Volume 34 Number 8 Spotlight Listings
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Volume 34 Number 8 May 1, 2014 Spotlight Listings ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEATRE - seasonal production /administrative staff and interns, negotiating WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Department of Theatre seeks contracts, fundraising, grant writing, donor relations, public an Assistant/Associate Professor of Scenic Design. Responsibilities relations, marketing, oversight of facilities, and budgeting (annual include designing scenery and supervising student scenic budget of $395,000). PAD must also maintain a visible leadership designers for 4-6 productions yearly, teaching Scenic Design, role in the community, presence in the larger theatre community, Drafting and Color Media, Portfolio Preparation, Advanced and work closely with an established Board of Directors to fulfill Design and other courses as assigned and shared supervision of and advance ATF’s mission. The successful candidate will be a scene shop employing a full-time technical director, part-time motivated, organized, creative, possess excellent communication shop foreman, and 6-8 student assistants including a student and interpersonal skills and strong leadership abilities. The ideal prop master and a student charge painter. Start date: August candidate will have at least 5 years of proven producing, artistic, 2014. MFA and professional design experience required; college- management and fundraising experience in a not-for-profit level teaching preferred. Search will remain open until position is theater, have a thorough knowledge of contemporary theater and filled with preference given to applications received by April 10, a passion for community engagement. This is a full time position 2014. The Department of Theatre has 14 full-time faculty and in Glens Falls with some off-season flexibility for outside projects staff and offers four undergraduate BFA degrees and one BA with Board approval. Salary: mid 30’s, health benefits and the degree. The Department of Theatre is part of The College of Fine exclusive use of a well-appointed 2-bedroom apartment in Glens Arts that also includes the Department of Dance and the Schools Falls. Negotiable package. Please send resume and cover letter of Art and Music. WMU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity to: [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until employer consistent with applicable federal and state law. All May 7th. ATFestival.org. EOE. qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Visit www.wmich. edu/hr/careers-at-wmu.html for application instructions. ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEATRE - PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. Qualifications: PhD or MFA in DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR - MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE in Theatre. Responsible for teaching undergraduate courses in Jupiter FL (LORT B) seeks a year-round DD. Salary with benefits. theatre, especially in lighting design and production, sound design Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: developing, and production, stagecraft and other technical theatre classes. planning and executing all fundraising efforts in both a Lighting design experience at the collegiate and/or professional supervisory and a hands-on capacity; developing and leading level necessary. Must have a Christian commitment and the ability prospect identification efforts; forecast, track and evaluate to integrate Christian faith with traditional coursework. Review effectiveness of campaigns; coordinate donor recognition, of applicants begins immediately. Please visit http://www.pba. mentor and motivate development team; develop budgets edu/faculty-administration-positions for full job description and and report on fundraising results. All employees must pass a application process. background check. Requirements: 5-7+years of demonstrated, successful track record of fundraising, planned giving and event PATRON SERVICES DIRECTOR - KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR execution preferably in a performing arts arena; outstanding THE PERFORMING ARTS seeks a skilled front-of-house team management and communications skills; strong work ethic; leader. Works with staff, volunteers, and resident companies in comfortable working in a dynamic fast-paced environment a multi-venue environment. Collects and distributes up-to-date with high energy, enthusiasm, confidence and creativity. For a performance information to the patron services group and other detailed job description, please visit www.jupitertheatre.org/ stakeholders. Oversees volunteer recruitment and training, and jobs. Email cover letter and resume as Word documents to: advocates workplace safety. Manages sales of touring merchandise [email protected]. EOE. and departmental operating budget. A college degree and a demonstrated ability to work with the public are required. For a PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - ADIRONDACK THEATRE full job description, please visit: https://www.kauffmancenter.org/ FESTIVAL, a 20 year-old not-for-profit, professional (AEA SPT 5), about-the-center/join-our-team/. summer theatre company focusing on new and contemporary musicals and plays, seeks a full time Producing Artistic Director TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/SET DESIGNER - CURTAIN CALL, to lead the company and assume responsibilities for all aspects of INC., Stamford, CT’s only year-round producing company, is running a small theatre company and maintaining a community accepting applications for a qualified Technical Director/Set presence in the off-season. Duties include: selection of season, Designer. This award-winning theatre mounts approximately 12 hiring and overseeing a small year-round office (PAD and full shows a year across two venues: 180 seat proscenium house time General Manager), hiring creative teams for productions and and 100 seat black box. The Technical Director/Set Designer Copyright © 2014 by Theatre Communications Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. TCG does not endorse any jobs or individuals advertising in this publication. ARTSEARCH is published by Theatre Communications Group, Inc., 520 Eighth Ave., 24th Fl, New York, NY 10018- 4156; (212) 609-5900. Teresa Eyring, Executive Director; Terence Nemeth, Publisher; Carol Van Keuren, Director of Advertising. Price: Individuals: $60/Institutions: $150 for one-year, Online and 24-issue (pdf) subscription. Advertising rates available upon request. ISSN-0730-9023. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO ARTSEARCH ARE NON-REFUNDABLE! Spotlight Listings has overall daily responsibility for the technical operations of the MANAGING DIRECTOR - BRISTOL RIVERSIDE THEATRE has venue, including lighting, sound, set design and construction, immediate need for a Managing Director who serves as a strategic and coordinating necessary maintenance. This position reports thought partner with the Founding and Artistic Directors. BRT to the Executive /Artistic Director. The Technical Director/Set has grown tremendously in the past five years. The new MD will Designer position works with a great deal of independence and both manage this growth and build upon it by implementing a will be responsible (but is not limited to) a wide variety of duties. new capitalization strategy currently in development. We seek Skills required: rigging, wood and metal fabrication, computer- an energetic, experienced, hands-on manager with strong aided drafting and design applications, knowledge with lighting, operational, financial management, reporting and development hanging/focusing, patching and programing light boards. Interest skills. This position requires knowledge of strategic planning, and ability to maintain a cooperative work environment. Act as the fiscal operations, human resource management, budgeting, Set Designer for each production who will present ground plans, reporting, creating and monitoring appropriate performance front elevations and model for each production. This person will metrics, and assessment of operational and financial results supervise and assist with set construction, coordinating volunteers relative to budgets and forecasts. The MD is an ambassador and paid carpenters and act as a mentor to interns if interns are of BRT, working in a manner that promotes the best interests available. Driver’s License required. Preferred Qualifications: MFA of the organization. For complete job description, please visit: in Technical Theatre Design or equivalent work experience. Salary brtstage.org/about/employment. Interested, qualified applicants and benefits commensurate with experience. Please submit all send letter of application, three references and resume (including inquiries by email only (including resume, cover letter, three salary history) to: [email protected]. references and portfolio) to: [email protected]. Brief intro video about Curtain Call: http://vimeo.com/36949106. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY. The director of education and outreach DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE RELATIONS - SEGERSTROM envisions, implements, and oversees PTC’s educational programs, CENTER FOR THE ARTS. The Director of Corporate Relations including outreach to schools and other community-based oversees all aspects of the Center’s comprehensive corporate organizations, in-residency programs, master classes for teens development program in support of the Center’s artistic and and adults, and our year-round Dramatic Academy for ages 4-21. educational programs and special projects. The position