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 Properties Artist for their 2026 summer season. Employment dates run May 26th through about September 14th.
Under the supervision of the Properties Supervisor, the Assistant Properties Artist will assist with researching, constructing, and sourcing/renting props/set dressing for the 4 plays in the Main Stage season.

The Assistant Properties Artist will attend all production meetings and tech rehearsals as directed and participate in properties pick-ups and returns as needed.

Two years of college (or relevant work experience) required. Experience in properties design and build desired. Ideal candidate will have artistic sensibility and sensitivity, as well as strong collaborative, organizational, and multitasking skills. Valid driver+rsquo;s license and access to a personal vehicle desirable.

Compensation and Perks:
$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.