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MUSIC HOUSE, INC

Technical Theater Teaching Artist

Pay: $25/hr
Posted: 3 weeks ago
Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)
Last Updated: 1 day ago
Hours: Part-Time
Expires: 10/6/2026

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An Artist or Illustrator develops ideas and works with different materials to create art, including crafts and fine art such as painting. May specialize in drawing and creating visual images, designs or pictures for books and other publications or for commercial products, or detailed drawings for scientific or medical illustrations. Creates drawings by hand and uses computers to create or develop images.

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Technical Theater Teaching Artist
MUSIC HOUSE, INC
Chicago, IL Job Details Part-time $25
  • $40 an hour 14 hours ago Benefits Paid time off Qualifications Sourcing Teamwork Schedule management Lesson planning Visual arts painting
Full Job Description Start Date:
December 2026
Program:
Musical Theater Production
  • TBD Schedule:
    Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:00
  • 5:15 at Eliza Chappell Elementary School, classes start January 5 but auditions will be in December.
Preparations will begin in December, with a site visit in early December. Auditions will take place Dec 15 and 17 with a meeting for interested crew students on one of those days. Classes start January 5, 2027 and continue based on a CPS schedule through the beginning of May (excluding CPS spring break). Shows will take place in May. Job description In search of a theater set designer, artist and teacher to lead students in creating a set for a production of a JR Musical theater production (show choice TBD). Teaching Artist will also lead Student Crew in being stagehands and cueing lights and sound. Does not have to be proficient in sound or lighting design, will only assist in those capacities depending on abilities. With the director and music director, you will:
  • collaborate on the set design
  • collaborate on sourcing materials
  • provide rough drawings that will serve as guides to discuss and ensure clarity of communication
  • Collaborate with Music Director on sound design
  • Collaborate with lighting designer on light cues
  • Collaborate with costume designer to support crew in helping with costume measurements and distribution
  • Attend occasional production meetings with production staff, Create timelines and collaborate on lesson plans for crew students Independently you will:
  • Lead the student stage crew to create the sets
  • Communicate with crew students
  • paint sets and backdrops
  • organize, clean and maintain tools, supplies and work space
  • create any necessary props (some are already in storage)
  • strike the set
Qualifications:
  • Experience creating theatrical sets
  • Experience teaching visual art or stagecraft
  • Experience backstage in a theatrical setting Qualities looked for:
  • Works well in a collaborative setting and independently
  • Resourceful and reliable
  • strong creative skills
  • good communication skills
  • ability to successfully plan and lead a team
  • Stage management experience
  • set design experience
Job Type:
PT Hourly Pay:
$25.00
  • $40.
00 per hour
Benefits:
Paid time off
Work Location:
In person