Vacancies

We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and experiences to apply. Our program values collaboration, creativity, and student growth through theater arts. Resumes should be sent to the program Director, Mrs. Kelsy Brookins ([email protected]), and the Athletic and Activities Director, Ms. Nina Rouse ([email protected]). Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Please allow for up to two weeks for follow up as it is summer break. 

Costume Designer
Create and coordinate visually effective costumes that reflect character, period, and production design while supporting student performance and safety. This role combines creative design, practical construction, and student mentorship.

Qualifications:

• Proficient sewing skills and techniques to build costumes in-house
• Ability to teach, model, and provide constructive feedback to student costumers
• Ability to foster a positive, nurturing environment for students and team members
• Execute clear communication to students, families, and team members
• Demonstrate reliability, artistic skill and vision, attention to detail, and commitment to quality
• Ability to creatively and logistically collaborate with team members and work towards a common unifying artistic vision​

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare to costume the show and entire cast
  • Study the script; analyze costuming needs of the production
  • Create a costume plot and determine needs for each student
• Lead student customers in design research, construction, and backstage readiness
• Create, acquire, and/or coordinate costume pieces per character
  • Take and record student measurements and complete fittings
  • Research and reach out to other local schools and organizations who have recently produced the same or similar shows, to arrange local borrowing, rentals, or trades
  • Purchase pieces, fabric, etc. - Do not use own funds for reimbursement; things can be ordered online or a school credit card can be borrowed
  • Keep accurate records of costume pieces, rentals, and other budgeting
  • Create, alter, and/or coordinate all pieces 
• Ensure costumes are and continue to be prepared for performances
  • Communicate with Technical Director to coordinate load-in plan for costumes for dressing rooms
  • Attend dress rehearsals and facilitate costume parade
• Organize, strike, clean, return and sort out costumes following performances
  • Attend strike to organize costumes into home washing, dry cleaning, and immediate storage return
  • Ensure costumes are washed and coordinate dry cleaning with approved dry cleaning vendor

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Additional Information:

​Rehearsals start in September and go through mid-November. We run rehearsals nightly Monday through Friday, with weekends reserved closer to the show if needed. Team members need to be available starting at 3pm until 5 or 6pm, depending on the day and determined rehearsal schedule. 

Greenfield Drama strives to provide a hands-on experience that allows students to take creative risks, fail, and try again in a safe environment while learning skills in leadership, safety, collaboration, and theater-specific skill and knowledge. Greenfield Drama is open to students with varying degrees of theater interest,  and we stress the importance of safety while working in the various locations in the theater space. The leaders and advisers of the program value teaching through hands-on experience for the students where the students are actively engaged in the process of mounting a production.

Fall Show - High School Musical: November 14, 15, 16