2027 USF Stage Crew
About The Position
The Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, a professional theatre company in residence at Southern Utah University, is hiring production staff for its 2027 season. The Festival produces a nine-show repertory season and three Greenshows across four venues in summer and fall. Employment dates vary by role, generally spanning April through October; some positions may be combined for candidates interested in both build and run work. Supervisory roles may include remote pre-season work for the design process. This position is contingent on funding. Appointment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check. Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew positions run from late April to September or October. Apprenticeship Carpenter/Stage Crew positions have the same approximate employment period. Stage Crew positions run from late May to September or October. Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew staff participate in scenic construction and load-in, run and maintain scenery and props, lead changeover and repair work for their assigned theater, coordinate stage preparation and address notes with stage management and production departments during technical rehearsals and performances, and serve as swing technicians for the run crew. Apprentice Carpenter/Stage Crew staff participate in scenic construction and load-in and run, change over, and maintain scenery and props. Stage Crew staff run, change over, and maintain scenery and props for assigned productions.
Requirements
- Able to carry 50 pounds for 50 feet unassisted.
- Able to use ladders over six feet as part of daily tasks.
- Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew: Knowledge of proper and safe use of typical shop tools and equipment, and wood and steel construction techniques or other related technical theater fields.
- Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew: Prior leadership experience.
- Apprentice Carpenter/Stage Crew: Knowledge of proper and safe use of typical shop tools and equipment, and wood and steel construction techniques or other related technical theater fields.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in technical theater.
Responsibilities
- Participate in construction and load-in of scenic elements for assigned productions.
- Run, change over, and maintain scenery and props for assigned productions.
- Lead stage crew in changeover and repair work for the assigned theater (Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew).
- Coordinate stage preparation and address notes with stage management and production departments during technical rehearsals and performances (Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew).
- Act as a swing technician for the run crew in the assigned theater (Deck Carpenter/Stage Crew).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
