Careers
If you are interested in one of the open positions listed below, please send the hiring manager a copy of your current résumé along with a cover letter telling us why you believe you are the best candidate for the job.
TheatreWorks offers a generous benefits package including employer-paid health insurance; a 403(b) retirement plan; paid vacation; holidays; personal and sick days; season tickets to TheatreWorks; friends and family discounts; and a creative, energetic environment.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley strives to be an inclusive work environment and embraces a diversity of people, ideas, talents, and experiences. We highly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented groups to apply. TheatreWorks’ commitment to producing the highest quality programming is dependent on building a community whose members come from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and life experiences. We join with a growing number of theatres in the movement to ensure that those who have been excluded historically—individuals from racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and women—are at the decision-making table, reflected in our programming, and represented on our staff.
Communications Manager
Position Summary
The Communications Manager is responsible for supporting and implementing a multi-channel communications strategy to strengthen TheatreWorks’ brand, promote its mission, and increase tickets sales and donations for its programs and events. This institutional multimedia producer role supports content development and production, manages social media platforms, and assists with public relations efforts. The Communications Manager will also support TheatreWorks equity and inclusion initiatives. This is a hybrid remote/in-office position; a minimum of three (3) days in the office, plus in-person attendance at events, select performances, and staff/board meetings is required.
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Special Events Manager
Position Summary
The Special Events Manager sets the standard for all TheatreWorks events, working in close cooperation with the staffs of the Development, Marketing, and Production teams, as well as Board members and major donors. This position assists with donor coordination and engagement and serves as a public face of TheatreWorks to ensure the success of fundraising efforts and donor events. This is a hybrid remote/in-office position; a minimum of three (3) days in the office, plus in-person attendance at events, select performances and staff/board meetings is required.
Accounts Payable Specialist
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley seeks an Accounts Payable Specialist to support and coordinate, cross-functional general accounting. Including functioning as the full cycle payroll administrator using ADP Workforce Now (bi-weekly and weekly), Accounts Payable, and other duties for the company.
Costume Rental Manager
The Costume Rental Manager maintains, manages and rents TheatreWorks’ extensive costume collection as well as administering rentals for Peninsula Youth Theatre and California Shakespeare Company’s costume stocks to the wider Bay Area theatre community including schools, small theatres and film productions. The TW costume department depends on a well-organized stockroom to pull from for our own productions and the rental income supports the upkeep of the best rental stock in the Bay Area. This is a fully in-person job for an extremely organized individual with basic accounting skills as well as a working knowledge of costume history and garment maintenance.
Teaching Artists
Teaching Artists are practicing professional artists with the passion, skills, and understanding of an educator. Real-world experience in their artistic field of choice enables them to enrich their curriculum and engage a broad scope of people beyond the classroom. Teaching Artists bridge the gap between the arts and learning to cultivate the future generations of awesome individuals ready to change this world.
We Are Looking for Teaching Artists Who:
- Possess a respect for students from all backgrounds and ages.
- Possess a thorough knowledge, understanding, and passion for their art form.
- Have an understanding and passion for social justice.
- Have Equity, Diversity & Inclusion training.
- Value process and collaboration over end product.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have significant experience teaching their art form.
- Are familiar with the CA Arts Standards and Common Core State Standards, as appropriate to teaching their art form.
- Have good classroom management skills.
- Can participate in constructive feedback.
- Have reliable transportation and are punctual.
- Are able to pass a background check and a TB test.
- Are able to supply a social security number, Tax ID, or proof of authorization to work in the United States.
To become a TheatreWorks Teaching Artist, submit a Teaching Artist Inquiry Form and we will contact you should your background and experience meet the requirements of one of our program needs. If we do not have an appropriate opening, we will retain your resume for future programming.
Please include the following:
- A cover letter, including a brief description of your artistic field, and why you love to teach. You may also upload a 3 minute video of yourself describing your experience.
- A resume / CV
- The contact information for three references who can speak to your work as a teaching artist
- Do you also teach in another language? Please let us know!
Any questions, please email artsengagement@theatreworks.org
Directors, Musical Directors, & Choroeogaphers
At TheatreWorks, guest artists find a professional, supportive environment and appreciative audiences for their best work. We are always interested in learning about directors, musical directors, and choreographers with distinguished records of achievement.
Please send or email your résumé (in pdf format, please) to:
Jeffrey Lo,
Associate Producer of Casting & Literary Management
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
P.O. Box 50458
Palo Alto, CA 94303
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley strives to be an inclusive work environment and embraces a diversity of people, ideas, talents, and experiences. We highly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented groups to apply.
Design & Production Professionals
We hire scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers for all of our shows. We also hire Equity and non-equity Stage Management, as well as a full complement of backstage crew. Lastly, to supplement the efforts of our on-staff shop, craft, and production professionals, TheatreWorks often hires overhire, from carpenters and painters to property fabricators, costumers, electricians, and other theatre craftspeople. Shop and craft specialists construct and install all scenic elements, help maintain shop and rehearsal facilities, and assist in striking and recycling scenic materials. Successful candidates will have experience in professional shop practices, woodworking, and steel fabrication, with proficiency in common theatrical construction techniques.
Please send résumés in pdf format to:
Karen Szpaller, Director of Production
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley strives to be an inclusive work environment and embraces a diversity of people, ideas, talents, and experiences. We highly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented groups to apply.