Position: Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor @ Bay Street Theater - Summer 2026
Compensation: $1,180/week
Reports to: Costume Shop Supervisor
Supervises: Stitcher/Dresser
Location: The position is on-site, in Sag Harbor, NY

Schedule: The work schedule is determined by the Costume Shop Supervisor. This position requires regular evening and weekend work in conjunction with BSTs performance calendar. This is a seasonal position.

Start Date of Employment: May 11, 2026
End Date of Employment: August 30, 2026

DUTIES + RESPONSIBILTIES
The BST mainstage season features the mounting of 4 productions and other special events.
The First Hand will act as the team player that supports all costume related functions to ensure smooth productions that come in on-time and on-budget. This post requires regular evening and weekend work in conjunction with BSTs performance calendar. This is a seasonal position and does not carry with it any eligibility for additional BST employee benefits other than those listed within this agreement.

The Asst. Costume Shop Supervisor responsibilities and necessary skills include:
- Assist Costume Shop Supervisor with fittings
- Able to execute theatrical alterations and repairs to costumes
- Strong knowledge of theatrical costume construction
- Experience with industrial and domestic stitching
- Experience with advanced stitching and cutting techniques
- Experience with steaming and ironing experience
- Experience with crafting
- Work with stock inventory including organizing, documenting, and check in/out
- Assist Costume Shop Supervisor as-needed
- Assist other departments with soft goods needs
- Swing into Wardrobe position as-needed
- Assist with wardrobe/costume needs for other BST events
- Assist with load-ins and load-outs
- Includes prep work for Literature Live production.

Bay Street Theater + the Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. We serve as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists. Bay Street Theater (BST) strives to be a home to the East Ends performing arts community, as well as a professional LORT summer theater festival. The BST mainstage season features the mounting of 3-4 full theatrical or musical productions, weekly comedy events and musical concerts, an annual fundraising Gala, arts education workshops and camps for children, and much more. Check out Bay Streets website for more info about this seasons programming: www.baystreet.org.

HOW TO APPLY: Please email cover letter and resume PDFs to Mike Billings, Director of Production at mike@baystreet.org. Please make sure to include "BST 2026 Asst. Costume Shop Supervisor" in the subject line. Please no phone calls.