Our Team
Executive Director
Andrew Chandler
Front of House Manager
Anne Koloff
Box Office & Communications Manager
Lynn Pettypiece
Technical Director
Ryan Wilcox
Controller
Krystle O’Brien
Our Board
The Chester Playhouse is owned and operated by a volunteer board of directors, drawn from dedicated and invested members of our community. They meet monthly to oversee and provide strategic leadership to guide the direction of the Playhouse. Board members typically serve a 3-year team, beginning at our March Annual General Meeting.
If you are interested in serving the Chester Playhouse as a Board Member, please send a note to the Playhouse Board Executive by email at info@chesterplayhouse.ca
Our Executive
Chair
Tom Boyne
Vice Chair
Alison McEachern
Secretary
matthew ross
Treasurer
gavin brimer
Our Board Members
Carol Dodds
Alan Jeffers
Emily Mosher
Tammy Gonsalves
Kathy McNab
Issie Patterson
Sarah Hampson
Frank V. Metzger
Kirby Putnam
Join Our Team
The Chester Playhouse is an artistic hub, specializing in the presentation of exceptional live performances, which serves the Municipality of Chester, including the village of Chester and surrounding communities. Operating since 1939, we have been a home for music, theatre, films, comedy, speakers and emerging community performances, and continue to present world-class artists from “around the corner” and around the world. Following a fire which damaged our existing Playhouse building, we are quickly pivoting to a “satellite” context, presenting live shows in various venues across our community, in a program we’re calling the “Playhouse Without Walls”.
We are committed to welcoming applicants with disabilities at any stage of the hiring process, and eager to support these individuals in any way that helps them.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At the Chester Playhouse, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. The Chester Playhouse is eager to provide opportunities to applicants from all backgrounds, and is eager to accommodate the right person who brings a unique viewpoint to our organization. We encourage all interested parties to reach out if they are interested, to discuss how we can best accommodate your application.
Current Openings
The Chester Playhouse is currently accepting applications for the following employment opportunities.
Marketing Manager : Permanent / Full-time position
The Marketing Manager is responsible for marketing ticket sales to various events held at the Chester Playhouse. They will be part of a customer-oriented team that creates a friendly, engaging, and welcoming culture, connecting with patrons across our community, and beyond.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Executive Director in the development of themes, values and messaging for each season of event programming.
- Create and direct marketing strategy on each event, to be implemented by the Communications Manager. This will include specific targets in terms of sales, geographics, as well as growth of social media channels.
- Design and create promotional materials such as posters, flyers, paper advertisements and content for online use, including images. Plan and oversee distribution.
- If confident, script, shoot and edit video content (reels, shorts) to promote upcoming presentations.
- Prepare the weekly e-newsletter, implementing marketing strategy to build awareness for upcoming events.
- Write marketing and communications material for various platforms such as press releases, newsletters, brochures, programs and website material.
- Implementation of strategy as needed, including possible areas such as:
- Promote Chester Playhouse events and engage with community members through company social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
- Manage paid marketing initiatives (ads in print and social media).
- Support Playhouse initiatives for fundraising and special events.
- Keep the website updated with shows, events and information as needed.
- Aid in the completion of specific administrative tasks in collaboration with the Executive Director.
- Monitor rates of engagements, sales, etc, and adjust strategies accordingly.
- Other duties as determined in collaboration.
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Marketing Assistant : Full-time / 12-week term position
The Marketing Assistant is responsible for assisting in the marketing efforts of the organization. They will be an integral part of the development and execution of marketing plans to reach targets from brand awareness to promotion.
Marketing Duties:
- Assist in daily marketing initiatives as follows:
- Promote Chester Playhouse events and engage with community members through company social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).
- Design and create promotional materials such as posters, flyers, paper ads and online content.
- Write marketing and communications material for various platforms such as press releases, newsletters, brochures, programs and website material.
- Collaborate with the team and generate ideas that will improve the organization.
- Keep the website updated with shows, events and information as needed.
- Distribute posters to nearby locations.
Administrative Duties:
- Monitor the organizations’ primary email and provide timely responses.
- Assists in writing letters and emails.
- Maintain a filing system (physical and electronic files).
Term: 12 weeks, within the following date range June 9nd, 2025 – Aug 27, 2025 (These dates may be flexible). Upon completion of this term, there may be opportunities to continue into a leadership role in the marketing department, in a full-time, permanent position.
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Youth Program Assistant : Full-time / 7-week term position
Job Summary: The Youth Program Assistant will assist in the delivery of Youth Performance training camps, through week-long day camps. They will aid the camp instructors in managing participants, offer administrative support through sourcing and delivering required materials, liaise with parents and youth to ensure that needs are met, and support registrations and follow-ups.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Aid in the registration of youth, liaising with parents regarding needs.
- Preparing relevant information for instructors to deliver their material successfully.
- Assisting on site with delivery of camp classes, participating as needed, covering breaks, etc.
- Anticipating and soliciting needs and sourcing required materials.
- Liaising with Technical Staff on the performance of end-of-week showcases.
- Managing parent and guest registration for youth showcases.
- Soliciting and gathering feedback from youth and parents on each program offered.
- Making recommendations about future programs.
Term: 7 weeks running July 14th, 2025 – August 29, 2024
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