backstage tours available.

Thursday, January 7th – CONSTRUCTION WORKERS PARTY, 5:30-7:30pm

Honoring all of the dedicated workers that made our new building possible.

Friday, January 8th – MAJOR DONOR PARTY – 6:30-10:30pm

Honoring all of the major donors to our Capital Campaign throughout the years. This event is black tie and by invite only.

Saturday, January 9th – ALUMNI NIGHT – 7:30-11:30pm

Open to anyone who has ever worked at Playhouse on the Square in its 40 years in Memphis. Meet up with old friends from out-of-town and meet new friends that are continuing their career here. Dress is casual. All Alumni welcome.

Sunday, January 10th – OPEN HOUSE – 1pm-6pm

Our doors will be open for tours all day on Sunday – Anyone is welcome! Be a part of the arts of Memphis by getting a first look at our new facility.

Posted on January 2nd, 2010

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Playhouse on the Square Solo Work Series

Did You Do Your Homework?

By Aaron Braxton – January 7-10

Aaron Braxton brings his book Did You Do Your Homework? Is Not Enough!, to life in this touching and honest one man show. It follows a substitute teacher on his journey through urban schools and calls everyone (parents, teachers, and community) to action by challenging us all to take responsibility for the education of today’s youth.

Trailer: http://homepage.mac.com/juicehng10/iMovieTheater12.html

Driving the Saudis

by Jayne Amelia Larson – January 14-17 and 21-24

Jayne Amelia Larson returns to Memphis for an encore performance of her hilarious, but eye-opening one-woman show, Driving the Saudis. She recounts her days as the only female drive for a royal Saudi family during their visit to Beverly Hills. “DRIVING THE SAUDIS explores and challenges American perceptions of beauty, culture, religion, and the subjugation of women, through the curious eyes of the actress-turned-chauffeur.”

http://www.drivingthesaudis.info/

Project Paul*

*Plus a New Work by Jonathon Roberts – January 28-31

Jonathon Roberts also returns for an encore performance of his show, Project Paul. The show explores the life of the Apostle Paul by blending film, light, experimental music and Biblical text. Jonathon says, “Project Paul is about hope. It’s about regret. It’s about faith. It’s about changing your life…and most of all, it’s about love.”

In addition to Project Paul, Jonathon wife, Emily Roberts will perform a new work based on the book of Esther.

http://projectpaul.com/

Posted on December 30th, 2009

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Make Your License Plate Say Something and Do Something!

When you purchase a specialty license plate, whether it is an arts plate, represents your favorite sports team, your favorite charity, you just like the design, or you want to spell out your name so everyone knows it is your car… YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE ARTS! A portion of the funds from every specialty license plate support our local arts community through Tennessee Arts Commission funding.

Don’t have an arts license plate yet? It is very simple to get one and only $35 (and an additional $35 if you want it personalized):

• If your tags are about to expire, request an arts specialty license plate, or any specialty plate at the County Commission office when you renew your current tags after you have had your car inspected.
• If your tags are not expired, take your license plate to the nearest County Commision office to trade it for a specialty license plate. Click here for a list of Shelby County locations.

These specialty plates are available to any Tennessee resident registering a private passenger motor vehicle. The annual fee is $35, and a significant portion benefits Tennessee Arts Commission, which in turn benefits all of the arts groups across the state, including Playhouse on the Square.

Posted on December 17th, 2009

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