Theater Manager
About The Position
The Hun School of Princeton seeks a dynamic and creative Theater Manager to develop and lead our technical theatre program and manage the Breen Performing Arts Center beginning in August 2026. The successful candidate will be able to teach a variety of courses in the Performing Arts Department. Arts education is essential for every student. The mission of the Performing Arts Department at The Hun School is to promote creative expression, communication skills, problem-solving, and inventive thinking. Courses and extracurricular activities are designed to foster lifelong appreciation through active participation in a variety of performing arts activities. It is through personal discovery and experimentation, coupled with consistent involvement in the arts, that skills are developed, appreciations are formed, and creativity is encouraged. Musical, dance, and dramatic experiences expand students’ horizons, foster creative and inventive thinking, and offer unique opportunities for self-revelation and reflection.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred
- Extensive experience in managing theatrical spaces and technical expertise in lighting, sound, costuming, and set design
- Experience working with teenagers in a school setting
- Ability and versatility to teach a range of courses in the discipline
- A love for working with young people
- A commitment to a diverse and inclusive community
- A passion for teaching in an innovative, experiential, project-based, and student-centered environment
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff
- Personal qualities including resilience, approachability, and kindness
- Excellent technology skills and experience integrating technology into the curriculum
- A desire to contribute to school life outside of the classroom on a lively boarding school campus
Nice To Haves
- Three years of full-time teaching experience is preferred, but other relevant experience will certainly be considered
Responsibilities
- Providing technical direction (lighting, sound, costuming, and set) for all performing arts department events (music, dance, and theatre)
- Interfacing with faculty, administrators, staff, students, and the Hun School community to coordinate all events held in the Breen Performing Arts Center
- Management and coordination of the theater schedule
- Overseeing the purchase, storage, maintenance and distribution of technical theater and performance-related material
- Teaching Upper School (grades 9-PG) courses in technical theater
- Team teach in our annual NextTerm minimester
- Serve as an advisor in our advisory program
- Continuous professional growth in the content area
Benefits
- Flexibility with work schedule as day, evening and weekend hours will be periodically required
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
