Set/Prop Designer for Children's Original Musical

Join us as a set/props designer for our 2025-2026 Original musical production! 

Yes! And…Collaborative Arts Winter Sort of Thing gives kids the opportunity to be part of a full-length Yes! And… original musical production with professional theater artists! This program is for our participants in 5th-12th grade who have done YACA programming previously. We begin in late September with weekly skill/ensemble building classes and audition prep workshops to introduce cast members to the process, the play and skills they will need. We move into the rehearsal process in Mid-November with rehearsals in evenings and on weekends through February. The show will be performed at the Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Manayunk from February 19-22nd, 2026!

Like all of our programs at Yes! And…, Winter Sort of Thing is focused on both the process and the product. We treat our young cast members with the same respect we would treat adult artists, while acknowledging where they are in their early experience with artistic processes. We always make their growth and development as people and collaborators a priority when making art with them. We focus on the needs and trajectories of each individual child, and work to create a challenging, fulfilling, and welcoming experience for every kid. 

The set/props designer will be responsible for:

• Conceptualizing and designing the set and props in collaboration with the rest of the production team
• Planning, leading, and constructing the set and props 
• Organizing and supervising parent volunteers at workdays as they assist in building set pieces and props
• Working with student assistants, particularly on prop creation 
• Attending tech rehearsals to finalize set construction and decoration 
• Attending and directing strike

We don’t have a traditional shop, and our storage space for set pieces to live before tech week is somewhat limited, so this role requires some resourcefulness and creativity! 

The set designer is expected to attend hybrid production meetings (every other week starting in October and then every week in January /February) as well as Saturday build days, generally from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. Work can typically be completed at our headquarters in Germantown during the day M-F,  during evening rehearsals, or from home. We do our best to take into account our designers’ schedules and plan meetings at mutually agreeable times. 

Requirements for this position:

• attending one rehearsal a week/every other week
• attending tech
• attending opening night and strike
• attending other performances is optional but recommended. Below is a general schedule for the production.

Typical Rehearsal Schedule

From November 10, 2025 - February 12, 2025

• Two weekday rehearsals from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM*
• Fridays, 6:30 PM-9:00 PM
• Saturdays 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM

Production Meetings at agreed upon times meeting every other week in Oct - Dec, and then weekly in Jan/Feb. 

Tech and performances at Venice Island Performing Arts Center:

Friday, 2/13

• 5:00 PM-9:30 PM

Saturday, 2/14 

• 9:00 AM-9:00 PM

Sunday, 2/15

• 9:00 AM-9:00 PM

Monday 2/16 OFF, Theatre Closed

Tuesday 2/17-Wednesday, 2/18

• 4:30 PM-9:30 PM

Thursday, 2/19 

• 4:30 PM-9:30 PM *Evening Performance

Friday, 2/21 

• 4:30 PM- 9:30 PM *Evening Performance 

Saturday, 2/22 

• 11:30 PM-4:30 PM *Matinee Performance

Saturday, 2/22 

• 5:30 PM-9:30 PM *Evening Performance

Sunday, 2/23 

• 10:00 AM-7:00 PM *Group Reflection, Matinee Performance, Strike

Paperwork Requirements

• The following must be met for your position to begin and continue: 
• Signed Contract and employment paperwork
• Completed Pa Criminal Record, Child Abuse, FBI Fingerprinting 

Compensation

The total pay for this position is $3,000. 

This person will be considered an Employee of the Company and will have appropriate taxes and fees deducted from each paycheck. Payment is received on a bi-monthly basis (15th & 30th/31st). A pay schedule can be provided upon request.