Wardrobe Supervisor - Signature Theatre

Signature Theatre, a Tony Award-winning theater in the Washington DC metro, seeks an experienced Wardrobe Supervisor. Signature produces an average of eight mainstage productions each season in the 275 seat Max Theatre and the 112 seat Ark Theatre. We also produce a series of cabarets, a student production through our education department, and facilitate a series of readings and workshops of new works.



The Wardrobe Supervisor, reporting to the Costume Director, leads a Wardrobe Crew consisting of an Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor and a team of overhire Dressers and Wig Runners. Together, the Wardrobe Crew is responsible for executing the production's costume design at each performance, including preparation, changes, and maintenance. Including the Wardrobe Supervisor and Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor, the crew for a typical mainstage musical ranges between four and six people. The Wardrobe Supervisor will work with the Costume Director and Production Manager to hire their team and set supply budgets for each production.



Qualified applicants will have a strong track record as a dresser in professional theater with particular experience with large cast musicals, strong makeup application skills, experience coordinating overhire staffing, excellent problem solving and communication skills, and be a strong collaborator. A broad skillset in the repair and maintenance of both garments and human hair wigs preferred. Experience with special effects and crafts is desirable, but not required.



Full time, hourly position with benefit package; EOE. To apply, email cover letter and resume to Jim Gross, Production Manager at jobs@sigtheatre.org. Please use the subject line: "Signature Wardrobe Supervisor Position". No mail or phone submissions, please.