Current Opportunities
ALL MTC STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND INTERNS MUST BE COVID-19 VACCINATED & BOOSTED
House Manager
The House Manager (HM) prepares the lobby, bathrooms, and theatre for an audience, is the line of communication between patrons and the Box Office Manager, acts as head usher for performances, and ensures that the pre-show, intermission, and post-show run smoothly. There are multiple HMs and The Box Office Manager will coordinate on which weekends each will work. HMs see the show for free.
Specific duties include:
- Arrive at MTC 1 hour (or more if necessary) before curtain.
-Upon arrival, the HM will clean the lobby, theatre, and bathroom counters as well as restock the bathrooms as necessary.
-The HM communicates with the Stage Manager for updates, such as when the house can be opened, how many patrons have arrived, when intermission is almost over, and so on.
-The HM also communicates with the Box Office Manager to work out how the check in process will work, receive an up-to-date patron report, and assign usher duties.
-During intermission, the HM is responsible for helping patrons if assistance is needed and making sure patrons return to their seats at the end of intermission.
-At the end of the show the HM assists patrons with exiting and does a visual sweep of the theatre for any left-behind items.
Other Info:
-This is a paid position.
-Candidates should be mature and reliable as this is a crucial position to our show operations.
-The position begins as soon as you are available.
Please contact admin@musictheatreofct.com if you are interested.
Ushering and Concessions/Bartending
We are always looking for ushers and people to run our concessions stand/bar for our professional MainStage shows!
Usher
This is a volunteer position. As an usher you must arrive at MTC 45 minutes before curtain. (If it is your first time ushering here we ask you get here 1 hour before curtain). Usher duties include greeting audience members, seating them, handing out programs and Member gifts, and commuicating any issues with the Box Office Manager. Usher duties are completed when the show begins. Ushers may watch the show so long as there are available seats.
Concessions/Bartending
This is a paid position. This person will sell food and drinks before the show and during intermission and may collect tips. You are expected to arrive an hour before curtain to set up your area and make it look presentable for patrons. After intermission ends, you may clean up the concessions stand, putting everything away where it belongs, and then your duties are complete. TIPS Certification is required for this role.
Please contact admin@musictheatreofct.com if you are interested in either of these positions.
Teach At MTC School!
Music Theatre of CT is home to an award winning school of performing arts program and we’re always looking for new professionals to teach with us! We offer classes in Musical Theatre, Acting, and Improvisation. Classes meet once a week for ten weeks every semester. The ideal candidate must be with us for at least a full term (Jan-Apr, June-Aug, or Sept-Dec) and while not required, we’d love someone who could stick around for even longer. We also host two fully produced musicals a school year and may also be in need of a musical director and or choreographer for our productions. To learn more about our classes click HERE.
If you think you’d be the perfect fit as a teacher here at MTC’s School of Performing Arts let us know by sending us your resume to admin@musictheatreofct.com. All teachers must be comfortable teaching Musical Theatre classes.
MTC Internship Application
THE MTC FALL/SPRING INTERNSHIP
The MTC Fall and Spring Internships allow individuals to learn what goes on behind the scenes of a professional theatre, take part in the running of two to three MainStage productions, and make new connections they can’t make anywhere else. Throughout the entirety of the internship, your point person will be MTC’s Administrative Manager who will schedule you to work in the different areas of a non-profit, professional theatre. The internship is split into three parts: administration, box office, and production. The administration & box office piece of your internship will have you work directly with the Administrative Manager. The administration portion will require you for a few hours on weekdays to learn a bit about selling tickets, marketing, and fundraising. The box office portion will require you on select weekends to assist or fully run the box office for MTC’s professional productions. Finally the production aspect of the internship may have you work with MainStage directors, scenic designers, costume designers, stage manager, and more.
The MTC Internship is flexible on weekdays, but less so with specific weekends. You should be available on some weekdays, but those can be adjusted to work with your schedule. Certain weekends will be required and any conflicts must be presented prior to the internship beginning. The required weekends are those in which we have a production. You can see those dates and times HERE. The MTC Internship for the Fall will begin in late August or September and end mid-December. The MTC Internship for the Spring will begin mid to late January and end in late April/early May.
Open to college students and recent graduates. MTC is unable to provide housing.
THE MTC SUMMER INTERNSHIP
The MTC Internship consists of a summer of learning, teaching, and creating. Throughout the entirety of the internship, your point person will be MTC’s Administrative Manager who will schedule you to work in the different areas of a non-profit, professional theatre. The internship is split into three parts: administration & box office, education, and production. The administration & box office piece of your internship will have you work directly with the Administrative Manager and will require you 2-3 hours a day with occasional weekends where you will run the box office. The education aspect will have you assist with our summer workshops for grades 2-8 and grades 6-12 and will be almost every week for 2-3 hours a day in addition to administration & box office. Finally, the production part of the internship will occasionally replace the administration & box office part and have you working with MTC’s professional costume designer, props designer, scenic designer, or director of production.
The MTC Internship will be Mon-Fri starting at 9am and all in person. You will also be required to attend all weekend performances. Some weeks in the summer you may only be asked to come in for a few days rather than Mon-Fri. The MTC Internship will begin June 1st and end on a mutually agreed upon date in August. You will be paid a weekly stipend.
Open to college students and recent graduates. MTC is unable to provide housing.
To apply, please fill out the following form and click the SUBMIT button when completed. You may be contacted to arrange an interview. Thank you for your interest!