FORESTBURGH PLAYHOUSE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES & OVERVIEW
The Playhouse achieves its mission by creating a workplace where all can grow, flourish, while creating high-quality professional theatrical productions in a supportive community environment.
WHO WE ARE…
The Forestburgh Playhouse is a performing arts center located within The beautiful Sullivan Catskills In Forestburgh, New York, approximately 90 miles From NYC. Every season, the Playhouse produces seven mainstage productions, a musical for young audiences, cabaret performances, arts education programming, a new works festival and special events. Our programming is created and presented on the Forestburgh Playhouse Campus which consists of The Barn (our 270 seat theatre), The Tavern (a 120-seat, performance-cabaret space/restaurant/bar), The Annex (former church across the street, 100 seats, used as space for rehearsals, education, and smaller performances), and The Studio (rehearsal space near the Playhouse). The Playhouse is equipped with offices for production planning, and professionally equipped scene and costume shops.
Every year the Forestburgh Playhouse hires a company of more than 200 people, including actors (Equity and non-Equity), directors (non-union and SDC), musicians, designers, technicians, administrative/support positions, and restaurant staff (chef, servers/bartenders/ kitchen staff). Payroll is biweekly and payday is every other Thursday.
Job descriptions and additional information about all of these positions can be found on this site, as well as on offstagejobs.com and other theatre job sites. For summer 2026, contracts for most technical positions will start approximately June 1, 2026 and continue through approximately September 1, 2026 (or later depending on availability). These dates will shift depending upon position and production assignments.
PLAYHOUSE 2026 CASTING OPPORTUNITIES
Each summer, the Playhouse casts over 100 actors to perform in the mainstage season, a TYA production, cabaret performances and the In the Works-In the Words Theatre Festival. All professional actors that are hired for contractual positions will receive, in addition to their salary, housing, all meals, and round-trip transportation to and from NYC and the Playhouse. For more information, click the category of interest below:
PLAYHOUSE 2026
SUMMER SEASON
POSITIONS
ADMINISTRATION/SUPPORT
Production Manager
Company Manager
Assistant Company Manager
Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director
Box Office Associates
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Production Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
2nd Assistant Stage Manager
MUSIC
2 Musical Directors (Will MD and play Mainstage Musicals and Cabarets)
Associate Musical Director (Will MD TYA production, assist Music Directors with mainstage and cabarets, and play mainstage productions as needed)
Instrumentalists: Percussion and Bass (season), Reeds/Guitar/Trumpet (per show)
SCENIC
Technical Director
Scenic Designer/s (individual or multiple productions)
Assistant Technical Director
Scenic Carpenters/Painters
SOUND
Sound Desinger
A1
A2
LIGHTING
Lighting Designer (individual or multiple shows)
Lead Electrician (Design opportunities and ALD duties)
Assistant Electrician
COSTUME
Costume Designer (individual or multiple shows)
Costume Shop Manager/Assistant Costume Designer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Stitcher
TAVERN
Chef
Bartenders
Waitstaff
Kitchen Staff
The Forestburgh Playhouse is proud to affirm and accelerate its ongoing commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that our company, in all aspects, reflects our dedication to social and racial equality. Our mission is to encourage and increase employment diversity by providing an workplace for staff of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, class, national origin, ability, parental status or veteran status. As a united Forestburgh Playhouse, we promise to promote an environment that is truly equitable as an ongoing and intentional process of self-examination, accountability and action.
