Technical-Positions Available!

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is now accepting applications for Production Staff Positions for its 2012 summer season. Available positions include:

Shop Foreman/Stage Ops Supervisor

Lead Carpenter/Welders

Carpenters

Scenic Artists

Prop Artisans

Cutter/Drapers

First Hands

Stitchers

Costume Craft Technicians

Stage Managers and Assistant Stage Managers

All above positions are paid hourly.

Internships are also available in Scenery, Scenic Art, Props, Lighting, Costumes and Production Assistant areas. All intern positions are full season.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume with names of three references via email to Dan Browder, Production Manager at ISFstaffing@ilstu.edu no later than March 1^st 2012. Please submit all materials electronically. Applicants are encouraged to apply early as applications will be reviewed as they are received and positions may be filled prior to the March 1^st application deadline.

The Festival plays to audiences of over 10,000 every summer and operates under an Actors' Equity Association U/RTA Tier II contract. Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Contract Dates

The Festival technical staffs are typically contracted either for the build period from May 15th until July 19^th or for the full season from May 15th until August 14th.
Supervisors are generally asked to arrive a few days earlier. The Illinois Shakespeare Festival employees between 60-75 technicians each summer. The Festival provides housing at a nominal cost.

Questions?

Dan Browder
Production Manager
Campus Box 5700
Illinois State University
Normal, Il 61790-5700
(309) 438-8946
ISFStaffing@ilstu.edu