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The West Side Show Room loves meeting artists and forging new relationships! Come join our band of merry misfits!


JOB OPENINGS

STAGE MANAGER

SHOW: Rockford New Words 2023
DATES: Jan 15-21, 2023
PAY: $250

In its 8th year, Rockford New Words is a small festival of new 10 minute words written for performance: plays, poems, stories and monologues. The Stage Manager will coordinate with actors, prepare scripts, and run rehearsals and performances. There will be two rehearsals and three performances, all the week of Jan 15-21st.

Learn more about Rockford New Words here: wssr.org/rockford-new-words

For more information and to apply, email contact@wssr.org


COSTUME DESIGNER

SHOW: Hir
DATES: Jan-Feb 2023 (opens Feb 16)
PAY: $300 stipend

Story: Somewhere in the suburbs, Isaac has returned from the wars to help take care of his ailing father, only to discover a household in revolt. The insurgent: his mom. Liberated from an oppressive marriage, with Isaac’s newly out transgender sibling as her ally, she’s on a crusade to dismantle the patriarchy. But in Taylor Mac’s sly, subversive comedy, annihilating the past doesn’t always free you from it.

For more information and to apply, email contact@wssr.org


Check back soon for other job postings! In the meantime, if you are interested in getting involved, send us an email at contact@wssr.org, and don’t forget to join WSSR News on Facebook!


ACTORS

The West Side Show Room is always interested in meeting actors. We are a group of theater practitioners with a professional mindset: we work hard, take risks, and care about the audience. We believe in our soul that anyone, regardless of training or experience, can deliver an excellent performance if they are passionate, courageous, and cast in the right role! ♥️♥️

One of The West Side Show Room's most important values is Activist Casting.  

The best way to get involved is to audition for one of our shows, volunteer, or stop by and get to know us! Check our Auditions Page and say hi at contact@thewssr.org.

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DIRECTORS

The West Side Show Room is interested in working with directors who are comfortable making bold choices, taking risks, and bringing a strong interpretive vision to the table.

The West Side Show Room values the concept of confrontational theater. We presents plays that are wildly entertaining, but never allow the audience to withdraw into complacency. Whether the work is old/new, dramatic/comedic, realistic/absurd, The West Side Show Room's performances are up-close, immersive, risky, confrontational, and challenge the audience to expand their view of the world.

if you are interested in directing a future West Side Show Room production, you can send a cover letter and resume if you have one, or just say hi to us contact@wssr.org

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STAGE MANAGERS

The West Side Show Room is currently seeking stage managers for its upcoming season.

We are a community theater with a professional mindset: we work hard, take risks, and hold each other to a high standard. Our stage managers are the backbone of this process and are vital to ensure the smooth running of rehearsals and performances.

If you have experience stage managing, or are interested in learning, you can send a cover letter and resume if you have one, or just say hi to us at contact@wssr.org.

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DESIGNERS

The West Side Show Room is currently looking for Set, Lighting, Costume, and Prop designers for its upcoming season.

In our work, we value creative constraint. Our first sets were made out of cardboard as both a way to save money, and as an aesthetic choice. We hold cardboard up as an emblem symbolic of creative constraint: the concept that artists make the strongest choices when their options are limited.

If you have a unique vision, think outside the box, and are interested in working with new materials and non-traditional techniques, we would love to meet you! Send a cover letter, resume, and portfolio links if you’ve got ‘em— otherwise just say hi to us at contact@wssr.org.

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INTERNSHIPS

We currently have positions open in our upcoming season for individuals interested in gaining experience in theater production.

The WSSR values education. We believe that an engaged and educated public are critical to transforming our community and the world.

If you are interested in learning more about producing, directing, stage management, set design, light design, costume design, box office management, marketing, please get in touch with us at contact@wssr.org.

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