Residency Teaching Artist 2023-2024
Olney Theatre Center is looking for teaching artists for a new educational residency program for local public schools. We are planning to work with one public high school and one public middle school for a year-long residency that includes weekly in-school workshops, a visit to Olney Theatre for a student matinee, and a culminating performance of student-written work on our stages at the end of the year. The residency would be centered on next season’s production of Long Way Down, a new musical adaptation of Jason Reynolds’s Newbery Medal-winning novel about a teen dealing with the death of his brother and confronting the impact of gun violence on his loved ones. Teaching artists must be available during school hours (sometime between 7:30 am-3:30 pm) starting between September 2023 May 2024 in addition to some pre-work prior to visiting schools.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach 1-2 in-school theatre workshops each week, mostly centered on collaborative playwriting activities around themes found in Long Way Down.
- Design curriculum in collaboration with Olney Theatre Center.
- Help facilitate and organize any presentation of student-produced work.
- Be able to commute to schools for lessons and to Olney Theatre for events.
Requirements:
- A can-do attitude and a willingness and enthusiasm to work with teens.
- Some teaching experience.
- Mobility in the classroom to reach all of the small groups.
- Reliable transportation.
- Flexibility and organizational skills.
- Excellent listening, problem-solving, and verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
- Reliability and punctuality.
Compensation:
$100 per hour (up to 100 hours total for the school year and inclusive of prep time)
To apply: Please email Director of Education and Training Rebecca Dzida at
rdzida@olneytheatre.org with your resume, cover letter, and list of references as well as any other
materials you feel will support your application (i.e. sample lesson plans, letters of reference, videos,
etc.).
