Scenic Electrics Supervisor

Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maine seeks experienced Scenic Electrics Supervisor for our 2026 Season productions including The Producers + Small Town.

Looking for an immediate replacement to start as early as Monday, August 3, 2026 and work through to the end of season on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

Potential extension opportunity to work on Mary Poppins at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. This would be a separate contract with an end date of Wednesday, December 23, 2026.

Ideal Candidate: Must be detail-oriented and remain focused in a fast-paced working environment. Prior theatrical electrician experience is required. Prior scene shop experience is a plus.

Job Duties/Expectations include (but are not limited to):
- Reports to Technical Director
- Works closely with the Lighting Designers, Scenic Designers, and Head Electrician to technically design, plan, cost, and build show-specific elements and effects.
- Coordinate with the Technical Director and Scene Shop to plan and schedule installation of electrics into scenic elements.
- Intermediate soldering skills (for LED tape, etc) required.
- Intermediate knowledge of electrical theory and mathematics for calculating loads.
- Provide final documentation of set electrics including hookups and schematics.
- Technical support for set electrics during rehearsals and tech.
Execute installation and cabling for set electrics during changeover.
- Additional hours running events and Arts Academy Shows.
- Must be comfortable working at heights and able to lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Job requires the ability to sit/stand for long periods of time, and bend, stoop, or kneel while assisting actors, staff, and designers in execution of duties as assigned.
- Job requires the ability to lift, carry, and move necessary equipment up and down stairs in varied lighting conditions.
- Unconventional hours may be required. - Must be able to work overnights for Tech Weeks (typically four 12-hr days) for each production.
- During the week of changeover, electrician and lighting overhire support is split between daytime and overnight shifts.

Additional Duties and Expectations:
- Experience with Lightwright + Vectorworks.
- Support Electrics Department in closing of the theater.
- Work alongside electricians and overhires to hang/focus and strike as needed.

Position is a W2, $24/hr plus O/T and housing included.

Ogunquit Playhouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to promoting the growth of a diverse and inclusive workplace. For our full Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and

Accessibility statement please visit our website: http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/about-us

Ogunquit Playhouse now offers Health insurance to all employees who are with the company for 120+ consecutive days and work at least 30 hours weekly, covering 75% of employee+rsquo;s company-sponsored Health insurance premiums. Dental and Vision insurance will also be available at the employee+rsquo;s expense. Employees who work the entire season will also accrue Earned Paid Leave up to 40 hours. Eligibility is based on the length of the contract. Shortening the length of that contract may affect eligibility.

Please send cover letter (including your availability for the time frame listed above), resume and references to productionresumes@ogunquitplayhouse.org. Please include 2026 SCENIC ELECTRICS SUPERVISOR in the subject line.