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Theatre Aspen’s Company Manager is a seasonal position reporting to the General Manager and is responsible for providing the essential support required to maintain an efficient theatrical producing company. This position is an important link for all departments and carries with it a substantial need for understanding of, and adherence to, organizational hierarchy and appropriate communication pathways. The Company Manager has specific responsibilities regarding hospitality, housing, travel, meals, transportation, and events included but not limited to:

Hospitality

• Meet and greet incoming designers, performers, crew and apprentices. Provide tours of facilities, assign and track keys, provides welcome packet including phone lists, “rules of the house,” rehearsals schedules, area maps, and local attractions.
• Serves as liaison between company and theatre administration.
• First emergency responder for company.
• Coordinate logistics for company extracurricular activities (rafting trip, parties, etc.). 

Housing, Travel, Meals, and Transportation

• Arrange travel and assists General Manager with temporary local housing for incoming company, ensuring compliance with union requirements when necessary.
• Facilitate the distribution of company bike fleet.
• Coordinate ground transportation and car rental needs including but not limited to: airport pick-up and drop offs, grocery and food runs associated with company members.
• Set up and break down housing for seasonal employees, following individual lease agreement terms.
• Liaison between landlords, tenants, and cleaning crews.
• Maintain inventory of household items for housing facilities before, during and after the season.
• Facilitate company meals and craft services for rehearsals, techs, and special events.
• Execute trade agreements with local vendors (ie: uses ad trade for company meals), responsible for tracking all trade usage throughout the summer season.

 

Administration

• Assist management team in onboarding process – welcome packet, orientation, Human Recourse paperwork.
• Assist management team in collecting company members bios, headshots, measurement sheets, and distribute them appropriate departments.
• Coordinate company involvement for external events (radio interviews, party performance, etc.).
• Coordinate Child Wrangler schedule as needed.

Qualifications/ Required Skills

• Previous company, tour, production, or stage management experience.
• Acute attention to detail with strong organizational and adaptability skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects at once and operate in line with proven systems.
• Positive attitude and the ability to remain effective under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills as well as the cultural sensitivity needed to work effectively in a diverse environment of artists, creative and management teams, children, and parents.
• Must be kind, patience, and overall respectful of people’s needs and concerns.
• A passion for the performing arts.
• Valid driver’s license
• Own car preferred.
• CPR and First Aid certification (Theatre Aspen will provide training if needed).
• Willingness to be subjected to a routine background check

 

Term of employment:

• Mid-May 6 thru August
• Compensation: Weekly salary
• Housing provided

Please email letter of interest and resume to  dani@theatreaspen.org

Theatre Aspen is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The Wardrobe/Wig Supervisor will lead the wardrobe department for Theatre Aspen’s summer season. Working with costume designers and production management, the Wardrobe/Wig Supervisor will successfully build and maintain the vision of the season’s productions.

Relationships

Reports to Director of Production; supervises all Wardrobe personnel.  Works with costume and sound designers, stage management, directors, and performers.

Requirements

This position requires excellent organization and communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree in theatre with an emphasis on costume or fashion design is required, along with 5+ years experience as a Wardrobe Supervisor.  In addition, the Wardrobe/Wig Supervisor must have:

• Experience supervising and leading a wardrobe department and staff of varying experience levels.
• Experience designing/choreographing costume tracks for theatrical productions.
• Expert-level sewing skills.
• Extensive knowledge of textiles and costume construction and laundering and cleaning techniques.
• Ability to perform simple maintenance on sewing machines.
• Knowledge of wigs from human to synthetic of different mediums.
• Experience handling budgets, inventories, and production schedules.
• Ability to set priorities, build/maintain a schedule and deadlines.
• Ability to troubleshoot and problem-solve in high-tension situations.
• Experience using excel, word, google docs and calendar, etc.
• Ability to work and adapt to various conditions. i.e. outside, weather, etc.

 

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining the Hurst Theatre and the season’s repertory productions by overseeing the wardrobe department, including acting as a mentor to Theatre Aspen Apprentices.
• Coordinate all load-in and load-out of wardrobe department from rehearsal spaces and the Hurst Theatre site.
• Oversees all aspects of the Wardrobe department budget in conjunction with the Production Manager.
• Overseeing, organizes, and maintains all areas of the wardrobe department. i.e. wardrobe personnel, costumes, make-up, wigs, dressing rooms, and ensuring all elements are in compliance with AEA rules.
• In-charge of organizing inventory; restocking and ordering of all wardrobe supplies.
• Attend and participate in pre-production conferences, season production meetings, tech production meetings, as requested.
• Attend rehearsals, as required, to complete work and prepare/supply wardrobe needs at said rehearsals in coordination with designers, production and stage management.
• Assists designers in the creation of a costume prep list and a laundry schedule prior the show(s) opening dates.
• Works with the designer and management to ascertain what additional materials may be necessary. Responsible for acquiring said materials with guidance from and with prior approval of the production manager and/or General Management.
• Design/choreograph all costume tracks backstage for performances in conjunction with Costume Designer, Sound Designers, Stage Management, etc.
• Coordinate preparation, organization and maintenance of dressing rooms and quick-change spaces.
• Coordinate all laundry (under garments daily, other pieces weekly, dry cleaning monthly) adhering to the rules and standards of Actors’ Equity.
• Coordinate and perform all mending/stitching, or any repairs needed throughout the season. Coordinate over-hire as needed.
• Ensure all costume pieces must be clean, ironed/steamed and ready for the actors no later than 45 minutes prior to each performance. In particular all sound/microphone support that requires wardrobe coordination and assistance must be ready one hour prior to performance time, or in time for all sound check calls (whichever is earlier).
• Coordinate all wardrobe changeovers in season’s repertory.
• Supervise and strike all costumes, dressing rooms, and inventory at the end of the season and organize/assist in the storage of all costume and wigs. Assist, strike, and return any rented items.

This position supervises Theatre Aspen Apprentices, mentoring and training emerging talent within the field.  The willingness to collaborate, instruct and provide guidance is an essential requirement.

Terms of employment

Mid-May thru August

Bi-weekly salary is commensurate with experience.

Round trip travel stipend.

Housing for duration of the summer season.

Theatre Aspen is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

To apply please send cover letter and resume to dani@theatreaspen.org