Tour Wardrobe Attendant — Youth & Professional Cast

Playbill, Inc.; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Talmi Entertainment seeks a Wardrobe Attendant to join a touring wardrobe team, supporting youth-cast and professional wardrobe operations with fittings, repairs, alterations, and on-show readiness.

This hands-on touring role requires sewing skills, speed, adaptability, and sound judgment to operate across venues on a demanding one-city-per-day schedule, while maintaining organization and a collaborative, positive atmosphere with directors, actors, and crew.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in fittings, alterations, hand sewing, machine sewing, repairs, and costume maintenance.
• Ability to work confidently with men's and women's costumes ranging from simple garments to delicate, multi-piece costumes.
• Knowledge of classical and romantic tutus strongly preferred.
• Experience with quick changes and live-performance wardrobe operations; touring ballet or comparable production experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work efficiently under pressure, accept direction, shift priorities, and maintain a positive manner with professional artists, youth performers, and school personnel.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Drive or comparable cloud-based tools.
• Physical ability to handle costumes and wardrobe equipment and sustain long production days involving standing, walking, lifting, bending, and repetitive handwork.

Responsibilities

• Assist youth-cast fittings and independently fit assigned roles so multiple roles can be fitted at the same time.
• Load in and organize the youth-cast dressing room, creating an orderly and positive experience for school directors, children, and families.
• Transition back to the professional-cast wardrobe operation as youth fittings conclude and complete assignments from the Adult Wardrobe Lead.
• Assist with repairs and alterations for both professional and youth-cast costumes, prioritizing urgent show needs.
• Assist with laundry, hand washing, spot cleaning, costume distribution, collection, and reset.
• Run the assigned Stage Right show track, including presetting costumes, assisting professional-cast quick changes, and responding to costume issues during the performance.
• Support youth-cast quick changes when required, while maintaining the professional cast as the primary performance responsibility.
• Proactively assist Wardrobe team members across Stage Left and Stage Right and communicate clearly about incomplete work, repairs, and show-critical needs.
• Load in and load out approximately 200 costumes and associated wardrobe equipment transported in approximately 11 gondolas; typical calls are approximately four to five hours for load-in and two hours for load-out.
• Maintain, repair, alter, issue, collect, clean, and properly store costumes throughout the tour.
• Participate in pre-tour and on-tour fittings, alterations, repairs, and department preparation as assigned.
• Run performances in a wide range of performing arts centers and adapt to changing backstage layouts, local crews, schedules, and dressing-room conditions.
• Contribute to a collaborative, respectful department and perform additional wardrobe duties assigned by the Adult Wardrobe Lead.

Job description

Talmi Entertainment seeks a Wardrobe Attendant to join a touring wardrobe team, supporting youth-cast and professional wardrobe operations with fittings, repairs, alterations, and on-show readiness.

This hands-on touring role requires sewing skills, speed, adaptability, and sound judgment to operate across venues on a demanding one-city-per-day schedule, while maintaining organization and a collaborative, positive atmosphere with directors, actors, and crew.