Company: The Ghostlight Stage Company – Cincinnati, Ohio
Performance Venue: Falcon Theatre in Newport, KY
Rehearsal Venue: First Financial Bank in Covington, KY
Contract: Nonunion
Pay Rate: $2,000 stipend
Production: LATE, A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl
Director: Aiden Dalton
Seeking: 1 Designer to do both set & lightning design for LATE, A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl. Designer will also lead the team in construction, painting, & load in of the set, as needed; and create cue list and assist with light hang, as needed. We strongly encourage BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ designers to submit their work, as we seek to uplift the voices of underrepresented artists. Additionally, we encourage artists who personally resonate with the themes in the play to submit.
About the Event: The Ghostlight Stage Company looks forward to producing our first ever event in Northern Kentucky with our production of Late, A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl! The Saturday evening performance will be followed by an after-show party, co-hosted by TreeHouse Cincinnati, PFLAG, and Queer Kentucky (more details to come soon).
Synopsis of the show: Mary, always late and always married, meets a lady cowboy named Red who teaches her how to ride a horse. Red exudes a taste of freedom that Mary didn’t even know she lacked, and is suddenly desperate to find. Late, a Cowboy Song, is the story of one woman’s education and her search to find true love outside the box.
Submission Instructions: Follow the link and upload a relevant resume, cover letter which describes why you’re interested in this project and any links to portfolio. Interviews may follow, as needed.
To Submit: Fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/gNepqiX81LZ56aBz8
Production Schedule
- Creative Team Meeting: April 28, 2025 (via zoom)
- Sourcing Materials & Building: April 29 – May 17, 2025 (as needed)
- Designer Run: May 12, 2025
- Load In: May 18, 2025
- Tech: May 19-21, 2025
- Preview: May 22, 2025
- Opening: May 23, 2025
- Closing: May 25, 2025
Designers will be required to attend all the highlighted dates above (although some are TBD on an exact date or could change as we get closer – all tech dates are set though and should be noted, as no conflicts will be accepted). The amount of set building days will be determined by the designer and their team, pending how many are needed for the build of this show. The designer will be given a budget and be required to purchase all materials needed and build the set, with assistance from the team. Designer will also be required to be at the strike, which will immediately follow the closing matinee performance.
No housing or travel stipend will be provided. All artists hired must work as Cincinnati
local hires.
The Ghostlight Stage Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity without regard to the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and we require affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. All employees and volunteers (whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, identity, sexual orientation, education, ability, religion, socioeconomic status, physical appearance, or attributes) should always feel valued and respected.
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