Assistant/Associate Adjunct Faculty in Performing Arts: Theatre (THTR 120) Acting I: Acting for Every Body
Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: Feb 11, 2025
Deadline: Feb 26, 2025 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.
Summer 2025 Saint Mary's College Summer Academy (for High School students)
PERFA 120: Acting I
Monday through Friday, 9:00am-11:30am or 10:30am-1:00pm
June 9 through June 27, 2025

• • Description: In this course both beginners and more experienced performers are invited to explore the play-full art of acting. The course provides a space for discovery; through direct experiential learning students investigate the ways we use our bodies, voices, and imaginations as embodied storytellers, both as individual actors and as part of an ensemble. Students will grow in personal confidence and creativity, as they "step outside the box" of their everyday modes of self-presentation and relationship.The course will also expand students' artistic lens through the practice of identifying and interpreting the clues a playwright has woven into a playtext -- a process called script analysis. Through it, students learn to think like actors - but also like playwrights, dramaturgs, directors and designers, as they build a foundational, holistic understanding of the entire collaborative production process. The course culminates with the rehearsal and performance of scripted scenes, chosen to allow every student to bring a character to life through their own intersectional identities.

This course will be taught in person, on the Moraga campus.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate is an accomplished educator with a terminal degree in theatre OR significant professional credits equivalent to a terminal degree. Candidates should also be able to demonstrate a history of excellence as a high school or undergraduate theatre instructor. They will have experience leading culturally diverse classrooms; the ability to foster a student-centered, interactive and collaborative learning environment; and will demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate Liberal Arts education.
Applicants 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/163430

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