Costume Designer for Zombie: The American by Robert O’Hara

Redtwist Theatre; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 2,000 - 5,000; Full time

Job summary

Redtwist Theatre seeks a Costume Designer for Zombie: The American by Robert O’Hara. The designer will collaborate with the director, production manager, and artistic staff to source and execute all costume elements for an intimate 35-seat theatre run.

Responsibilities include attending product meetings, building costumes within budget, rendering characters, and coordinating materials with leadership. The ideal candidate is creative, self-paced, and detail oriented, with bonus experience in

Qualifications

• Collaborative and creative approach to design
• Ability to work at self-paced tempo while maintaining quality
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in costumes and rendering

Responsibilities

• Source and execute all costume elements for the production
• Attend production meetings, tech and dress rehearsals
• Work independently to build costumes within budget while honoring director’s vision
• Produce costume renderings for each character, including SFX makeup looks
• Estimate and acquire materials and coordinate with production leadership
• Coordinate with production manager and staff over shared time in the space
• Maintain a safe work environment and cultivate safe practices in shop and stage
• Attend strike after production’s close

Skills

Collaboration

Creativity

Detail-oriented

SFX makeup

Job description

Redtwist Theatre seeks a Costume Designer for the production of Zombie: The American by Robert O’Hara. The ideal candidate is collaborative, creative, self-paced, and detail oriented. This production features a wide array of lifestyles and cultures, so the costume design must be approached with a distinct level of sensitivity, knowledge and respect. All costumes must sustain an 8-week run. Many costumes will feature prominent zombie makeup looks; experience with blood, prosthetics, and SFX makeup is also a bonus. BIPOC designers are strongly encouraged to apply.

Facilities

Redtwist Theatre is an intimate 35-seat storefront, where audiences are fully immersed in the intricate details of a production. Those in the costume department for any given production can expect patrons to experience their work very up close. Redtwist maintains overflow costume storage that contracted designers are welcome to use as inventory, just below the playing space. Rehearsals are held in an offsite rehearsal hall just walking distance of the theatre.

Production Dates

Zombie: The American by Robert O’Hara

• Production Meeting #1: Early-mid November TBD
• First Rehearsal: November 30 TBD
• Load-In: January 18-22
• First Onstage: January 21st 6-10PM
• Tech: January 23 & 24
• Dress Rehearsals: January 26 & 27
• First Preview: January 28
• Open: January 31
• Close & Strike: March 21

Position Overview

• The Costume Designer will work closely with the director, production manager, designers, technicians and artistic staff to source and execute all costume elements of the production.
• The Costume Designer will attend production meetings, tech and dress rehearsals.
• The Costume Designer will work independently to build costumes, within budget, while upholding the integrity of the director’s vision.
• The Costume Designer will produce costume renderings for each character, including SFX makeup looks for necessary characters.
• The Costume Designer is responsible for estimating and acquiring materials along with special-order products, with help from the production manager and artistic leadership.
• The Costume Designer will coordinate with the production manager, company manager, designers, scenic artist, and technicians over shared time within the performance space leading up to production.
• The Costume Designer will maintain a safe work environment while cultivating safe work culture practices in the shop and performance space throughout the build process, load-in, and strike.
• The Costume Designer will attend strike after the production’s close.