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CURRENT OPENINGS

Administration

Senior Manager of Institutional Giving

The Senior Manager of Institutional Giving is responsible for sustaining and growing the portfolio of Foundation and Corporate supporters to the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. The Senior Manager reports to and works in partnership with the Director of Development with guidance from the Producing Artistic Director to achieve the organization’s mission of fostering community and joy through the Shakespearean tradition of art for all. Salary Range: $75,000-80,000.

Full Job Description

To apply, please send a pdf of cover letter, and resume to jobs@stlshakes.org by Feb. 21.

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Production Staff

FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER

  • Dates: May 27 – June 24, 2025 
  • Rate: $2,200 Flat Rate
  • Hours: Evening

Description: As House Manager during the run of the show, you will oversee a team of five House Management Interns to ensure the smooth operation of all of the day to day front of house aspects. This includes maintaining a clean site, working with Box Office staff nightly on seating guests, ensuring that all facilities (portable toilets, concessions, eating areas, etc.) are ready for guests use each night. Communication and customer service skills are essential.  The Festival is an entirely outdoor event and weather conditions vary. Applicant should be ready to work in heat, rain and direct sunlight. 

For this role you will need customer service experience. You should be enthusiastic about the work of the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and eager to interact with our guests, interns, staff, and volunteers. In your role as House Manager you will occasionally have to respond to customer complaints, small security issues, and small medical issues. You should be able to maintain a friendly demeanor in the circumstances and always be prepared to represent the Festival well. 

LOAD-IN/OUT ASSISTANT 

  • Various Dates: April 24 – June 2; June 16 – July 8; June 26 – June 30; August 18 – 22, 2025
  • Rate: $3,300 Flat Rate 
  • Hours: Variable 

Description: You will work alongside the Associate Production Manager to help load in and load out the festival site for various productions. This will require outdoor work in the summer heat and rain. This will also require heavy lifting. Experience with power tools a plus. 

RUN CREW: Spot Op

  • Dates: May 20 – June 23; July 1 – August 18, 2025 
  • Rate: $250/wk (Tue-Sun, afternoons/nights)

Description: Operate spotlight from lighting tour during rehearsals and shows. Work with Master Electrician on nightly set up and tear down of electrical equipment.

RUN CREW: Audio Tech

  • Dates: May 13 – August 20, 2025 
  • Rate: $400/wk (Tue-Sun, afternoons/nights)

Description: Help put performers into microphones for every performance and rehearsal. Maintain microphone cleanliness and condition. Help set up and beak down audio equipment each night.

HOUSE MANAGEMENT INTERN

  • Dates: May 27 – June 23, 2025 
  • Rate: $500 stipend, no housing provided.

Description: This internship is a crash course on outdoor event operations and theater house management. You will be involved in the onsite operations of St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production in Shakespeare Glen from start to finish. You will help set up the front-of-house area, learn festival operations and emergency procedures, help coordinate volunteers, and work directly with guests to help ensure they have the best possible experience. The expectation is to be as each performance to ensure a safe experience for our audience and a successful show each night. You will report directly to the House Manager but will also interact with the Box Office Manager, Associate Producer, and Director of Marketing frequently. 

There will also be a weekly talk-back exclusively for house management interns with a different member of the festival’s staff and the show’s crew where you can learn more about the industry and make new connections. 

TO APPLY: 

Send your resume and brief description about yourself to Colin O’Brien (colin@stlshakes.org) with the role in the subject line. 

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Internships & Apprenticeships

Summer Teaching Artist Apprentice: The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival offers summer intern opportunities for young adults (17 and older) to join our Summer Shakespeare Studio program as a Teaching Artist Apprentice. Interns will work closely with professional artists in a fun and creative environment, developing leadership skills, arts education classroom experience and theater training while assisting in the Festival’s 20+ year history of theatre education for students ages 9-13.

This is an enriching opportunity for older high school or college students passionate about theatre education and working with middle schoolers. 

  • Pay: $500 Stipend or commensurate NHS/Volunteer Hours
  • Camp Duration: June 2-27, 8a-4p, plus one apprentice introduction session. 
  • To Apply: Email camp director Hannah Baartman (hannah@stlshakes.org) with a short cover letter (3 sentences on why you’d like to participate) and/or Resume. 

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in our hiring process, as well as in all areas of our work. We believe that diverse ideas, cultures, and traditions are vital assets that enrich the programs and productions we produce for our community. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.