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- Call for Submissions
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space
Student and university exhibition at PQ 2027. Open to design programs and enrolled students internationally. Strongest platform for emerging academic work in performance design globally.
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Design & Technology
- In Person
- Exhibition: June 2027
- Job Opening
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Tacoma Musical Playhouse
- $125,000–$130,000 USD
Leads a community musical theatre company celebrating decades of professional-quality work with volunteer performers. Chief executive reporting directly to Board of Directors. Search via Management Consultants for the Arts.
- Tacoma, WA
- Administration & Producing
- In Person
- English
- Full Time
- Scholarship
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- USITT
- Varies
Scholarship for emerging scenic artists offered in partnership with Cobalt Studios.
- National USA
- Design & Technology
- Remote
- English
- Single award
- Call for Submissions
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Prague Quadrennial
PQ 2027 exhibition track.
- Prague Czech Republic
- International and Global Practice
- In Person
- English
- Exhibition June 2027
- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- University of South Dakota
- Varies
Tenure-track position in costume design and technology. Resident costume designer for departmental productions.
- Vermillion, SD
- Design & Technology
- On-Site
- English
- Full Time / Tenure-Track
- Call for Submissions
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Prague Quadrennial
International exhibition for professional practitioners at PQ 2027. Submissions address performance design and space across disciplines. Deadline subject to confirmation with PQ.
- Prague Czech Republic
- Design & Technology
- In Person
- English / Czech / French
- Exhibition June 2027
- Call for Submissions
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space
International exhibition for professional practitioners at PQ 2027. Submissions address performance design and space across disciplines. All nationalities welcome. Deadline subject to confirmation.
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Design & Technology
- In Person
- Exhibition: June 2027
- Residency
- CLOSES: September 1, 2026
- Art Explora / Cité Internationale des Arts
- Funded
Residency in Paris open to artists, researchers, and curators of all nationalities. Performing arts explicitly eligible.
- Paris, France
- International & Global Practice
- On-Site
- English / French
- 3 months (multiple sessions)
- Opera Audition
- CLOSES: September 10, 2026
- Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Paid / stipend
Applications open for the 2027-28 ensemble at one of the world's premier young artist programs. Free to apply via YAP Tracker. Video submission first round; in-person auditions by invitation in Chicago and New York.
- Chicago, IL
- Performance & Devised Practice
- Remote + In-Person
- English / Multiple
- Full-time contract (May 2027–April 2028)
- Residency
- CLOSES: September 10, 2026
- MacDowell
- Free residency; need-based stipends available
Competitive residency providing studio space, room, and board on a rural New Hampshire campus. Sole criterion is artistic excellence. Applications open August 15; deadline September 10, 2026.
- Peterborough, NH
- Dramaturgy & New Work
- In Person
- English
- Residency Mar–Aug 2027
FIELD PARTNER
- Grant
- OPEN ENROLLMENT
- OISTAT
- Varies (seed funding)
Seed grants supporting new international projects in scenography, theatre architecture, and technology. Available to OISTAT members. Rolling submissions; confirm current cycle deadline on OISTAT website.
- International
- Design & Technology
- Project-based
CLOSING THIS MONTH
- July 6, 2026
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
- $52,000–$60,000 USD
- July 6, 2026
- Axelrod Performing Arts Center
- Paid AEA contract
- July 6, 2026
- Union for Contemporary Art
- $10,000 USD
- July 6, 2026
- European Theatre Convention
- Varies
- July 7, 2026
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- $60,000 USD
- July 7, 2026
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- $65,000–$75,000 USD
- July 7, 2026
- Actsafe Safety Association
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