Teaching Artist & Program Manager - Playwriting
$60,000–$65,500 year
On-siteDenver, Colorado, United States
Job Summary
Teach theatre-based and arts-integrated curriculum to students from Pre-K through 12th grade while developing new curriculum in collaboration with the Education and Curriculum Development teams. Coach students in one-on-one acting sessions and design Saturday on-site classes, multi-week summer programming, and workshops across Denver Metro schools and communities. Manage the Regional Middle School and High School Playwriting Program, serving as the point of contact for schools and educators while overseeing the submission, reading, and finalist processes. Lead the annual Denver Public Schools Shakespeare Festival, schedule statewide residencies, and curate the yearly anthology of playwriting winners. Coordinate rehearsals, studio reservations, and final readings for staged productions and community performances.
Required Qualifications
- B.A., B.F.A, M.A. or M.F.A, degree in theatre, musical theatre,theatre education, or similar
- 5-8 years drama/theatre teaching
- demonstrating proficiency in developing and teaching arts-integrated curriculum
- articulating and teaching the breath of the theatre experience
- teaching the craft of acting
- proficiency with rubric-based assessment
- Experience with a diversity of classrooms, programs, and ages
- Strong writing and reporting skills
- highly collaborative and organizational skills
- Assessment proficiency
- highly collaborative and organizational skills within demanding production processes
- ability to remain positive and solution flexible
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Well versed in working and collaborating with schools, teachers, schools districts and community partners
- Experience working with pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school students
- devising and directing
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Excellent collaboration, speaking and communication skills
- Must be able to accommodate a highly varying schedule
- Must be available to work occasional nights and weekends
- Saturdays during the school year
- Must have reliable transportation
- be able to travel throughout Denver and the major metro area school districts
- often multiple school sites each day
Desired Qualifications
- demonstrating proficiency in developing and teaching arts-integrated curriculum
- articulating and teaching the breath of the theatre experience
- teaching the craft of acting
- proficiency with rubric-based assessment
- highly collaborative and organizational skills
- Assessment proficiency
- highly collaborative and organizational skills within demanding production processes
- ability to remain positive and solution flexible
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Well versed in working and collaborating with schools, teachers, schools districts and community partners
- Experience working with pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school students
- devising and directing
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products
- Excellent collaboration, speaking and communication skills
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