FAIR Stage Technician Assistant

Oregon Shakespeare Festival • Ashland, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Fellowship, Assistantship, Internship, and Residency (FAIR) Experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival offers meaningful professional development for aspiring, emerging, mid-career, and established artists, artisans, and arts administrators. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Tim Bond, The FAIR Experience was created with the mission of creating a doorway in Southern Oregon to access training in the field. As the oldest and largest repertory theater in the U.S., OSF offers a unique learning environment shaped by our repertory model, where participants engage with experienced professionals across disciplines. FAIR empowers the next generation of theater practitioners to build lasting careers and contribute to the evolving field of American theater. The FAIR Experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival promotes equity and diversity within the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the field of American theatre at large, while generating the conditions of belonging and support within an enriching professional development environment. FAIR is designed to honor OSF's commitment to including diverse people, ideas, cultures, and traditions in all areas of our work. We encourage people of diverse identities to apply. The FAIR Experience is an educational opportunity that fosters artistic growth, learning & development, and engagement through a range of experiences. At the core of the program are the FAIR Forums, where participants explore interdisciplinary topics that bridge inquiry and practice. These forums, along with experiential activities like changeover viewings and production tours, provide insight into OSF’s repertory process and broader artistic landscape. You will also be given a schedule of educational activities to attend alongside your 2027 FAIR cohort. The season culminates in a capstone, encouraging participants to reflect, create, and give back through a flexible range of creative or administrative contributions. Learning Expectations: Engage in weekly FAIR Forums, Participate in supplemental activities, including meet-and-greets, hall runs, production tours, and changeovers, Complete a capstone address at the end of the season. This is a two-month professional development opportunity for early-career technical solution-minded people at a regional theatre. Experience technical rehearsals at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's repertory through to the opening of 4 shows during the 2027 season. Assist managers supervising the Stage Operations department, ensuring that all changeovers and performances are completed successfully. Work with IATSE local 154 crewmembers and managers on problem-solving and generating creative solutions to technical problems on a variety of shows and interface with OSF's broader learning and engagement programming.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or 2–3 years of equivalent training and/or relevant experience
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Commitment to working respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds
• Physical ability to lift to 40 lbs, navigate stairs, and extended periods of standing or walking
• Demonstrated self-motivation, flexibility, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit

Responsibilities

• Relay, document, and communicate production notes to the stage operations team
• Support backstage operations during technical and dress rehearsals
• Attend and observe production meetings and cross-departmental touchpoints (e.g., with Costumes, Props, Production Management)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level