Technical Practice &

Performance Practice Courses

Fall 2026

These are the current open positions for the spring productions. Some students have already been assigned as team members for various capstone projects, so those positions are not listed below. These students will receive an email from the production manager with enrollment instructions.

Students should add courses during the drop/add period.
Check the WesMaps course listings for enrollment information (POI, pre-reqs, etc.) before requesting enrollment to each professor.

Full Semester Positions

Social Media Team (filled)

THEA 331.03 w/Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Duties: Works with the instructor performing research, managing calendars and creating social media presence for WesTheater.

POI Submission Req'd

Program and Production Website Designer (Filled)

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Prerequisite: none

Videographer/Photographer (Filled)

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Prerequisite: none

Graphic Design Coordinator (filled)

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Duties: Assisting with graphic design responsibilities for the Theater Department.

Prerequisite: Graphic Design Experience

House Manager (filled)

(2 positions)

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Duties: House Manage and oversee ushers for Fall Mainstage and Capstone Project

Prerequisite: None

Lighting Designer for Directing I Class

THEA 434.01 w/ Courtney Gaston (cgaston@wesleyan.edu)

.5cr Performance Practice

Duties: Will serve as the lighting designer for the Directing 1 finals. Responsibilities include reading plays, meeting with directors, design research, paper tech, and programming during tech.

Prerequisite: THEA 305 Lighting Design

Assistant Technical Director

(2 positions)

THEA 329.02 (.25cr Technical Practice)

THEA 331.02 (.5cr Technical Practice)

w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

Duties: Assist with technical design, budgeting and labor planning, and supervision of build and load-in activities for mainstage and thesis productions

Prerequisite: THEA-105-01; Carpentry and/or technical direction/technical design experience preferred

Scenic Carpenter

(Multiple Positions)

THEA 329.02 w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

.25cr Technical Practice

Duties: Assist with scenic build for theater, dance and CFA productions. Requires weekly scheduled hours (may be combined with work study). 40 logged hours is equivalent to .25 credit.

Prerequisite: THEA-105-01 OR prior carpentry experience

Rope Access Rigging Technician (filled)

(2 positions)

THEA 331.02 w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

.5cr Technical Practice

Fridays, 9:30am-12:00pm, Lin-Manuel Miranda Theater

Duties: Learn the basics of rope access rigging and fall protection via weekly climbing sessions in the black box theater in the Fries Arts Building. Assist in leading 1-2 peer workshops at end of fall and/or beginning of spring semester. Student technicians will be invited to participate in the 2027 USITT conference in Baltimore, MD.

Prerequisite: none

Costume Collection (filled)

(2 positions)

THEA329.03 / THEA 331.03 w/Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu )

.25 cr / .5cr Technical Practice

Duties: Assist with the maintanence, organization and check out/in systems of the Costume Collection.

Prerequisite: General understanding of garment styles and eras.

Fall Mainstage - Positions

We Are Here
Conceived and Directed by Professor Marcela Oteíza
Tech and Performances: 11/6 - 11/14

Assistant Stage Manager (ASM) (Filled)

We Are Here

(2 positions - .5CR each)

THEA 331.01 (TP) OR

THEA 431.02 (PP) w/ Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

Assistant Director (filled)

We Are Here

THEA 433.01 w/Marcela Oteíza (moteiza@wesleyan.edu)

1cr Performance Practice

Duties: Assisting with rehearsals, running exercises with actors, taking notes, attending rehearsals, tech, and production meetings, engaging in conversation about the creative vision of the play.

Prerequisite: THEA281 Directing 1

Dramaturg (filled)

We Are Here

THEA 433.01 w/Marcela Oteíza (moteiza@wesleyan.edu)

1cr Performance Practice

Duties: cultural and performance research as assigned, coordinating talkbacks, talk-it-outs, and other events, liaison to the the social team, curating lobby displays

Prerequisite: Playwriting/Directing and/or Theater Methods course

Assistant Costume Designer (filled)

We Are Here

THEA 434.02 w/April Hickman (amhickman@wesleyan.edu)

.5cr Performance Practice in Design

Prerequisite: THEA 383 Introduction to Costume Design

Assistant Sound Designer

We Are Here

THEA 331.02 w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

.5cr Technical Practice

Duties: Assist with recording and editing text, dialogue and sound effects. Assist with engineering and installing playback systems and troubleshooting these systems where necessary throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Must be available for design and production meetings, select evening and afternon rehearsals, and all technical rehearsals and performances.

Prerequisite: none

Props Assistant (fillled)

We Are Here (2 positions)

THEA 331.02 w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

.5cr Technical Practice

Duties: Work in consultation with director and designer to budget, specify, source, build and modify/repair props for mainstage production. In addition to weekly meetings with Rose, Props Assistants must attend all production meetings, technical rehearsals and production notes.

Prerequisite: none

Light Board Operator

We Are Here

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

(1 position available)

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Sound Board Operator

We Are Here

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Run Crew

We Are Here

(2 positions)

THEA 329.01 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

.25cr Technical Practice

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Lead Wardrobe Crew (filled)

Department Show and Capstone Festival Positions

THEA 331.03 w/ Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu)

.5cr Technical Practice

Prerequisite: Prior wardrobe experience.

Wardrobe Crew (multiple positions)

Department Show and Capstone Festival Positions

THEA 329.03 (.25cr TP) OR

THEA 331.03 (.5cr TP) w/ Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu)

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Costume Shop - Assistant to the Manager Mainstage (Filled)

We Are Here

THEA 331.03 w/ Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu)

.5cr Technical Practice

Prerequisite: none

Costume Construction Assistant

We Are Here

THEA 331.03 w/ Robin Mazzola (rmazzola@wesleyan.edu)

.5cr Technical Practice

Intensive - all hours will be in earned in the 4 weeks leading up to the Mainstage production

Prerequisite: Advanced Sewing Skills

Fall Senior Projects - Positions

The Brother's Size (Senior Thesis Production - 92 Theater)

Tech and Performances: 12/3 - 12/12

Light Board Operator

The Brother's Size

THEA 329.01

.25cr Technical Practice with Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Sound Board Operator (filled)

The Brother's Size

THEA 329.01

.25cr Technical Practice with Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu)

Priority given to students enrolled in THEA 105 Production Lab.

Props Designer (filled)

The Brother's Size

THEA 331.02 w/Rose Bochansky (rbochansky@wesleyan.edu )

.5cr Technical Practice

Prerequisite: none

Puppeteer (2 positions available)

The Brother's Size

THEA 431.02 w/Caleb Spivey (bspivey@wesleyan.edu )

.5cr Performance Practice

Duties: Learn and preform puppet choreography. Attend rehearsals as scheduled by the stage manager. This may include specific puppet rehearsals or full actor/puppet rehearsals. Attend tech rehearsals and performances.

Prerequisite: none