Tacoma Little Theatre is seeking designers for our 2026-2027 season.
We are seeking collaborative designers with a passion for the arts and their craft. The following design positions are available:
Stage Managers
Resident Properties Designer
Resident Sound Designer
Show Costume Designer
Scenic Artist Apprentice
At TLT, we believe theatre is a space for connection, reflection, and community storytelling. We are committed to producing work that is artistically bold, inclusive, and reflective of the diverse voices that make up our region. We strongly encourage designers of all backgrounds, identities, and experience levels to apply.
PRODUCTIONS
THE OUTSIDER
BY PAUL SLADE SMITH
August 28-September 13, 2026
Ned Newley doesn’t even want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking, and his poll numbers are impressively bad. To his ever-supportive Chief of Staff, Ned seems destined to fail. But political consultant Arthur Vance sees things differently: Ned might be the worst candidate to ever run for office. Unless the public is looking for the worst candidate to ever run for office. A timely and hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
BY JOSEPH KESSERLING
October 16-November 1, 2026
Drama critic Mortimer Brewster’s engagement announcement is upended when he discovers a corpse in his elderly aunts’ window seat. Mortimer rushes to tell Abby and Martha before they stumble upon the body themselves, only to learn that the two women aren’t just aware of the dead man in their parlor, they killed him! Between his aunts’ penchant for poisoning wine, a brother who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, and another brother using plastic surgery to hide from the police – not to mention Mortimer’s own hesitancy about marriage – it’ll be a miracle if Mortimer makes it to his wedding.
HALLMARKED
BY MICHAEL D. FOX
December 4-27, 2026
It seems everyone on the planet is obsessed with Hallmark movies. Everyone except Julie. She had her heart stomped on once and it will not happen again. No way. No how. Not even in Idyllic, Vermont. She refuses to be 'Hallmarked'! Oh, no! Who's the guy in the plaid flannel? Packed with fabulous new pop songs, loads of laughter, and heartwarming delight, Hallmarked is a rom-com fever dream for those who swoon over the movies and for those who love roasting the people who do.
DOT
BY COLMAN DOMINGO
February 5-21, 2027
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house: But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
URINETOWN
BY GREG KOTIS
March 26-April 18, 2027
In this side-splitting satire, the young hero Bobby Strong leads his community in a fight against oppression. Set in a dystopian world where water is scarce and “Hope” is even scarcer, all citizens must now pay a fee for “The Privilege to Pee” at one of the public facilities controlled by a selfish tycoon, and monitored by authorities like Officer Lockstock. The citizens can only hold it in so much longer, and soon the poorest, filthiest of these facilities, run by the formidable Penelope Pennywise, becomes a “number one” site for major change.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (UWT Partner Project)
BY OSCAR WILDE
May 21-June 6, 2027
Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algernon takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
BY HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER & HENRY SHIELDS
July 9-July 25, 2027
Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award–winning comedy is a global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!
COMPENSATION
Honorariums range in amounts from $600.00-$1400.00 per show.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested, please submit a current resume, and a letter of interest with the show(s) you are applying for to jobs@tacomalittletheatre.com or click the button below. You may apply for more than one production in your email. Letters will be reviewed on a rolling basis and positions filled by May 31, 2026.