Summer Teaching Artist
About The Position
Summer Part Time Theatre Teaching Artists work with the Education & Community Engagement team, Co-Faculty, Classroom Assistants, and department Directors to deliver high quality theatre education for children and teens, Kindergarten to high school. Positions range from lead classroom teachers to teachers delivering specialized focus classes across age groups. Summer programming runs Monday – Friday from June 15-July 31, 2026. The Monday-Friday summer workday is structured around the hours of 8:30 am – 4 pm. On each Monday, there is an all staff meeting from 7:45 – 8:30 am. Programs are offered in one-week and two-week durations. Teaching Artists will be hired per week based on need.
Requirements
- B.A., B.F.A, M.A. or M.F.A, degree in theatre, musical theatre, theatre education, education, or similar or equal professional experience
- 3-5 years drama/theatre teaching experience required, including demonstrating proficiency in developing and teaching arts-integrated curriculum, teaching improvisation, articulating and teaching general theatre, craft of acting and specialty skills in master class settings. This position requires lesson plan deliverables in partnership with the Director of Education.
- Experience in a diversity of classrooms, settings, programs, and ages
- Experience working with pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school, and high school students including devising and directing
- Excellent collaboration, speaking and communication skills
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver theatre-based curriculum
- Developing, implementing and facilitating theatre and musical theatre curriculum for students from Kindergarten to high school as part of our 6 week summer program. Classes include improv, acting, musical theatre, creative dramatics, choreography, ensemble building, character, clowning, Shakespeare
- Collaborate with Executive Director and Director of Education on class scope, curriculum development and content
- Classes include individual and collaborative teaching
- Modeling classroom instruction, management, and decorum as an empowering collaborative partner assigning roles and responsibilities for the Classroom Assistant
- Support full time staff and other Teaching Artists by working daily duties that include staffing student drop off and pick up and monitoring lunch and free play time
Benefits
- Sick time accruals
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Job Type
Part-time
