Coordinate Director of Theater - Washington, United States - St. Albans School

Description

Position Coordinate Theater Director***
Organizational Background
From the top of Mount St. Alban, St. Albans School and National Cathedral School look up to the
Washington National Cathedral and out to the United States Capitol. St. Albans School was
established in 1909 and National Cathedral School in 1900. Our mission is to
prepare students in grades 4 through 12 to develop and use their spiritual, intellectual, artistic, and
physical gifts not for themselves alone, but in service of the greater community. As Episcopal
schools, we welcome and embrace students of all faiths and backgrounds to this caring community
that learns, prays, plays, sings, and eats together. We are committed to a diversity among students,
faculty, and staff that shapes and enriches our shared experiences.

As part of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, St. Albans, National Cathedral School,
Beauvoir, and Washington National Cathedral benefit from strong ties and collaboration. Through
the strong coordinate program between St. Albans School and National Cathedral School, students
have the opportunity to participate in a number of co-educational opportunities, including theater
productions and classes, which are fully coordinate for students at both schools.

St. Albans School (STA) for boys and National Cathedral School (NCS) for girls seek a dynamic
theater director with interest in musical theater as well as plays. The department annually produces
five theatrical productions and supports a dance gala that is produced through the athletic
department at NCS. The department is fully coordinated with coeducational productions and
academic classes taught at both schools in the Upper School (9th through 12th grades) and
Middle/Lower School (MS/LS) divisions (7th and 8th grades at both schools). The Theater
Director directs two productions each year, one in the Upper School and one in the MS/LS.
Teaching responsibilities include electives in the Upper School; past electives have included _Acting _
- and Directing_, _Public Speaking_, and _Design for Theater._ In the Middle/Lower School, the Theater Director
is part of a team-taught enrichment course in both the 7th and 8th grade. The Middle/Lower school
courses are taught in a single-sex environment and are required for all students.

Specifically, areas of responsibilities will include the following:

• Shepherd play selection approval process with Division Heads and DEI faculty at both

schools/divisions for plays responsible for directing

• Participate in the annual Performing Arts Celebration at the end of the year with the Music

and Dance departments.
Production

• Be part of the six production season in the Upper School and Lower/Middle School

• November

• Upper School Play

• December

• Middle School Musical

• February

• Upper School Musical

• April

• Middle School Play

• April

• Student Directed One-Act Play Festival

• April

• NCS Athletic Department Dance Gala
• Direct two of the six productions, one in each division.
• Assist with logistics for all productions including ticketing, publicity, coordination of student

- groups attending productions, and program artwork

• Coordinate parent volunteers for the productions directed
• Coordinate with STA food service for cast dinners for the US play directed

Academic Classes

• Teach Middle School enrichment classes with department colleagues. All students in 7th and

th grade/ Form I and Form II are enrolled in a theater enrichment course. These are
semester courses at STA and trimester courses at NCS

• Offer and teach semesterlong elective courses

Thespian Society

• Attend a barbeque at the beginning and end of each academic year

Position Details

Classification:

• Faculty Staff
• 10month 12month Temporary
• Full-Time Part-Time
• Exempt Non-Exempt
• Designated Onsite Telework Eligible
• Salary Hourly

Reporting:
Reports to Division Heads at both St. Albans and National Cathedral School


Supervision Exercised
For the purposes of management, performance assessment, and span of control, the Theater

Director directly supervises:

• None

Professional Experience & Qualifications

Minimum Experience:
Minimum of 3 years of drama or performance coaching/teaching
required


Education:
Advanced degree preferred


Certifications:
N/A


Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous work within an Independent School
• Experience directing musicals

Work Behaviors
This position requires an individual with the following characteristics:

• Commitment to St. Albans and National Cathedral School's values;
• Good character, kindness, and an open heart and mind;
• Integrity and honesty, with the highest ethical standards to choose the hard right over the

- easy wrong;

• Personally accountable; assumes ownership, control, and accountability for all areas of

- responsibility and commitments made to others;

• Accessible and responsive; serves others through collaborative problemsolving and

- openne