Spring Play Musical Director

Position / Title: High School Musical Theatre Director
Bargaining Unit: ETA: Department/Location: HS Activities
Work Days: 60 days: Reports To: Building Activities Director
JD Revision Date: 09/26/2024: Supervises: Musical Production Team

Function / Position Summary
To build and maintain a high-quality musical theatre program, focusing on best-practice, student-focused instruction and coordinating with the production staff to provide opportunities for students.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Implement researched-based instructional strategies that engage all students, differentiating to accommodate a range of ability levels, and acknowledging a variety of cultural backgrounds in order to support student learning and growth.
• Communicate effectively with parents, students, administrators, teacher colleagues, and community leaders.
• Maintain high expectations for student achievement and behavior and motivate students to work to their highest potential.
• Maintain equipment associated with the activity.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Cultivate a positive, harassment free, instructional culture which motivates students through the use of effective communication and constructive feedback.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Apply and enforce student discipline in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and appropriate student handbook.
• Lead the Production Team.
• Provide a flowchart of the Production Team Members and their responsibilities to the Activities Director.
• Collaborate with all of the production staff.
• Create/procure choreography as needed.
• Create stage blocking and general show design.
• Train student performers in areas of acting and stage blocking.
• Procure show rights with the rental parties.
• Secure show dates and spaces.
• Create rehearsal schedules.
• Create/arrange publicity and graphic design needs (programs, posters, etc.).
• Arrange and coordinate parent volunteers as needed.
• 80 hours of rehearsal.
• Attendance at Freshman Orientation and incoming 8th Grade Night, as applicable.
• Manage finances and administrative paperwork for the production.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Education preferred.
• Appropriate Professional Educator's License (PEL) with Theatre Endorsement preferred. -OR-
• High School Diploma required.
• Related coursework and/or previous related experience required.

Experience / Knowledge

• Previous acting experience required.
• Previous directing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of show production preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback, and to conduct conferences as needed with parents, students, administrators, or other teachers.
• Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, inquiries, and/or complaints.
• Display courtesy, tact, and respect when dealing with others.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships; demonstrate a commitment to teamwork.
• Ability and willingness to learn and refresh job skills through professional development in order to meet the changing needs of this position.
• Ability to react well under pressure, handle and balance multiple demands at one time, work with frequent unscheduled interruptions, and perform duties and tasks at expected levels of professionalism.
• Spanish language skills preferred.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, or carry heavy materials or equipment, including set pieces and other related equipment.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
• Public contact requiring appropriate business-like apparel.

Terms of Employment

• This is a one year only position.
• Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education. Appendix F stipend position, see attached schedule.