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The Public Theatre is an award-winning Equity theatre producing 5-7 shows per season. Each production takes a team of people to pull it off. If you love the arts, theatre, and enjoy working with motivated creatives, we want to hear from you!

 

Open Positions

Assistant Technical Director / Electrician

Posted 6/21/2023

The Public Theatre, an award-winning 315 seat, Small Professional Equity Theatre located in Lewiston, Maine, producing 5-7 shows per season, is seeking an Assistant Technical Director/Electrician to begin Sept 1, 2023.

This person must be an excellent and conscientious craftsperson and team player with strong lighting/electrics and scenic construction skills, who enjoys working collaboratively with a small, talented and motivated staff, to produce high quality theatre. Lighting and Set Design opportunities are possible. Summer employment is possible. Housing is included. Come make great theatre with us in a beautiful part of the world.

Duties include:

  • Responsible for light load-in, hang & focus, oversight and maintenance of electrics.
  • Assist Technical Director as needed in the build and strike of each production.
  • Attend all production meetings.
  • Provide technical support for additional productions and facility rentals.
  • Maintain, organize and inventory all stock lighting equipment.

Position runs Sept – May.  $750/week, plus housing, health benefits. Additional design opportunities are possible.

Send letter of interest, resume, and references to:

Janet Mitchko, Co-Artistic Director
The Public Theatre
31 Maple St.

Lewiston, ME 04240

or email Janet Mitchko

Designers

The Public Theatre is seeking resumes from New England based COSTUME, LIGHTING, and SET designers for consideration for future productions.

Designers are engaged show-to-show and paid a flat fee.

Send letter of interest, resume, and references to:

Janet Mitchko, Co-Artistic Director
The Public Theatre

31 Maple St.
Lewiston, ME 04240

or email Janet Mitchko

Actors, please visit our Audition page.

Volunteers, please visit our Volunteer page.

The Public Theatre is a 315 seat Equity theatre in Central Maine. We operate under an SPT (category 9) contract with AEA. We have been voted “Best Theatre in Maine” seven years in a row by Down East Magazine Reader’s Choice Poll.

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The Public Theatre

31 Maple Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

Business: (207) 782-2211
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