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Production Assistant/Carpenter - Upper Canada Playhouse

This is a Seasonal, Full-time position.

Category: Production
Province: Morrisburg, Ontario
Position: Production Assistant/Carpenter
Deadline: February 10, 2023
Posted: January 11, 2023
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Job Description / Duties

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Technical Director, the Production assistant will work with the Technical Director to:
• Build, and install the sets for all shows in the summer season.
• Provide technical support for stage management during the run of each show.
• Will either be asked to work as running crew or help with technical supervision during performances.
• Additional duties may be assigned by the Technical Director or Artistic Director and will be communicated in a timely manner with as much notice as possible.

Qualifications / Required Skills

• Ideal candidate will be a graduate of a Technical Theatre Production Program
• Strong carpentry skills and knowledge of other areas of theatre including paint / props and running crew duties.
• Experience working with power tools
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to complete tasks in a timely and professional manner.
• Will help to ensure that established health and safety policies and procedures are followed while working at Upper Canada Playhouse
• Strong communication skills and effective problem-solving ability
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and comfortable climbing a 6-foot ladder

Additional Information

Upper Canada Playhouse will arrange housing for the successful candidates paid by the worker weekly.

To support the health and safety of our workplaces and our community, Upper Canada Playhouse requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an approved vaccine from Health Canada.

Contract will begin on May 22nd 2023 and will end September 3rd 2023. End date may be negotiable for earlier if the selected candidate must return to school or move to another contract.

Salary: $800 per week (15 weeks) + vacation pay

Contact Information

Please email resumes with references by February 10th, 2022 to:
Sean Free, Technical Director
Upper Canada Playhouse
ucptechnicaldirector1983@gmail.com

Employer Profile

Upper Canada Playhouse is a professional theatre company located in the Eastern Ontario community of Morrisburg, operating under the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. It is a mid-sized theatre company with a season running April through December consisting of Spring and Fall live concerts, a flagship 5-show summer series June through October and a holiday show November and December. Except for occasional co-productions, all shows are rehearsed and built onsite.


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