General Manager - Theatre for a New Audience - Management Consultants for the Arts

THEATRE FOR A NEW AUDIENCE (TFANA) in Brooklyn, NY invites qualified candidates to submit applications to become its next General Manager. The General Manager is a trusted confidant and peer, a top executive who oversees all producing duties within TFANA’s season of plays and humanities activities at TFANA’s permanent home, Polonsky Shakespeare Center (PSC), in the Brooklyn Cultural District. With high emotional intelligence and a strong set of values around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access, the General Manager will understand the dynamics of producing large-scale theatrical productions which play to diverse audiences as well as public events in conjunction with performances, artists’ residencies, workshops and commissions; have high-level negotiation and financial forecasting skills, and the skill to facilitate the execution of the creative impulses of the world-class artists TFANA engages. The General Manager is a doer and problem-solver of day-to-day issues of producing in one of the most competitive arts environments in the world and will intuitively understand how to marshal resources and people with a sense of drive and diplomacy -- all while thinking several steps ahead to create solutions before problems arise. TFANA has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search for their Artistic Director, and more information on this opportunity and the application process can be found at: https://mcaonline.com/searches/gm-tfana



Organizational Profile

Founded in 1979 by Jeffrey Horowitz, TFANA is a NYC-based Off-Broadway theatre operating on a LORT C contract. It produces Shakespeare alongside classic and contemporary plays with some of today’s most exciting artists. In 2019-2020 season, the Theatre is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. With Shakespeare as its supreme guide, TFANA mounts four to five productions each season exploring the endless forms of theatre from around the world and creating a dialogue between Shakespeare and a range of plays from past and present about our world. Each season, an audience of 30,000 to 50,000 patrons attend TFANA’s productions.


Salary: The salary starts at $100,000 and includes a full benefit package.