Seeking Designers for "Where Dead Women Go to Dance" - Theatre Prometheus

Theatre Prometheus seeks to hire several creative and design roles for their Fall 2026 production of Where Dead Women Go to Dance, a world premiere by Stephen Spotswood and directed by Lauren Patton Villegas. All positions are paid equally. The stipend for each position is $500.

Ideal candidates will be organized, detail oriented, collaborative, and deadline conscious. 

Summary: When Kim uses one of her grandmother’s old witchy recipes to bring her best friend Ellen back from the dead, the two are forced to grapple with their past and future. Their unique situation leads to both comedic and thoughtful musings on their lives and what happens when things don’t go exactly as planned.

Content Warnings: Discussions of suicide and internalized transphobia. Blood effects will be used on stage.

Rehearsals and performances will take place at Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, located at 7995 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The production schedule is as follows*:

• June: Casting

• Rehearsals Begin: Week of July 27th, weeknights and weekends

• Load In: September 9th-11th (Flexible over weekend)**

• Tech Begins: September 12th**

• Opening: September 25th

• Closing: October 17th

• Strike: October 18th

*exact schedule is subject to some minor changes prior to offer

**please note that we no longer practice 10 out of 12s

The commitment for this position is part-time, with rehearsals and meetings generally taking place in the evenings and on weekends. A larger commitment will be needed closer to the performance and especially during tech. 

Interested candidates should fill out the Google form application and submit their materials by Friday, May 29, 2026: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb3EdLGRo1ZbPb3oiwJNGVRhCGaHdv_vp4W8ibjVfxp7T-VA/viewform?usp=publish-editor 

We are hiring for the following roles:

Production Manager

• Ensure that all production roles are filled, managing search and outreach for designers/production staff

• Create a production calendar and ensure all internal and external deadlines are met

• Track and manage the budget, alerting Theatre Prometheus administrative staff of any potential issues

• Coordinate with designers and artistic staff to ensure all production needs are being met

• Manage the logistical aspects of the production, including facilitating load-in, load-out, and tech

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the production team and the administrative staff

• Organize and run production meetings 

Costume Designer

• Responsible for developing designs in a collaborative process with the artistic team that falls within budget, timeline, and other resource parameters

• Providing design packages by deadlines to industry leading standards 

• Work to integrate discoveries made during rehearsals (to the extent that budget and time allow) and notes throughout the process until the show opens.

• ***Experience in SFX make up strongly desired

Lighting Designer

• Responsible for developing designs in a collaborative process with the artistic team that falls within budget, timeline, and other resource parameters

• Provide design packages by deadlines to industry leading standards

• Working to integrate discoveries made during rehearsals (to the extent that budget and time allow) and notes throughout the process until the show opens. 

Set/Props Designer

• Responsible for developing designs in a collaborative process with the artistic team that falls within budget, timeline, and other resource parameters, 

• Provide design packages by deadlines to industry leading standards

• Working to integrate discoveries made during rehearsals (to the extent that budget and time allow) and notes throughout the process until the show opens.

Sound Designer

• Responsible for developing designs in a collaborative process with the artistic team that falls within budget, timeline, and other resource parameters

• Providing design packages by deadlines to industry leading standards

• Working to integrate discoveries made during rehearsals (to the extent that budget and time allow) and notes throughout the process until the show opens.