Employment
Join our team of theatre enthusiasts
The Public Theatre is an award-winning Equity theatre producing 5-6 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
Technical Director
The Public Theatre, an award-winning Equity Theatre located in Lewiston, Maine, producing 5-6 shows per season, is seeking a Technical Director to begin mid-August, 2019. This person must be an excellent and conscientious craftsperson with strong leadership abilities, who enjoys working collaboratively with a small, motivated staff, to produce high quality theatre.
Duties include responsibility for all technical aspects of the theatre, cost estimates, drafting, construction of sets, supervision of over-hires and crew, organization of shop and maintenance of theatre space and equipment. Set and/or light design opportunities possible.
Person applying must have broad technical skills, especially in scenic carpentry; leadership ability; organizational skills; detailed knowledge of light and sound equipment.
Position runs from mid-August thru the end of May.
Competitive salary plus health benefits.
Additional summer employment possible.
Send letter of interest, resume, salary requirements and references to:
Christopher Schario, Artistic Director
31 Maple St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
Designers
The Public Theatre is seeking to expand its pool of designers. We are currently seeking COSTUME, LIGHTING, and SET designers.
Send letter of interest, resume, and references to:
Christopher Schario, Artistic Director
31 Maple St.
Lewiston, ME 04240
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 8) contract with AEA. We have been voted “Best Theatre in Maine” six years in a row by Down East Magazine Reader’s Choice Poll.