Lighting and Sound Crew Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2025 ISU Students

Title: Lighting and Sound Crew Illinois Shakespeare Festival 2025 (ISU Students)
Employee Classification: Student Special Event
Division Name: Academic Affairs
Department: School of Theatre Dance and Film

Job Summary

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is seeking applications for a Sound Engineer Sound Technician Assistant Master Electricians and Electricians for the 2025 summer season.

SOUND ENGINEER
Significant sound electrical and supervisory experience is required preferably in a professional environment. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated sound engineering/installation skills be proficient on sound consoles strong troubleshooting ability work well in a fastpaced environment be selfmotivated have excellent communication/leadership skills and be able to teach/lead a sound team with interns.
This position is available for the build period of the Festival May 20 July 11 returning for 3 days of strike August 0406.

ASSISTANT MASTER ELECTRICIAN
Significant lighting electrical and supervisory experience is desired preferably in a professional environment. The ideal candidates will have demonstrated lighting skills be proficient on ETC consoles have capable troubleshooting ability work well in a fastpaced environment have excellent communication/leadership skills and be able to teach/lead young electricians and interns.
These positions are available for the build period of the Festival May 20 July 11.

ELECTRICIAN and LIGHT BOARD/SPOT OPERATOR
Lighting and electrical experience is desired. The ideal candidates will have demonstrated lighting skills be proficient on ETC consoles have capable troubleshooting ability work well in a fastpaced environment have strong communication skills and be able to teach interns.
Positions will be available for both the build period of the Festival and the full season. Electricians hired for the build period will work from May 20 July 11. Electricians hired for the full season will work May 20 August 06 and be transitioned to a board operator and/or spotlight operator when tech begins.

SOUND TECHNICIAN and SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
Sound experience is desired preferably in a professional environment. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated sound installation skills be proficient on sound consoles have strong troubleshooting ability work well in a fastpaced environment be selfmotivated have strong communication skills and be able to teach interns.
These positions are available for the full season May 20 August 06 system installation preseason and staying on to run the sound boards and/or spot lights when tech begins.

Housing is available at a reduced cost beginning on May 19.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early as applications will be reviewed and positions filled as applications are received.

In addition to the required resume and cover letter interested applicants are encouraged to submit images of their work uploaded as a Word or PDF document. Alternatively a link to an online portfolio can be uploaded in a Word or PDF document.

Additional Information

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival is a professional repertory theatre company that produces Shakespeare and contemporary plays in the spirit of Shakespeare every summer at the beautiful Ewing Cultural Center in Bloomington Illinois. The Festival hires professional Directors Designers Actors and production personnel and offers a variety of internships to students from Illinois State University and other colleges and universities. The Festival sells an average of 10000 tickets per year is supported by Illinois State University and the Illinois Shakespeare Festival Society.

Student employees are eligible to participate in the Universitys 403(b) Plan. More information can be foundhere.

Pay Rate

$15.00 per hour

Required Qualifications

1. Ability to work well in a fastpaced environment
2. Selfmotivated
3. Strong communication skills
4. Additional requirements included in the General Summary

Work Hours

Regular shop hours are typically Tuesday through Sunday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM with evening hours for lighting focus calls. Individual schedules will vary based on daily needs. Additional hours may be added during tech weeks. For the position who will stay through the festival work hours will shift to evening only hours for performances.

Proposed Starting Date

May 2025

Required Applicant Documents

Resume & Cover Letter

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on Apply

Optional Applicant Documents

Images of work or links to online portfolio

Please Note: These documents may be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on Apply

Contact Information for Applicants

Allie Nicholson

Production Manager Illinois Shakespeare Festival

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable an employment history review based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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Illinois State University student employees are restricted to no more than 28 hours per week of oncampus employment for all positions held.

International students are restricted by their visa status to no more than 20 hours per week of oncampus employment when the university is in session but may work more when the university is not in session. International students should contact the Office of International Studies and Programs for guidance if they have questions concerning employment restrictions.

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