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About Only Make Believe: Only Make Believe creates and performs interactive theatre for children in hospitals, care facilities, and special education programs. Only Make Believe is dedicated to the principle that engaging a child’s imagination is a valuable part of the healing and learning process. Our current in person programming occurs in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia. We also are able to perform with 15+ cities virtually through our CCTV program.
Production Assistant
(Contractor - Washington, D.C.)
OPEN POSITIONS:
Position Summary
Only Make Believe (OMB) performs interactive theatre for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The Production Assistant is a vital link in this mission, managing the day-to-day logistics of our DC operations to ensure our acting companies are equipped and shows run smoothly across all hospital and school partner sites. This role is approximately 80% production-focused and 20% administrative.
Community Health & Safety: To ensure the safety of the children and facilities we serve, all staff are required to remain up-to-date on compliance. This includes background checks and may include vaccinations, PPD testing, drug testing, and general wellness visits as required by our partners.
Essential Requirements:
Availability: Due to our performance schedules, this position requires consistent weekday, daytime availability (typically between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM).
Transportation: Candidates must hold a valid Driver’s License to facilitate the transport of show materials and trunks between our Takoma office and partner facilities.
ACTING COMPANY SUBMISSIONS (NYC/DC)
WE ARE ALWAYS SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW COMPANY MEMBERS. PLEASE SUBMIT BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES.
This is an open ended position that requires daytime availability. Actors must be adept at leading both in-person and virtual workshops/performances and be located either in the NYC or Washington, D.C. areas.
AEA and Non-AEA actors are welcome to audition. Actors are compensated per workshop beginning at $125 and for rehearsals at $30/hr.
OMB is committed to hiring staff, actors, and teaching artists who align with our mission, vision, and program values. It’s important that children collaborate with mentors and role models that reflect the community we serve. As always, we are an equal opportunity employer.
Only Make Believe performs interactive theatre for chronically ill and disabled children. To ensure the health and safety of our community, actors are required to be up to date on compliance, which includes background checks, and may include vaccinations, PPD testing, drug testing, and general wellness visits as needed.