Summer Arts Instructor

The Phipps Center for the Arts is looking for experienced teaching artists to be part of our vibrant summer arts camp program in Hudson, WI for the 2024 season. For 7 weeks, June 24 through August 16, our summer camp provides programming for kids ages three through teens, with morning and afternoon sessions. Teaching artists are responsible for developing, planning and implementing visual arts curriculum based on their area of interest. Additionally, there is availability for teaching artists throughout the year, working with both kids and adults.

Teaching artists are independent contractors.

Requirements:

• previous teaching experience
• previous experience with kids, preferably in an arts environment
• ability to positively work with kids though the creative process
• ability to work independently as well as collaboratively when needed

For forty years, the Phipps Center for the Arts has been a welcoming and open home for the St. Croix River Valley region and beyond to empower and cultivate lifelong artistic expression, participation, and appreciation. We are committed to being a place to explore and celebrate the arts. The Phipps strives to create and foster an environment of respect, where everyone’s creative spirit is supported and celebrated, no matter their race, ethnicity, creed, color, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, socio-economic status, religion, age, gender, or gender identity.

Deadline to apply: 12/17/2023

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Scenic Charge for Tuck Everlasting

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI, is in need of a guest scenic charge for our February production of Tuck Everlasting: the Musical.

“Based on the classic children's book by Natalie Babbitt, TUCK EVERLASTING is about young Winnie Foster, who in search of adventure, explores Treegap Woods in New Hampshire and meets the immortal Tuck family. Adventure, hilarity, and danger ensue, while Winnie contemplates what it would mean if she could live forever.”

Production: Tuck Everlasting

Location: John H. Potter Theatre

Director: Amanda Weis

Dates: 2/16/2024-3/3/2024

Build Begin: 12/4/2023 (9 weeks Build)

Load-In: 1/29/2024-2/2/2024

Light Hang/Focus/Sound Load-In: 2/5/2024-2/9/2024

Tech Weekend #1 (Scenery & Props): 2/3/2024

Tech Weekend #2 (Lights, Sound, & Costumes): 2/10/2024-2/11/2024

Production Staff: Scenic Charge

Position: $1,000

Interested parties should contact the Phipps Production Director, Mark C. Koski, at mkoski@thephipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Costumer for Jeeves in Bloom

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a guest costume designer for our April production of Jeeves In Bloom. A comedy for 2 women and 5 men set in late June of 1931 in the gardens of Brinkley Court, just outside Market Snodsbury in Worcestershire.

“The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!”

• BERTRAM “BERTIE” WILBERFORCE WOOSTER, our hapless hero. Endowed with a handsome fortune and a limited brain.
• JEEVES, Bertie’s valet and, in Bertie’s words, “one of the wonders of the world.”
• DAHLIA TRAVERS, Bertie’s aunt, a fearless soul. She alone among Bertie’s gaggle of aunts appears rather fond of Bertie, despite referring to him as “young blot” and “idiot nephew.” She publishes Milady’s Boudoir, a women’s newspaper.
• THOMAS PORTARLINGTON TRAVERS, Dahlia’s husband. Tends to become apoplectic on the subject of taxes, but is kept in tranquil spirits by the superb meals dished up by his chef, Anatole.
• AGUSTUS “GUSSIE” FINK-NOTTLE, a teetotaler bachelor pal of Bertie’s with, says Bertie, “a face like a fish.” Gussie wears horn-rimmed spectacles, and is a noted newt fancier.
• MADELINE BASSET, a pretty girl, as Bertie says, “in a droopy, saucer-eyed way.” Her conversation tends to revolve around elves, gnomes, flowers, and small furry creatures.
• ANATOLE, highly skilled, highly temperamental French chef employed by Dahlia Travers. Often referred to as “God’s gift to the gastric juices,” he speaks limited English and threatens violence at the least hint of culinary criticism.

The Phipps now has a small crew of costume shop volunteers and a part time shop supervisor to assist the costume designer in the execution of the design.

Production: Jeeves In Bloom

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: John H. Potter

Stage Manager: Lynn Seeling

Dates: 4/12/2024-4/28/2024

• Preliminary Costume Designs Due: 1/4/2024.
• Auditions: 1/22/2024-1/25/2024 (based on 6 weeks rehearsal)
• Company Meeting/Measurements: 2/16/2024
• Rehearsal Clothes Due: 3/8/2024
• Load-In: 3/25/2024-3/29/2024
• Tech Weekend: 4/6/2024-4/7/2024
• Dress Rehearsals: 4/8/2024-4/11/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)
• Strike: 4/28/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)

Production Staff: Costume Designer

Position: $1,000

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org by December 1, 2023.

Scenic Charge for Jeeves in Bloom

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a guest scenic charge for our April production of Jeeves In Bloom. A comedy for 2 women and 5 men set in late June of 1931 in the gardens of Brinkley Court, just outside Market Snodsbury in Worcestershire.

“The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!”

Production: Jeeves In Bloom

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: John H. Potter

Dates: 4/12/2024-4/28/2024

• Build Begin: 2/19/2024 (6 weeks Build)
• Load-In: 3/25/2024-3/29/2024
• Light Hang/Focus/Sound Load-In: 4/1/2024-4/5/2024
• Tech Weekend: 4/6/2024-4/7/2024

Production Staff: Scenic Charge

Position: $1,000

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Deck Captain for Jeeves in Bloom

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a guest deck captain for our April production of Jeeves In Bloom. A comedy for 2 women and 5 men set in late June of 1931 in the gardens of Brinkley Court, just outside Market Snodsbury in Worcestershire.

