Job Posting
The Port Stanley Festival Theatre is seeking crew members to join our team for our 2025 Summer Season. Reporting to the artistic director, theatre manager and production manager, these positions are an ideal opportunity for candidates seeking their first professional experience or to gain more experience before moving on to a larger stage.
The Port Stanley Festival Theatre is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation or gender identity.
If you think one of these positions suits your abilities, please submit a resume and cover letter to the Production Manager, Joe Recchia at joe[at]psft[dot]ca at your earliest convenience. Please indicate in your email up to 3 positions of interest. These postings will remain active until the positions are filled, and applications will be reviewed as they are received.
FULL-TIME POSITIONS
Not all positions will be available every season, as past crew members are often offered the opportunity to return to their position in a future season. Preference will be given to local candidates, where possible. However, billeting will be available to candidates from outside of the region, at no additional cost. All full-time positions are based on an average of 40hrs/week and are hired as employees of the theatre, making them eligible for payroll deductions.
Head Carpenter
- Contract dates: May 14, 2025 – September 3, 2025
- Salary: $775/week
- Reading, understanding and interpreting building drawings created by hand or in CAD/Vectorworks
- Knowledge and experience in constructing and assembling sets including standard building practices
- Ability to solve problems and suggest best methods for construction and assembly
- Developing and adhering to build schedules to meet production deadlines
- Strong leadership skills working collaboratively in a small team environment are an asset
Assistant Carpenter
- Contract dates: May 26, 2025 – September 3, 2025
- Salary: $700/week
- Assisting head carpenter in construction and assembly of sets
- Reading and interpreting set and construction drawings
- Knowledge and experience in carpentry and standard practices of building an asset
- Assisting with other departments as needed (paint, props, etc.)
Production Assistant
- Contract dates: May 26, 2025 – July 18, 2025
- Salary: $690/week
- Assisting scenic painter in painting of production sets
- Assisting head carpenter in construction and assembly of sets
- Reading and interpreting set and construction drawings and renderings
- Experience in various scenic painting techniques an asset
- Knowledge and experience in carpentry and standard practices of building an asset
- Assisting with other departments as needed (props, lighting, sound, etc.)
OCCASIONAL POSITIONS
Strike & Load-In Crew
- Season Dates: May 31, 2025 – September 14, 2025
- Rate: $20/hour, minimum 3-hour call. Transportation coverage not provided
- Efficient worker with time management skills comfortable in a team environment, and following instructions with minimal supervision
- Comfortable with moderate to heavy lifting including loading-in and out via stairwells
- Knowledge/experience in set installation and assembly including standard building practices an asset
- Safety shoes required, other equipment including hardhat, work gloves and drill an asset but not required as can be provided by the theatre
Our Mission
Create. Inspire. Develop. Sustain.
Port Stanley Festival Theatre is a developer of professional, live, diverse Canadian theatre. We enhance the community experience.
The Port Stanley Festival Theatre is a 200 seat theatre located in the former Town Hall building on the North Shore of beautiful Lake Erie in Port Stanley, Ontario. Our mandate is to produce appealing summer theatre that highlights Canadian works in drama, comedy and musical-comedy, along with other celebrated works. www.psft.ca
