Costume Assistant for Youth Summer Programs (ages 9-18)

Each summer, The Hanover Theatre runs Youth Summer Programs for students ages 6-18. Our teen program, now in its 16th year, offers students, ages 13-18, daily morning classes focusing on music, drama and dance as well as afternoon rehearsals for a final production. Two sessions will be offered. Students will present three performances of a full-scale Broadway musical at the end of each session. Our Pre-Teen session will produce a Broadway Jr. production in three weeks utilizing the same set, props, etc. DAY TO DAY TASKS: Active involvement with children, ages 9-18 Assisting the Costume Coordinator Coordinate complex costume changes and assist with quick-changes Measuring students for costumes Execution of costume plot Sewing, alterations, steaming, ironing, pattern work, washing Assist in the coordination and return of rental items Production-related errands and general help with the day to day activities of the Youth Summer Program Qualifications: REQUIRED COMMITMENT: Daily: Teen Session 1: July 8th – July 27th, 2024 (Monday-Friday 8am - 4pm*) Teen Session 2: July 29th – August 17th, 2024 (Monday-Friday 8am - 4pm*) Pre-Teen Session: July 22nd – August 10th (Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm*) Performances: Teen: July 26th at 7pm & 27th at 2pm & 7pm, August 16th at 7pm & 17th at 2pm & 7pm Pre-Teen: August 10th at 2pm & 6pm Strike: TBD Additional hours will be required during tech week REQUIRED ATTRIBUTES: Strong interest in performing arts Previous experience with costume design and patterns Excellent sewing skills Excellent communication skills Ability to manage and work within a budget Proven self-starter and desire to take initiative Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities Confident personality with the motivation to achieve results Strong attention to detail Punctual and dependable Reliable Transportation (parking will be provided) Must be 19+ How To Apply: To apply for this internship, please email a cover letter and resume ASAP: Meghan Montaner President, Conservatory & Education Division The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge Street Worcester, MA 01608 education@thehanovertheatre.org www.thehanovertheatre.org Apply by: April 21, 2024 Salary: $15 / Per hour About this Organization: Since opening in 2008, The Hanover Theatre has entertained more than two million guests with Broadway musicals, comedy headliners, music, dance, and more. The 2,300-seat award-winning historic theatre continues to establish its place as a world-class center for the performing arts. The Hanover Theatre Conservatory provides performance opportunities, classes, and individual instruction in theatre, dance, and technical theatre and design to more than 500 young people and adults from across central Massachusetts each year. Our success has been entirely due to the excellence and dedication of our team members. For this reason, we strive to have competitive salaries and an outstanding benefits package. It is essential that our mission, "To ignite and nurture a passion for the performing arts in audiences and artists of today and tomorrow," and our vision "to be a dynamic downtown destination where all people can experience the transformative power of the performing arts," be embedded into everything that we do. Similarly, our core values in professionalism, respect for others, collaboration and teamwork, accountability, customer service and interpersonal communication must be a central part of our culture in order for our organization to continue to be successful. The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory is committed to an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. We acknowledge the presence of implicit bias inherent in systems and practices in our industry and beyond; and our role in working to dismantle those systems. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and we strongly encourage applications from the BIPOC community. Worcester Center for Performing Arts, a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, owns and operates The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory and, on behalf of the Worcester Cultural Coalition, manages Worcester’s BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center.