Wardrobe Supervisor

Job Title:

Writers Theatre – Wardrobe Supervisor

Location:

Glencoe, IL (in-person)

Department:
Production

Classification:
Seasonal, Part Time

Salary: $25.00/hr

• Sisters
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Pre-Production: 7/20/26 – 7/24/26
  • Supervisor In Rehearsals: 7/31/26 – 8/6/26
  • Tech: 8/7/26 – 8/12/26
  • Previews: 8/13/26 – 8/20/26
  • Opening: 8/21/26
  • Run: 8/22/26 – 11/8/26 (Act as Wardrobe Supervisor – Not Running a Track)
  • Strike: 11/9/26 – 11/14/26
• The Royale
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Pre-Production: 9/28/26 – 10/2/26
  • Supervisor In Rehearsals: 10/7/26 – 10/14/26
  • Tech: 10/15/26 – 10/21/26
  • Previews: 10/22/26 – 10/29/26
  • Opening: 10/30/26
  • Run: 10/31/26 – 12/13/26 (Act as Wardrobe
    1)
  • Strike: 12/14/26 – 12/19/26
• Brief Encounter
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Pre-Production: 1/18/27 – 1/22/27
  • Supervisor In Rehearsals: 1/26/27 – 2/2/27
  • Tech: 2/3/27 – 2/10/27
  • Previews: 2/22/27 – 2/28/27
  • Opening: 2/29/27
  • Run: 3/1/27 – 4/11/27 (Act as Wardrobe Supervisor and Wardrobe Cover)
  • Strike: 4/12/27 – 4/17/27
• Creditors
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Pre-Production: 3/17/27 – 3/21/27
  • Supervisor In Rehearsals: 3/25/27 – 4/1/27
  • Tech: 4/2/27 – 4/7/27
  • Previews: 4/8/27 – 4/15/27
  • Opening: 4/16/27
  • Run: 4/17/27 – 7/3/27 (Act as Wardrobe
    1)
  • Strike: 7/5/27 – 7/10/27
• Piano and Me
  • Wardrobe Supervisor Pre-Production: 4/28/27 – 4/30/27
  • Supervisor In Rehearsals: N/A (Presented Show)
  • Tech: 5/3/27 – 5/4/27
  • Previews: 5/5/27 – 5/6/27
  • Opening: 5/5/27
  • Run: 5/6/27 – 6/27/27 (Act as Wardrobe Supervisor – Not Running a Track)
  • Strike: 6/28/27 – 7/2/27

• General
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Point person for all Wardrobe correspondence
  • Communicate with Costume Shop Supervisor regarding purchasing Wardrobe consumables
• Pre-Production
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Coordinate with Costume Supervisor regarding Costume needs, dressing room needs, paperwork and piece lists
  • Meet with Wardrobe Crew Hires to set expectations
  • Assist in obtaining measurements if requested by Costume Supervisor
  • Prepare dressing rooms for fittings and rehearsal-to-theatre transition
  • Attend fittings when attendance is requested by Designer/Costume Supervisor
  • Create Wardrobe specific paperwork
  • Set up dressing rooms and backstage costume areas, prior to actors’ arrival
  • Read script to pinpoint moments for quick rigging needs for costumes and communicate them to the Costume Shop
• Rehearsal/Tech
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Pull rehearsal and understudy costumes as needed
  • Communicate with Stage Management about exit and entrance plots
  • Attend pre-tech runs as requested
  • Assist with move from Rehearsal Room to the Theatre
  • Generate paperwork for Wardrobe Crew
  • Assign Dresser tracks
  • Support Wardrobe Crew in assisting actors with dressing and quick changes
  • Take notes during Tech/Preview weeks
  • Attend tech and preview production meetings as liaison to the Wardrobe Crew
  • Communicate post tech/preview production meeting notes to Wardrobe Crew
  • Communicate with Stage Management at the end of each tech day to set the call time for Wardrobe Crew in accordance with the production schedule
  • Communicate with Production Coordinator about Crew overtime needs
  • Maintain and repair show costumes
  • Maintain a clean and safe workspace
  • Create a laundry schedule
  • Set up Dry Cleaning services for length of production
  • Coordinate with Production Management to schedule a tech check-in for Wardrobe Crew
  • Any additional tasks as assigned by Production Management or Costume Shop Supervisor
• Run
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Update and maintain Wardrobe paperwork with input from Wardrobe Crew
  • Depending on the show: learn all Wardrobe tracks and act as the Wardrobe Cover for the show OR act as Wardrobe Lead and train the Wardrobe Cover
  • Maintain and repair show costumes
  • Come on-site once a week to clean the dressing rooms and wardrobe room. Create a restock list to give to Costume Shop Supervisor
  • Be the primary point of contact for Dry Cleaning
  • Submit payroll for Wardrobe Crew, when applicable
• Closing
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Dressing Room and Wardrobe Room clean up and restock
  • Support Costume Shop Supervisor in rental returns
  • Restock all Costume pieces from production
  • Update Costumes inventory
• Non-Show
  
  Duties Include:
  
  
  • Clean Dressing Room and Wardrobe Areas
  • Organize Costume Shop pieces
  • Support Costume Shop Supervisor in other Costume and Wardrobe needs

• At least 3 years…