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Do you like pie? Are you game for a summer adventure? Interested in making memories and being part of Canadian Theatre history?

The Blyth Festival is currently searching for a candidate to fill the seasonal position of Head Scenic Carpenter for the 2024 summer season. The contract will start May 6, 2024 and conclude August 18, 2024. The work of this position will take place both indoors and outdoors.

In 2024, the Blyth Festival celebrates 50 years of producing original, Canadian theatre. We will celebrate our 50th Anniversary with a repertory season of six Canadian plays (5 world premieres, and 1 classic - with a twist).

Blyth Festival productions take place in two venues in the village of Blyth, Ontario:
Blyth Memorial Hall, a municipally owned 379-seat indoor theatre, and the Harvest Stage – a permanent, purpose-built outdoor theatre, seating 348 people, surrounded by trees and playing to audiences under the Huron County skies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Overseeing all aspects of the scene shop including day to day use and maintenance of tools, scheduling of work in the scene shop, building of sets for all shows in the summer season, load-in, fit-up, technical rehearsals (as required), changeovers, load outs and daily cleanup and supervision of activities in the scene shop.
• Work within the production’s budgets, coordinating all scene shop needs of each production.
• Work with the Production Manager, Technical Director and designers to facilitate the designs as presented and within budgets
• Supervise the work of the Assistant Carpenter and Carpentry Production Assistant.
• Supervise any other staff member, when using the tools and scene shop facilities, to ensure they are appropriately trained and follow approved policies and procedures.
• Ensure that health and safety policies and procedures are met at Blyth Festival buildings.
• Attend all Production meetings, and dress rehearsals as required

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Scenic carpentry experience (in repertory an asset)
• Leadership and problem solving skills
• Team player
• Working knowledge of Health & Safety policies
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Working at Heights
• Valid G Driver’s License an asset

Salary: $1,050/wk + 4% vacation pay

Contact Information

To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume to careers@blythfestival.com by January 19, 2024. Please include in the subject line: Head Carpenter.

Resumes will be considered on a rolling basis.
Blyth Festival thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

The Blyth Festival is a little something extra special.

The Blyth Centre for the Arts (including Blyth Festival) was founded in 1975 to produce theatre that reflects the culture and concerns of the people of southwestern Ontario and beyond. In 1975, few scripts that fit the Festival's mandate were being written so we jumped into the creation of new work. At that time, the festival was the only summer theatre producing original Canadian plays, and one of the very few, if not the only "500-seat" theatre in Canada producing Canadian plays exclusively.

Today, located in a village of 1000 in rural Huron County, the Blyth Centre for the Arts is a year-round centre of cultural activity for southwestern Ontario. Every summer up to 100 artists, artisans, production crew and support staff come together in Blyth to make theatrical magic happen. It is a community like no other. See where we’ve been and where we’re headed: www.blythfestival.com