FAIR Literary Management Assistant
About The Position
The FAIR Dramaturgy and Literary Management Assistantship offers early to mid-career theater practitioners a hands-on opportunity to support dramaturgical work and literary operations at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This placement focuses specifically on a Shakespeare production in the outdoor Elizabethan theater and provides exposure to professional rehearsal processes, script development, and artistic administration. The assistant will work directly with OSF’s Director of Literary Development and contribute to a range of dramaturgical and literary management activities, including rehearsal support, dramaturgical research, script reading and preparation, and administrative tracking.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree or 2–3 years of equivalent training and/or relevant experience
- Previous experience in a professional rehearsal room as a dramaturg, script supervisor, assistant director, production assistant, assistant dramaturg, or comparable academic experience
- Personal familiarity with dramaturgical processes and Shakespearean text
- Understanding of professional theater staffing structures and rehearsal culture
- Strong organization and communication skills
- Demonstrated self-motivation, flexibility, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit
Responsibilities
- Assist with contextual research as assigned
- Assist with compilation of dramaturgy packets for assigned productions
- Prepare annotations for a Shakespeare play
- Attend rehearsals and performances
- Read and evaluate scripts for development and production consideration
- Prepare scripts for production formatting and review
- Source scripts and track script submissions
Benefits
- Pay: $20/Hour, 30 Hours/Week
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
