Hunting for the Elusive Job

I had a job over the holiday season, but that ended in January. Over the past couple of months I have filled out applications and turned them in, hearing nothing back and getting the same response everywhere I called: "We're still looking over applications." I took a couple weeks break, and am now back on the job hunt. I have 11 applications to fill out for the Somerset mall about 30 minutes from my house. This will be a long and tedious process for me, but I will have them done by Monday so I can turn them in on Tuesday.
While I am filling out these applications, I am also open to jobs anywhere. I would love to have work building sets for theatre productions. I worked in the scene shop of my college theatre for a year and really enjoyed it. I also enjoyed being assistant stage manager and seeing the play come together from beginning to end, but I don't think there are any places where I can get paid to be an assistant stage manager.
If anyone who is reading this has any ideas or knows of places that are hiring, please let me know in the comments.