Prep School Theater Teacher
PREP SCHOOL THEATER TEACHER
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School seeks a full-time Theater Teacher, with an emphasis in Scenic, Lighting, and/or Costume Design, to teach 9th Grade Theater and design-based elective courses. This person will be responsible for designing and advising backstage students on two full-length productions, a dance concert, and a night of student directed theater, while helping develop our expansive performing arts offerings.
Responsibilities
- Teach sections of general theater (9th grade level) as well as a variety of elective courses focused in scenic, lighting, sound, costume, prop, and/or projection design, based on personal skill set and student interest.
- Design two elements–scenery, costumes, or lighting–on a full-length play, full-length musical, and dance concert.
- Advise 12th Grade students in producing a night of student-directed and designed theater.
- Collaborate with our staff technical director to advise student backstage crews and stage management teams for all productions.
- Lead technical rehearsals leading up to performances.
- Provide meaningful, individualized feedback and support to students.
- Work closely with colleagues, the department head, and prep school administration to support the academic, social, and emotional well being of all students.
Qualifications
- BFA in theater design and production.
- Significant experience designing theatrical productions at a professional or educational level.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, and a desire to work with a creative team of students, educators, and professional designers to put on theatrical productions.
- Experience working with Adobe Create Suite and Vectorworks or AutoCAD software to produce process renderings and drafting packets.
- A commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive theater community.
- Experience developing and leading experiential and process-based curriculum for students with a variety of interests and skill levels.
- An intellectual curiosity, an aptitude for learning, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Experience teaching at the high school level is preferred.
Work Hours
- 7:45am-3:30pm Monday through Friday
- Select after school rehearsals from 3:00pm-6:00pm
- Weekend and after school technical rehearsals leading to opening night
- Weekly faculty and department meetings until 4:30pm
- Start date: August 2024
Compensation
$71,000-$118,500; exceptional benefits, and a warm and supportive culture.
CGPS MISSION STATEMENT:
CGPS nurtures each student’s unique passions and talents inside and outside the classroom, unifying and inspiring members of its community in a rigorous but relaxed learning environment, preparing them for the finest colleges and instilling in them the confidence, ethical values and sense of purpose to embrace challenges, to achieve their dreams and to improve the world.
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment on the basis of race (including hairstyle), color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, gender expression, national origin, alienage, age, pregnancy, marital/partnership status, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran or active military service member status, disability, genetic predisposition, status as a victim of domestic violence, prior arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, salary history, unemployment status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable law (collectively, the “Protected Characteristics”).