Music Assistants

About The O'Neill

The National Medal of the Arts and Two Time Tony Award Winning Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, is the country’s preeminent organization dedicated to the development of new works and new voices for the stage. 

From its 11-acre campus in Waterford, Connecticut, the O’Neill has been home to more than 1,000 new works for the stage and thousands more emerging artists. O’Neill programs include the National Playwrights Conference, National Music Theater Conference, National Critics Institute, National Puppetry Conference, Cabaret & Performance Conference, and the National Theater Institute, which offers six credit-earning undergraduate training programs.

The O’Neill is committed to diversifying the future of the American theater through the stories we tell, the artists telling those stories, the staff supporting our work, and the audiences in our theaters. We strive to cultivate a healthy and diverse community that recognizes the value of each individual and helps foster safety, civility, and respect for all people.

Music Assistant

Reports to: Score Coordinator, Literary Manager

Department: Literary

Compensation: $750 stipend, housing, meals

Dates: Mid/Late July

Job Description

Music Assistants will provide direct support to the developmental workshop of a new musical during the National Music Theater Conference. Music Assistants will work closely with top-tier composers and music directors to track, implement, and distribute all score and lyric changes to the company and creative team. Candidates must be highly proficient in Dorico and/or Sibelius and have compositional piano skills. Responsibilities include: 

• Attend all workshop rehearsals (typically Tuesdays through Sundays, 10am-6pm but subject to change at the discretion of the Music Director).
• Work closely with the Composer and Music Director to track, implement, communicate score changes, and assist them as needed. 
• Print and distribute score updates, lyric changes, band charts, and sheet music to the company. 
• Work closely with the Script Assistant to track and communicate lyric changes to the company and ensure book/score continuity 
• Create a score revision distribution spreadsheet in collaboration with the Score Coordinator and Script Assistant prior to the workshop. 
• Work closely with the Script Assistant before the workshop to identify book/score discrepancies; communicating those discrepancies to the Composer; updating the score as needed before rehearsals begin. 
• Attend all public performances. 

Ideal Candidate 

The ideal candidate has a passion for musical theater and extensive experience as Music Assistant on new works in development. Must be highly proficient in Dorico and Sibelius and have compositional piano skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and meticulous attention to detail required.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, contact information for at least three references, and three score samples of original or transcribed Piano/Vocal arrangements.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is committed to be an equal-opportunity employer. The O’Neill aims to foster a diverse culture that is inclusive of race, ethnicity, culture, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, national origin, veteran status, socioeconomic class, religion, professional status, and the intersections thereof. If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.