Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: May 01, 2024
Deadline: May 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description:Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.
As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.
Position description for Theatre 201 Selecting A Season
Saint Mary's seeks an innovative instructor to teach Theatre 201 in Fall 2024.
Tuesdays, 3:20-4:35pm
This course will be taught on the Moraga campus, in person.
Saint Mary's seeks a dynamic instructor to lead students through a process of considering playscripts for performance in an educational setting. Students will be asked to apply critical questions and season-selection criteria to a variety of playscripts: Why this play, now? How does this play speak to our present moment? Can this play be appropriately cast with our student population? Does this play offer sufficient roles for our student cohort, especially women, non-binary, and PoC-identified actors? Can scenery, costumes, and other technical elements necessary for this play be achieved with our existing resources? How well does this play align with our program's learning objectives, and with the mission and vision of the larger institution? Who will be the audience for this play? What marketing challenges might this play pose? The goal of the course is to lead a student-driven process for generating a short list of 3-5 plays for production consideration in the following academic year.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications: A relevant advanced degree in Theatre (for example, an MFA in directing, dramaturgy, or a related field). Professional experience as an artistic director, dramaturge, literary manager, or director of education. Experience leading culturally diverse classrooms; the ability to foster a student-centered, interactive and collaborative learning environment; and a strong commitment to undergraduate Liberal Arts education.
Candidates must reside in California.
Salary: $2,482 - $3,436 depending on qualifications
The salary range for this position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/144452