Powerhouse Theater
Poughkeepsie, NY
US

CONTACT NAME

Michael Sheehan

DESCRIPTION

Powerhouse Theater seeks a Sound Supervisor for the 2023 Powerhouse Season. Now in its 37th season, Vassar College partners with various artists and theater institutions to produce a summer season of new plays and musicals on its campus in Poughkeepsie, NY. Simultaneously, the Powerhouse Theater Training Program is in session, providing 40+ aspiring theater professionals a chance to immerse themselves in acting, directing and playwriting. Learn more about Powerhouse Theater here.

Dates of Employment: June 18 - August 4, 2023. Salary, 3 meals/day and free on-campus housing provided.

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Sound Supervisor will oversee all sound-related aspects of the Powerhouse Season, which will be comprised of 10-12 workshop productions of new plays, musicals and training program productions. Supervisor will lead their department through pre-production, load ins/outs, technical rehearsals and performances and will oversee the Sound Technician.

Seeking a candidate with strong technical knowledge, organizational skills, leadership skills, problem solving skills and a desire to be hands on.

If you are available and have interest in being considered for the position, please send a brief cover letter to [email protected] along with the following:
1. Confirm availability (June 18 - August 4, 2023)
2. Attach a resume.

We will be scheduling Zoom/phone interviews immediately, so please submit your materials ASAP.

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For five weeks every summer the Powerhouse Theater Program comes to life on the Vassar College campus to provide a nurturing environment in which passionate theater lovers from students to professional practitioners and audience members learn from one another. The Powerhouse Theater Training Program provides aspiring theater professionals a chance to immerse themselves in acting, directing, and playwriting. The program’s Training Company also offers free performances throughout the season. Since 1985, the Powerhouse Program has brought developmental productions, workshops of plays and musicals, and readings of works-in-progress to the Vassar campus. Together with our adventurous partners, students, and dedicated audiences, we create a crucial community – one that gives time, space and voice to artists of the American theater. Join us for another thrilling Powerhouse summer!

Nearly 30 projects developed recently by Powerhouse have had or will soon have major productions including the 2016 Tony Award-winners Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda and The Humans by Stephen Karam, as well as: The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe and Junk by Ayad Akhtar (Lincoln Center Theater); Diana, by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan (Broadway), Sanctuary City, Martyna Majok (New York Theatre Workshop); Head Over Heels by The Go Gos, Jeff Whitty and James Magruder (Broadway), A 24-Decade History of Popular Music by Taylor Mac (St. Ann’s Warehouse & International Tour); The Homecoming Queen by Ngozi Anyanwu and The Great Leap by Lauren Yee (Atlantic Theater Company); etc.

DURATION

Jun 18, 2023 - Aug 4, 2023

SALARY

$4,000.00 – $4,000.00 per gig

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