What are the responsibilities and job description for the Theatre Design Fellowship position at Hangar Theatre?
Design opportunities include:
- Costume Design
- Lighting Design
- Scenic Design
- Sound Design
One design fellow in each discipline will be selected to come and spend the summer in residence in Ithaca. Design Fellows design the KIDDSTUFF shows, and may have some opportunities to assist designers on the Mainstage.
Hangar Fellows Performance Series
The Hangar’s summer KIDDSTUFF theatre for young audiences (TYA) series features plays and musicals selected especially for young audiences (usually ages 4-9) that include current popular titles and reimagined classics that reflect the diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints of today’s world. 2024 KIDDSTUFF productions will take place on the Hangar’s Outdoor Stage.
Collaborators
- Hangar Design Fellows work closely with Hangar Theatre Directing Fellows to conceive and create KIDDSTUFF and Wedge show design elements.
- As an assistant on Hangar Mainstage shows, Design Fellows assist experienced professional designers.
- Throughout the summer, Fellows work closely with various department heads and the production manager as they create designs.
A* Hangar Design Fellow can expect to: *
- Enhance their understanding of organizational design and production parameters; working with a director and other designers to conceive of and execute a design idea; process the information discussed and discovered in design and production meetings in a useful and productive way.
- Improve practices for communicating artistic ideas and concepts with a team of theatre collaborators through graphic skills, language, and research.
- Develop tools to help prioritize work and understand how a production fits into a repertory season.
Start the networking and collaboration process with other designers, directors, and technicians with whom they will continue to create theatre throughout their careers.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $425.00 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
Salary : $425