About Dorset Theatre Festival:
Dorset Theatre Festival, an acclaimed AEA summer company in Vermont, offers opportunities for in-depth professional experience through entry-level assistant positions. Assistants are crucial parts of each department, learning from and working with professional theatre staff and renowned actors, directors, playwrights, and designers, many with Broadway credits, in our charming, well-equipped theatre in a quintessential rural Vermont setting.

Additionally, the Festival fosters a collaborative environment and provides holistic learning opportunities by requiring all assistants to participate in changeovers between productions.

About the Position:
Dorset Theatre Festival seeks an Assistant Production Manager for their 2026 summer season. Employment dates run May 26th through September 14th.

Under the direction of the Production Manager, the Assistant Production Manager will assist in coordinating the production of all scenery, props, paint, electrics, costumes, and sound in the Festival+rsquo;s 4-show Main Stage season.

The Assistant Production Manager will attend all production meetings, help manage and track production budgets, and maintain high standards in all technical departments. The Assistant Production Manager will also assist the Production Manager in supervising load-in, changeover, and strike and will attend all technical rehearsals.

Two years of college (or equivalent experience) required. Experience in Production or Stage Management and a working knowledge of all aspects of technical theatre required. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, work well in a fast-paced environment, be able to problem solve quickly on the fly and be very well organized. Proficiency with VectorWorks and/or AutoCad and Microsoft Excel preferred.

Valid driver+rsquo;s license required; access to a personal vehicle desirable
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Compensation:
$400 per week; shared-occupancy rooming provided.

To Apply:
Email resume, cover letter, and professional references to jobs@dorsettheatrefestival.org with your name and position in the subject line.

Dorset Theatre Festival is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates from historically marginalized communities are encouraged to submit. We are committed to the ongoing work and practice of making our theatre a place that celebrates differences in our community, including race, age, background, class, gender, nationality, disability, and sexual orientation. We strive to continue finding ways of uplifting the voices of all, both in work that we produce on our stage, as well as within the structures and systems we design as we work to become a more diverse, anti-racist, and inclusive organization.