Positions...

Production Team

We're assembling our 2021 production teams for both our live performances and our film crew. If you're interested in knowing more about any of these positions and/or throwing your hat in the ring, we'd love to hear from you. If you have skills in several areas, we're happy to combine those, which would be a commensurate increase in pay. These are all paid positions.

Open Positions currently include...
For our live performances around Milwaukee:​

• Soundscape Designer
• Wardrobe
• Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator
• Road Crew
• Construction Crew

Film crew for our No Holds Bard web series:

• Production Assistant - on set
• Production Assistant - coordinator
• Cinematographer
• Locations Scout
• 2nd Video Editor
• Craft services for filming days
• Broadcast engineer

Already filled for 2021...

• Director
• Assistant Director
• Dramaturg
• Set Designer
• Production Manager
• Costumes Designer
• House Manager
• Props Designer
• 1st Video Editor
• Assistant Stage Manager
• ​Sound Engineer
  

Volunteer

Ushers
Optimist Theatre is looking for volunteer ushers to support our House Manager at each performance. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays from July 24th and 25th to September 4th and 5th.

Help make our audience experience wonderful!

Special Projects
Throughout the year, we need volunteers to help with various projects ranging from stuffing envelopes to helping send emails and everything in between. Projects are assigned as the need arises and based on your availability. If you'd like to be on the rota for consideration, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information about any of these opportunities, please e-mail Susan Scot Fry at ssfry@optimisttheatre.org . Thank you!