The Texas Shakespeare Festival is a rotating repertory professional theatre in East Texas. Their 2026 season of shows are: Midsummer Night's Dream, Emma, Hamlet, 1776, and The Reluctant Dragon.

$5,000 stipend / up to $400 travel / single occupancy dorm housing / 11 meals a week

Minimum Requirement: preferred Master's degree and/or three years of professional design experience

Responsible for:

● Designing, creating, and documenting all lighting effects for the main four-show repertory
● Supervising all personnel and work within the lighting department
● Working within the allotted budget and production schedule
● Accounting for all expenditures
● Attending, when requested, public relations events: media day, post-show discussions, interviews, and presentations
● Reports to Production Manager, Managing Director and Artistic Director