“The peaceful English countryside may never be the same after Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet, Jeeves, pay a visit. What starts as a plan to pair tongue-tied, amphibian-loving Augustus Fink-Nottle and fanciful, poetry-loving Madeline Basset quickly goes awry. Soon, Bertie is fending off Madeline’s amorous advances, reluctantly participating in an attempted burglary, and fleeing attacks from a homicidal French chef. With the stakes this high, the solution must lie with the one and only Jeeves!”

Production: Jeeves In Bloom

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: John H. Potter

Stage Manager: Lynn Seeling

Dates: 4/12/2024-4/28/2024

• Tech Weekend: 4/6/2024-4/7/2024
• Dress Rehearsals: 4/8/2024-4/11/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)
• Strike: 4/28/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)
• Performance Dates/Times: Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2:00pm.

Production Staff: Deck Captain

Position: $500

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Costumer for Arsenic & Old Lace

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a costume designer for our July 2024 production of Arsenic and Old Lace. A comedy for 3 women and 11 men set in the living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn.

“Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.”

• ABBY BREWSTER
• THE REV. DR. HARPER
• TEDDY BREWSTER
• OFFICER BROPHY
• OFFICER KLEIN
• MARTHA BREWSTER
• ELAINE HARPER
• MORTIMER BREWSTER
• MR. GIBBS
• JONATHAN BREWSTER
• DR. EINSTEIN
• OFFICER O’HARA
• LIEUTENANT ROONEY
• MR. WITHERSPOON

The Phipps now has a small crew of costume shop volunteers and a part time shop supervisor to assist the costume designer in the execution of the design.

Production: Arsenic & Old Lace

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: Michelle Schwantes

Dates: 7/12/2024-7/28/2024

• Preliminary Costume Designs Due: 3/28/2024
• Auditions: 4/8/2024-4/11/2024 (based on 6 weeks rehearsal)
• Company Meeting/Measurements: 5/20/2024
• Rehearsal Clothes Due: 5/31/2024
• Load-In: 6/24/2024-6/28/2024
• Tech Weekend: 7/6/2024-7/7/2024
• Dress Rehearsals: 7/8/2024-7/11/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)
• Strike: 7/28/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)

Production Staff: Costume Designer

Position: $1,000

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Scenic Charge for Arsenic & Old Lace

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a scenic charge for our July 2024 production of Arsenic & Old Lace. A comedy for 3 women and 11 men set in the living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn.

“Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.”

Production: Arsenic & Old Lace

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: Michelle Schwantes

Dates: 7/12/2024-7/28/2024

• Build Begin: 5/6/2024 (7.5 weeks Build)
• Light Plot Due: 6/27/2024
• Load-In: 6/24/2024-6/28/2024
• Light Hang/Focus/Sound Load-In: 6/29/2024-7/3/2024
• Tech Weekend: 7/6/2024-7/7/2024
• Dress Rehearsals: 7/8/2024-7/11/2024

Production Staff: Scenic Charge

Position: $1,000

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Deck Captain for Arsenic & Old Lace

The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, WI is in need of a deck captain for our July 2024 production of Arsenic and Old Lace. A comedy for 3 women and 11 men set in the living room of the Brewster home in Brooklyn.

“Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two old women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police—not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage—it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding. ARSENIC AND OLD LACE is a classic black comedy about the only thing more deadly than poison: family.”

Production: Arsenic & Old Lace

Location: John H. Potter Theatre (247 seat Proscenium Theatre)

Director: Michelle Schwantes

Stage Manager: Cheryl Solberg

Dates: 7/12/2024-7/28/2024

• Tech Weekend: 7/6/2024-7/7/2024
• Dress Rehearsals: 7/8/2024-7/11/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)
• Strike: 7/28/2024 (ALL Production Staff required)

Production Staff: Deck Captain

Position: $500

Interested parties should send a cover letter and resume to Mark Koski, Production Director, at MKoski@ThePhipps.org. Position to be filled ASAP.

Performance Assistant

The performance assistant cleans and maintains assigned areas to meet customer and client satisfaction. Essential functions and responsibilities of the position may vary by requirements and business needs.

Compensation: $15/Hour

Part-time performance assistant needed at performance times. Primarily Friday evenings and weekends, most weekends. A few weeknight events will take place in December. Also the option to occasionally fill in for daytime week day person.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Tidies and checks supplies in restrooms before and during performances
• Ensures that sidewalks are clear of snow and ice before and after performance and that grounds are clear of litter
• Is available to staff to deal with issues as they arise
• Follows procedures for storage and disposal of trash and transports it to designated areas
• Reports maintenance concerns via work order requests to appropriate personnel
• Completes any daily paperwork required

Other duties and tasks as assigned by manager

Qualifications:

• Previous custodial experience preferred but not required.
• The ability to walk or stand for extended periods of time, lift up to 50 pounds and the ability to climb stairs as needed are required.
• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Immediate Start date!

Interested applicants should email info@thephipps.org with their contact information to be considered. No phone calls or walk ins accepted.

The Phipps Center for the Arts is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.