Lighting Designer

  • Contract / Stipend
  • Chicago
  • February 5, 2026

Website The Center for Performing Arts at GovState

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Governors State University’s Theatre and Performance Studies program is seeking a Lighting Designer for its upcoming spring dance production of All That Jazz.

 

General Show Information

  • Auditions will occur on September 4th with rehearsals starting on Monday, September 8th, 2025.
  • All rehearsals will occur on the Governors State campus in Chicago’s south suburbs.
  • Performance dates: March 5 & March 7, 2026, in The Center for Performing Arts.
  • More about the show: https://www.govst.edu/TAPSAllThatJazz/

 

Lighting Designer Responsibilities

  • Design the lighting for TAPS’s production of All That Jazz
  • Create and implement a lighting plot with in-house lighting equipment per the design
  • Collaboratively work with the production team
  • Keep impeccable financial paperwork and receipts
  • Coordinate a focusing and cueing schedules with production staff
  • Adhere to the production deadlines
  • Program the board and troubleshoot during the production
  • Work professionally with student crew members
  • Prepare and update lighting paperwork
  • Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

 

Duties in collaboration with the Production Manager

  • Share documentation for archival records
  • Submit production financial records and receipts

 

Qualifications

  • Proven Lighting Design experience
  • Local to the Chicagoland area
  • Ability to travel to the Governors State campus
  • Ability to attend all production meetings, design meetings, load-in, and tech.
  • Able to carry out all duties in a timely manner, with a positive attitude
  • Ability to communicate clearly and in a timely manner
  • Good time management and budgetary skills
Instructions to Apply:

If interested, send a resume, cover letter, and two references to the Production Manager, Staci Corum, at scorum@govst.edu

To apply for this job please visit www.govst.edu.

Pay Rate/Range*: $1100
Organization Address: 1 University Dr, University Park, IL 60484
Organization Contact Name: Staci Corum
Organization Email Contact: scorum@govst.edu