Wardrobe Dresser/Additional Labor (Temporary Part-time)

About the role

The Wardrobe Dressers/Add Labor are primarily responsible for running shows, assisting with quick changes, organizing costumes during tech and runs, maintaining costumes' look and functionality, laundry, costume load ins and strikes for the Alliance Theatre's productions, including LORT B and D stages, as well as Theatre for Young Audiences shows.

Responsibilities

• Maintain original look of costumes
• Attend to the actors in a calm, pleasant and professional manner
• Assist actors in dressing and changing costumes and wigs
• Launder, iron and repair costumes as needed
• Attend run-throughs prior to tech
• Generate paperwork for dressing track
• Prep and organize backstage change areas
• Prep and organize dressing rooms
• Help prep understudy tracks
• Absorb and assist with labelling and costume finishing as needed prior to tech
• Absorb and assist with costume strike after last performance

Qualifications

• Experience Prior experience running wardrobe for theatrical productions
• Experience in basic theatrical costuming techniques
• Experience working with Equity actors or LORT theatres preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Must be skilled in using costume and sewing equipment including: steam irons, washers/dryers, laundry supplies, domestic or industrial sewing machines and other standard sewing equipment
• Must have strong listening, interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be organized and able to interpret and follow directions
• Must be able to stay calm under pressure
• Ability to reliably work a variable schedule based on season calendar
• Basic computer skills preferred

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• Necessary accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time
• Sometimes stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Carry items upstairs
• Work long hours during tech/dress rehearsals
• Frequent use of hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Some standing, walking, bending
• Frequent use of hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Some standing, walking, bending
• Frequent use of hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Some standing, walking, bending
• Frequent use of hands, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Some standing, walking, bending