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Job Description / Duties

The Blyth Festival is currently seeking four (4) candidates to join the seasonal House Technician team for the 2023 summer season. The contract will start May 8, 2023 and conclude September 17, 2023.

In 2023, the Blyth Festival will produce a season of seven Canadian plays, including 2 world premieres, at two venues: the outdoor Harvest Stage & (indoor) Blyth Memorial Hall. The work of the House Technician positions will take place both indoors and outdoors.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities include but are not necessarily limited to those normally associated with a similar position in other professional Canadian theatre companies. They include assisting with technical aspects of the Blyth Festival season including:
• day to day use and maintenance of sound, lighting & video equipment and tools
• working with the Technical Director to manage inventory for the season
• assisting with work at the outdoor Harvest Stage and Blyth Memorial Hall, as well as in Blyth Festival’s other production spaces as it relates to site preparations, load-ins, fit-ups, changeovers, lighting hangs and focus sessions for all productions in the season
• participating in technical rehearsals, previews, changeovers
• operate lighting and/or audio consoles during the shows
• load outs and daily set up and strike of gear at the Harvest Stage and cleanup and general activities in the theatre as needed and/or assigned by Technical Director

Qualifications / Required Skills

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Background and training in lighting, audio and video
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Strong team player
• Valid G Driver’s Licence an asset
• Working at Heights
• Working knowledge of QLAB, as well as ETC Eos, Digico S21, Dante
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

VACCINATION:
To support the health and safety of our workplaces and our community, Blyth Festival requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with an Approved Vaccine

Additional Information

The Blyth Centre for the Arts (including Blyth Festival) was founded in 1975 to produce theatre that reflects the culture and concerns for 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.
www.blythfestival.com

Salary: $1,000/wk + 4% vacation pay

Contact Information

To apply for this position, send a cover letter and resume to careers@blythfestival.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please include in the subject line: House Technician

Blyth Festival thanks all applicants but will respond only to those selected for an interview.

Employer Profile

Blyth Festival (also known as Blyth Centre for the Arts) was founded in 1975 and functions as an arts centre for Huron County in Southwestern Ontario. The theatre produces and presents exclusively Canadian theatre, with an emphasis on new work.
Blyth Festival has two mainstage venues (one indoor, one outdoor), as well as dedicated rehearsal hall and production shop spaces.