Employment

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 Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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 Wednesday, January 20th, 2010