Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) produces groundbreaking performances and life-changing educational programs inside of our mission to raise consciousness and nurture compassion. CPT seeks up to three experienced collaborative theatre artists to fill a unique two-month position with CPT’s nationally recognized education program – Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP).  For more information, visit www.cptonline.org or www.cptonline.org/education/student-theatre-enrichment-program

Deadline to Apply: March 31, 2017

Description of Position

The Creator/Directors report to the Education Manager. This position is 8-10 week, intensive, full-time staff position, including evenings and weekends. Pay $500 – $1,000/week.

Theatre Creator/Directors are responsible for leading the creation of an original play with the Education Manager, a team of instructors and a cast of Cleveland teens with little theatre experience.

Program Description

STEP – CPT’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP) is an arts-based job training program that engages Cleveland teens from low-income families in a powerful 8-week intensive that focuses on excellence in performance, play creation, physical theatre, writing, production and set design/construction. Students ages 14-19, with little or no previous performance experience, are eligible for participation, and earn money while learning and practicing valuable job skills such as timeliness, communication, commitment and teamwork. Under the guidance of CPT artists, teens develop an original play and then tour it to public parks throughout the city of Cleveland. Since its beginning in 1995, STEP has received multiple awards and recognitions including those from the City of Cleveland, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. STEP is the longest running arts-based, job-training program in Cleveland and has been utilized as an international model for engaging youth. Through STEP, teens see themselves as a positive and inspirational force, and watch as their work has an impact on the larger Cleveland community.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: We’re seeking devising/ensemble-based directors with strong leadership skills and a passion for working with teens. Extraordinary theatre making; adaptability; professionalism; grace-under-pressure; imagination; willingness to embrace, share and incorporate feedback in script writing, blocking and overall play production. Experience in devising theatre is critical. CPT primarily produces theatrical work that is outside-of-the-mainstream, so a past history of such work indicates a potentially good fit.

The Creator/Director’s responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Teaching the basics of acting and performance to teen participants who have no previous theatre experience
• Create curriculum; develop original performance material
• Collaborate with team of professional artists of various disciplines
• Work with Education Manager and instructors in all areas of program and play development including script writing, participant evaluation and management of participants
• Act as a strong role model for youth
• Special consideration for ability to tour and assistant manage two week live performances

SCHEDULE

• Programs run 8-10  weeks, 4-6 days per week, June-Aug 2017
• Daytime and early evening hours – or –  Afternoon and evening hours (depending on given week)
• Extended days for preproduction, training and program touring

TO APPLY: Interested candidates should email two-page cover letter, résumé and references to:  CPT Education Manager, Adam Seeholzer aseeholzer@cptonline.org.  Subject header should read: [LAST NAME], STEP Creator.