Employment at Lakewood Institute of Theatre
Costume Designer for LIT's Summer Quarter Camps
Lakewood Institute of Theatre is looking for a Costumer to design/costume all of LIT’s Summer Camp productions.
LIT’s Summer Quarter is June 14th-Aug. 27th, and this position will be part time and stipend per production with a total of $1650 for the summer.
June 14th—18th will be a week to orientate themselves to the costume shop/stock, prep for the summer, meet and get to know the Costume Interns, and general LIT Summer Orientation with the full Faculty/Production Staff (time TBD). Aug. 23rd-27th will be the week of final cleaning and restoring of any remaining costumes and of the costume shop/stock storage. June 21st-Aug. 21st are the 8 productions that will be costumed.
The Costumer will have 2 Costume Interns to assist them, and will report to LIT’s Production Manager. The Costumer will be expected to attend all production meetings, scheduled time for measurements, fittings, designer run-though, load-in, first dress rehearsal, and strike of each production. Additionally, the Costumer will be expected to remain within the budget given to them for each production, adhere to the design agreed upon by the Costumer and Director, and communicate through the Summer Stage Manager and/or LIT’s Production Manager via email.
The pulling/finding of costumes are not scheduled and are TBD on the Costumer and Costumer Intern’s schedules as long as deadlines are met. Most costumes for the Summer Quarter will either be pulled from LIT/LPH stock, and only a few items will need to be made from scratch. He/She/They will be responsible for mending, cleaning, and re-storing of all costumes after each production, and also for the general cleanliness/organization/condition of the costume shop during the summer months.
All interested parties must submit a letter of interest and a resume to LIT’s Production Manager Abigail Shedd at ashedd@lakewoodplayhouse.org, AND cc LIT’s Director of Education Deborah L Armstrong at darmstrong@lakewoodplayhouse.org.
We will be accepting applications through April 30th.
LIT’s Summer Quarter is June 14th-Aug. 27th, and this position will be part time and stipend per production with a total of $1650 for the summer.
June 14th—18th will be a week to orientate themselves to the costume shop/stock, prep for the summer, meet and get to know the Costume Interns, and general LIT Summer Orientation with the full Faculty/Production Staff (time TBD). Aug. 23rd-27th will be the week of final cleaning and restoring of any remaining costumes and of the costume shop/stock storage. June 21st-Aug. 21st are the 8 productions that will be costumed.
The Costumer will have 2 Costume Interns to assist them, and will report to LIT’s Production Manager. The Costumer will be expected to attend all production meetings, scheduled time for measurements, fittings, designer run-though, load-in, first dress rehearsal, and strike of each production. Additionally, the Costumer will be expected to remain within the budget given to them for each production, adhere to the design agreed upon by the Costumer and Director, and communicate through the Summer Stage Manager and/or LIT’s Production Manager via email.
The pulling/finding of costumes are not scheduled and are TBD on the Costumer and Costumer Intern’s schedules as long as deadlines are met. Most costumes for the Summer Quarter will either be pulled from LIT/LPH stock, and only a few items will need to be made from scratch. He/She/They will be responsible for mending, cleaning, and re-storing of all costumes after each production, and also for the general cleanliness/organization/condition of the costume shop during the summer months.
All interested parties must submit a letter of interest and a resume to LIT’s Production Manager Abigail Shedd at ashedd@lakewoodplayhouse.org, AND cc LIT’s Director of Education Deborah L Armstrong at darmstrong@lakewoodplayhouse.org.
We will be accepting applications through April 30th.
The Lakewood Institute of Theater is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No applicant or intern will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or any other basis which is prohibited by applicable Federal, State or City law.
