Jobs and Internships

Signature Theatre, a Tony Award®-winning, non-profit professional theater, in Arlington, Virginia is seeking part-time Ushers to join our Front of House Team. Ushers are responsible for providing a high standard of guest service to achieve and maintain customer loyalty from both subscribers and single ticket buyers, maximize revenue for the Signature Shop, and ensure the safety of Patrons and Artists. Ushers report to the Front of House Operations Manager and House Manager on Duty. Ushers are expected to facilitate the best patron experience possible at mainstage Signature productions, cabarets, and other events throughout the year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet and greet all patrons entering Signature’s Max or Ark Theatre, checking, or scanning for valid tickets.
• Be personal and pro-active in aiding all guests with the highest level of customer service and hospitality.
• Assist guests by providing accurate directions to seating sections within the theatres.
• Receive and quickly act upon requests or complaints from patrons; refer serious problems to the House Manager on Duty.
• Retain knowledge of the Signature Theatre’s history, staff, and emergency activity procedures.
• Enforce Signatures policies, rules, and Equity regulations.
• Aid the House Manager on duty to patrons in the event of an accident or injury.
• In the event of an emergency, assist in evacuating Signature Theatre, while maintaining a calm, professional demeanor.
• Perform additional functions and activities as directed by the House Manager on Duty or Front of House Operations Manager.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Other customer service helpful but not required. Training will be provided.
• Have strong interpersonal skills and able to provide excellent customer service and hospitality.
• Must be a team player who is able to work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Available to work 20 hours per week.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, walk long distances, and climb up/downstairs.
• The employee is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or sit and must lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations to the physical requirements can be made for people with disabilities.

Compensation
The Usher position is a part-time, hourly non-exempt job with an hourly rate of $15.50/hr.

To Apply
For consideration, please forward a resume, cover letter to jobs@sigtheatre.org.

Signature Theatre is an Equal Opportunity Employer who celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Signature Theatre is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

Signature Theatre’s Education Department is conducting an ongoing search for skilled part-time teaching artists for school partnerships, workshops and residencies.

Selected teaching artists will be kept in Signature Education’s teaching artist database and contacted when school partnerships require their specific talents in the classroom. Signature Education is looking for teaching artists with experience teaching acting, directing, voice, dance, playwrighting, technical theatre and theatrical design to middle school and high school students. The need for teaching artists is ongoing and this is a rolling application process.

Basic Duties / Requirements:

• Teaching artists create, oversee and supervise workshops, residencies and lessons as a Signature representative at partnering schools and organizations. Signature Teaching Artists are expected to be supportive, respectful and encouraging toward all students and classroom teachers. While Signature Education will generally not write lesson plans for Teaching Artists, artists will collaborate with Signature representatives, students, school representatives to create lesson plans and materials
• Teaching artists should know that they may teach anywhere within the DMV area and that they will be responsible for handling their own transportation to each school they’re assigned to. Should a workshop present itself that takes place online, teaching artists are requested to run the session with a strong connection to the internet.
• In addition to teaching experience, experience working professionally in theatre is preferred.
• Signature Theatre teaching artists work with diverse student populations and experience levels. Applicants with experience working with diverse populations, including but not limited to non-English, multilingual, neurodiverse, or disabled students are encouraged to apply.

Signature Theatre is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Teaching artists are paid a competitive hourly wage beginning at $40/hr.

To apply, you’ll fill out an application via the Signature Education career portal. There, you’ll be asked questions about your teaching experience and interests. You’ll be required to upload a sample lesson plan of your own creation. We’re looking for lesson plans that show your ability to teach an engaging, hands-on lesson that give students opportunities for growth. You’ll also be given the opportunity to upload any other supporting documents or media that show your abilities as a teacher.

APPLY HERE

Have questions about the work we do in Signature Education? Learn more about our work by visiting our website or ask specific questions by emailing education@sigtheatre.org.