USITT Connects: Summer Stock is a three-day virtual event happening Jan. 15-17, 2025, that uses speed-dating-style interviews to introduce artists to companies looking to hire for their 2025 summer seasons. Share your portfolio, network with hiring companies nationwide, and find the perfect summer gig for you!

”My organization signed up because we operate primarily in the summer and hire over 30 production staff members each year. We signed up to branch out to other avenues to look into different candidates. The interviews went very well! We did end up hiring someone from this program and they have been fantastic this year.”

-Adam Lewis, Berkshire Theatre Group

The USITT Connects series links our members with opportunities in their fields. Our Summer Stock event connects job and internship hunters with professional summer theatre companies seeking to fill positions in:

• Company Management
• Costume Design + Technology
• Digital Media
• House Management/Front of House
• Scenic Art
• Sound Design
• Stage Management
• Lighting Design + Technology
• Makeup + Wig Design
• Scenic Design
• Stage Properties
• Technical Direction
• Production Management 
• Wardrobe

Interviews are 15 minutes long with brief breaks in between.

USITT supports living wages for artists, including interns. Companies must disclose the pay rate/range of any positions for which they're hiring, as well as anything additional that will be provided (e.g. housing). Only paid positions and/or internships may be recruited and filled through this event. 

Explore your options for advanced education and find your dream summer job in one affordable, virtual location!

This year's event will be happening virtually Jan. 15-17, 2025.

Registration Rates

Applicant: $85 Member / $125 Non-Member
Company: $350 Member / $425 Non-Member

Event Schedule (Eastern Time)

Wednesday, January 15

Costume Design + Tech, Digital Media, Scenic Art, Sound Design, Stage Management, Wardrobe

• 10 AM: Welcome 
• Interviews 10:30-5:30 PM 

Thursday, January 16

Lighting Design + Tech, Makeup + Wig Design, Stage Properties, Scenic Design, Technical Direction, Company Management, Prod Management 

• 10 AM: Welcome 
• Interviews 10:30-5:30 PM 

Friday, January 17

All Areas

• Interviews: 10 AM - 4:30 PM