Actor/Theatrical Interpreter
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Creative Arts/Media
Job Category
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Historical Performing Arts & Interpretation
Requisition Number
: ACTOR
003481
- Posted :
December 19, 2025 - Full-Time
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DescriptionWho We Are
Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past” through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia’s colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.
Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301‑acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life.
The Foundation also owns and operates two world‑class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.
Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on‑site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today’s evolved tastes.
Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.
Perform, create, and portray historical figures of 18th c. Williamsburg in original plays or informal interpretations and/or create and perform in 18th c. play adaptations and interpret theatrical history. Connect themes to Interpretive Plan engaging guests to our collective past and why Williamsburg is important in the development of a new nation. Utilize a variety of performance techniques and styles in a dynamic, passionate, and effective way making history relevant to modern audiences.
EssentialFunctions
- May include script writing, editing, directing, music, vocal, etc.
Education and Experience
Knowledge and skills required to fulfill the defined job responsibilities usually acquired through a combination of education and experience equivalent to completion of a four‑year degree from an accredited college or university, and two years of professional experience in theatre or related fields.
Qualifications Required- Script memorization, manage multiple tasks, take direction, improvisation skills, perform in front of large audiences.
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