Costume Designer
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Job Description
Friends Select School seeks a costume designer for our Fall Winter and Spring 2025-26 productions. The costume designer will collaborate with the production team (Producer Director Choreographer Technical Director Props Coordinator) as well as students to create a positive educational theater experience for everyone. The time commitment will consist of about 1-2 days during the first week of rehearsal for measurements and concept presentations with potential to increase as you get closer to the performance dates. The ideal candidate will be organized creative positive collaborative flexible and open to learning about/supporting our Quaker values.
The salary is $2000 per show $6000 total.
Fall ProductionUrinetown the Musical:
Rehearsal: September 8-November 7
Tech: November 10-19
Performances: November 20 21 22
Middle School Matilda JR.:
Rehearsal: January 12-February 27
Tech: Feb 24 - March 4
Performances: March 5 6 7
Spring Production PLAY TBD:
Rehearsal: March 9-April 10
Tech: April 13-22
Performances: April 23 24 25
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Attend all production meetings/performances as scheduled
- Collaborate with the Director on initial concept design and final product
- Oversee purchasing and delivery of materials to school
- Oversee setup and strike of wardrobe (within 3 days of closing night)
- Maintain a neat and orderly costume shop/dressing room area
- Attend Designer Run (date TBD) and all rehearsals during tech week
Qualifications/Skills:
- Experience designing sewing and coordinating costumes for theatrical productions (professional and educational)
- Experience working with middle/upper school students
- Excellent interpersonal communication time management and organizational skills
- Commitment to Quaker values social justice and anti-racism
We welcome candidates whose teaching experience has not happened within an independent school. Candidates who are from diverse backgrounds and/or who have experience in cultural competency work are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should send a professional resume cover letter and any visual documentation of your work on a website or linkable portfolio to Stephanie Walters Drama Department Chair by applying through the schools website: Select School is a co-educational pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade college preparatory independent school located in Center City Philadelphia serving over 600 students. As a Quaker school committed to diversity equity and inclusion FSS actively seeks and warmly welcomes applicants from diverse and underrepresented populations. Friends Select School provides programs and services and equal opportunity in the administration of its educational and admissions policies financial aid programs employment and the selection of its governing board without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity creed national or ethnic origin citizenship status age disability veteran status or any other legally protected class status.
Employment Type
Full Time
