Festival Lighting Designer Posted ago · Until Filled Saint Louis, MO

Overview

Opera Theatre is seeking applications for experienced Festival Lighting Designers. OTSL is seeking to hire two designers, responsible for the designs of two productions each. In addition, the designers must work in tandem and in direct contact with OTSL’s Director of Production, Artistic Director, stage directors, and lighting department to create a repertory light plot that is suitable for all four Festival Season productions.

Residency for the 2023 Festival Season will be May 1, 2023 through June 10, 2023, in order to attend Festival Season studio and on stage rehearsals. Festival Lighting Designers must be available for pre-production meetings, as available and as required. Designers are Independent Contractors, contracted under OTSL’s USA 829 agreement and USA benefits are included in the agreements. Housing and rental car are provided.

• Candidates must have five years of opera and/or music-based theatre experience and should demonstrate experience in a fast-paced festival repertory setting.
• Candidates must provide industry references and as much supporting information as possible (multiple recent production photos, etc.)

• Attend design and planning meetings with stage director and the rest of the design team, schedule to be mutually determined based on the OTSL festival planning schedule.
• Attend production meetings as necessary with Production department and production design team.
• Provide full lighting equipment lists and a light plot drawn to scale from Scenic Designs and theatre drawings provided by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
• Coordinate with the lighting department and other resident Festival Lighting Designer to create a festival plot that can be changed over in 2 hours.
• Provide color, hook-up plots, and instrument schedule including all information required for the realization of each design.
• Coordinate and plot special lighting effects.
• Provide specifications for competitive bids for lighting and special effects suppliers mutually satisfactory to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and the Lighting Designer.
• Oversee focusing of the lighting equipment and setting of lighting cues.
• Attend rehearsals as necessary to design the productions.
• Conduct lighting rehearsals according to OTSL’s rehearsal schedule.
• Attend preview performances.

Contract rates set by USA 829 and OTSL Master Agreement

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