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Sound Designer
Seeking Sound Designer
Luminary Theatre Company – Fredericksburg, VA · PAID
Production: A Christmas Carol (original musical adaptation)
Rehearsals Begin: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Tech Week: December 8–11, 2025
Opening: December 12, 2025
Luminary Theatre Company is seeking a Sound Designer for our original musical production of A Christmas Carol, or the Marvelous Reclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge. This is a modern retelling with a vintage Christmas atmosphere, blending warmth and nostalgia with fresh music and inventive storytelling. We are producing this show in a large, unconventional space with significant echo and acoustic challenges, so we're looking for someone who’s not only creative, but also resourceful and excited to problem-solve in a nontraditional venue.
What We’re Looking For:
• A creative and detail-oriented individual to design and implement the soundscape for A Christmas Carol.
• Ability to source or create sound effects and oversee playback using a cue-based system.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with the Director and other designers, especially Lighting and Puppet Design.
• Comfort troubleshooting and optimizing sound in a unique, acoustically live space.
• Availability to assist with sound system setup and testing during tech week.
Schedule:
• Rehearsals begin September 6 and run Sundays (afternoons), Mondays, and Thursdays (evenings).
• Tech week: December 8–11
• Opening performance: December 12
Production meetings begin monthly in July and move to bi-weekly in September. Virtual attendance is acceptable when not needed in person.
Compensation:
A stipend of $750 is offered for this role. This position is best suited for a local candidate who can occasionally commute to Fredericksburg, VA.
If you love building atmosphere, enhancing storytelling through sound, and working on imaginative productions in unique spaces, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply, send a brief note of interest and résumé to executivedirector@luminarytheatreco.org. Tell us a bit about your background and what excites you about this role!