Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is hiring: Music Assistants in Waterford

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center

The O’Neill is currently seeking enthusiastic emerging professionals across multiple departments for the 2024 Summer Season. Summer Staff make a season of developing new plays, musicals, cabaret acts, and puppet theater possible. Get intensive experience, full integration with O'Neill professional staff, and participate in all the activities of an O’Neill Summer.

Music Assistant

Reports to: Score Coordinator, Literary Manager

Department: Literary

Compensation: $375/week stipend, housing, meals

Dates: Late July

Job Description

Music Assistants will provide direct support to the developmental workshop of a new musical during the National Music Theater Conference. Music Assistants will work closely with top-tier composers and music directors to track, implement, and distribute all score and lyric changes to the company and creative team. Candidates must be highly proficient in Finale and/or Sibelius and have compositional piano skills. Responsibilities include:

1. Attend all workshop rehearsals (typically Tuesdays - Sundays 10am - 6pm but subject to change at the discretion of the Music Director).
2. Work closely with the Composer and Music Director to track, implement, communicate score changes, and assist them as needed.
3. Print and distribute score updates, lyric changes, band charts, and sheet music to the company.
4. Work closely with the Script Assistant to track and communicate lyric changes to the company and ensure book/score continuity.
5. Create a score revision distribution spreadsheet in collaboration with the Score Coordinator and Script Assistant prior to the workshop.
6. Work closely with the Script Assistant before the workshop to identify book/score discrepancies; communicating those discrepancies to the Composer; updating the score as needed before rehearsals begin.
7. Attend the public performances.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a passion for musical theater and extensive experience as Music Assistant on new works in development. Must be highly proficient in Finale and Sibelius and have compositional piano skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and meticulous attention to detail required.

The O'Neill requires that all employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including the most recent vaccination made available in September 2024.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, contact information for at least three references, and three score samples of original or transcribed Piano/Vocal arrangements.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. The O’Neill aims to foster a diverse culture that is inclusive of race, ethnicity, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, national origin, veteran status, socioeconomic class, religion, professional status, and the intersections thereof. If you believe that you could excel in any of our open roles, we encourage you to apply.