About the Role:

Lakeside School, an independent 5-12 coeducational day school located in North Seattle, seeks a costumer  for the 8^th grade’s musical, The Drowsy Chaperone Jr.

Schedule & Timeline

• Auditions: November 5–7, 2025
• Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 3:40–5:40 p.m., mid-November to early February. Costumer’s schedule will be created in collaboration with the director. 
• Extended rehearsals: Begin week of February 2, 2026
• Performances: February 11–13, 2026

Responsibilities

• Read and research script
• Attend production meeting(s) and works with director on vision for the show
• Design, pull, build, borrow costumes
• Create hair/makeup looks and help teach student actors how to execute them
• Maintain costumes through run of show
• Clean costumes and restore to closets or owners at end of run

Requirements and Qualifications

• Ability to attend all agreed upon rehearsals and performances (transportation not provided).
• Experience with and enthusiasm for working with young actors and technicians
• Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.
• Satisfactory completion of at least two criminal background checks. 

Compensation

Stipend Range: $1500 - $2000

Working At Lakeside 

At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at Lakeside, including our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our Careers page on the Lakeside School website.

About Lakeside School

The School’s Mission and shared commitment of all Lakeside employees is to develop in intellectually capable young people the creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits to contribute wisdom, compassion, and leadership to a global society. We provide a rigorous, dynamic academic program through which effective educators lead students to take responsibility for learning. We are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community and in the joy and importance of lifelong learning.

Connections working at Lakeside School