Theater Guest Artist

Theater Guest ArtistGuest Artist appointments are located on Parkland College's Campus in Champaign, Illinois and have a salary range of $500.00 - 2,000.00 per production depending upon the role. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL POSITION(S) IS FILLED.The Theater Guest Artist is a temporary, part-time position supervised by the Theatre Director. Specific schedule will vary with the production schedule. Evenings and weekends are the primary work times. Some weekday time may occasionally be required. Information regarding the current production season may be accessed at: Parkland Theatre (link opens in new window) Applicants must submit: An online employment application Cover letter Resume or CVEssential Job Functions by role: (including but not limited to) Dance ChoreographerDevelop original choreography and staged movement for musical numbers, scenes, transitions, and other production needs. Create choreography appropriate to the production's style, audience, venue, cast size, available rehearsal time, and performers' skill levels. Teach dance steps, combinations, formations, timing, spacing, technique, and performance quality to student performers. Provide warm-ups, basic conditioning, and safe movement practices when appropriate to reduce risk of injury. Director Develop and communicate a clear artistic concept, including the production's tone, pacing, visual style, storytelling approach, and educational goals. Conduct cast read-throughs, orientation meetings, and production meetings as needed. Create and implement blocking, stage pictures, transitions, pacing, and scene work that support the story and are appropriate for the performance space. Coach student actors in characterization, vocal and physical performance, text analysis, movement, relationships, objectives, timing, and ensemble work. Fight ChoreographerDevelop safe, repeatable, and dramatically effective choreography for unarmed combat, falls, restraint, swordplay, prop-weapon use, or other staged-violence sequences. Teach performers foundational stage-combat principles, including consent, communication, spacing, eye contact, cues, reactions, timing, control, and the requirement that choreography not be improvised. Inspect, recommend, and coordinate the safe use, storage, maintenance, and tracking of rehearsal and performance weapons, breakaway items, effects, and combat-related props. Hair StylistDevelop and present hair-design concepts, reference images, samples, sketches, or look boards for review and approval. Design hairstyles and hair treatments that complement costumes, makeup, character development, lighting, movement, and audience sightlines. Style performers' natural hair and apply wigs, hairpieces, extensions, braids, facial hair, and accessories for dress rehearsals and performances. Perform touch-ups, resets, repairs, and quick changes before, during, and after performances. Intimacy Coordinator Read and break down the script to identify scenes involving kissing, intimate touch, simulated sexual activity, nudity or partial nudity, sexual violence, vulnerable physical exposure, or other boundary-sensitive material. Advise the production team about whether a scene requires intimacy direction, additional safety planning, content communication, specialized staff, or a change in staging approach. Facilitate informed, ongoing consent for all physical contact and intimate choreography; confirm that performers understand they may identify boundaries or raise concerns throughout the process. Lighting Designer Create and present lighting concept materials, such as reference images, renderings, mood boards, preliminary cue ideas, or other visual communication tools. Design practical and artistic lighting for each scene, including front light, backlight, side light, area lighting, specials, color, texture, movement, and effects as appropriate. Develop lighting cues and transition timing that coordinate with the script, music, choreography, scene changes, actor movement, sound, projections, and stage-management calls. Makeup StylistDevelop makeup designs that support characterization, storytelling, costumes, hair, stage distance, lighting, audience sightlines, and the director's artistic vision. Select, purchase, rent, mix, organize, and maintain makeup products, tools, brushes, sponges, adhesives, removers, prosthetic materials, facial-hair pieces, and supplies within the approved production budget. Apply makeup, facial hair, prosthetics, body makeup, special-effects makeup, and other approved character elements for rehearsals, dress rehearsals, publicity events, and performances as assigned. Conduct touch-ups, repairs, removals, and resets before, during, and after performances as needed. Music Director Collaborate with the director, choreographer, and other members of the creative team to develop a unified musical interpretation that supports the production concept and storytelling. Prepare music materials, including vocal scores, rehearsal tracks, part assignments, vocal cuts, transpositions, annotated scores, and other approved musical resources. Ensure that all licensed music, orchestration, arrangements, and performance materials are used in accordance with publisher, copyright, and royalty requirements. Teach cast members melodies, rhythms, harmonies, diction, vocal parts, entrances, cutoffs, tempos, dynamics, phrasing, and musical style. Projections Engineer Assess available projectors, lenses, screens or scenic surfaces, playback computers, media servers, control equipment, cabling, power, and mounting locations. Plan projector placement, image size, sightlines, masking, focus, signal paths, and access for operation and maintenance. Configure playback systems and prepare approved image and video files in formats suitable for the production's equipment. Props Designer Search existing theater inventory and storage areas for usable items; inspect, clean, repair, modify, label, and prepare pulled props before use. Source props through construction, alteration, purchase, rental, borrowing, donation, or other approved methods. Ensure that all props are safe, functional, durable, appropriately weighted, and suitable for the performers and performance environment. Scenic Designer Develop scenic concepts through sketches, collages, research packets, renderings, digital models, physical scale models, paint elevations, and other visual presentation materials. Present scenic concepts and design materials for review; revise designs in response to approved artistic direction, production needs, budget limits, venue conditions, or safety considerations. Design scenery that supports performer movement, blocking, choreography, fight choreography, intimacy choreography, scene changes, accessibility, actor safety, and audience sightlines. Develop materials, finishes, textures, paint treatments, and construction approaches that achieve the desired visual effect while remaining durable, safe, fire-conscious, and practical for production use. Stage Manager Work with the director and production team to develop and distribute rehearsal schedules, call times, location information, and daily updates. Prepare and maintain the prompt book, including the script, blocking notation, entrances and exits, scene shifts, props, preset information, lighting, sound, projections, deck cues, special effects, and standby/call language. Supervise backstage operations during performances, including scene shifts, props, quick changes, entrances, exits, safety procedures, and response to unexpected events.