Managing Director - Sunset Playhouse

Rare Opportunity Available Sunset Playhouse seeks a multi-talented, experienced Managing Director to lead an established successful community-based entertainment organization in Elm Grove, WI. This is a new on-site position and offers the rare opportunity for the right candidate to assume responsibility for all aspects of the Playhouse including the long-term sustainability of the organization. The candidate must be a dedicated, creative, flexible professional and should have experience in theater production, fundraising, marketing, people and nonprofit financial management. About Sunset Playhouse: sunsetplayhouse.com Since its Incorporation in 1954, the nonprofit Playhouse has been an ongoing story of friendship, camaraderie, joy, hard work, and perseverance by an active and diverse pool of volunteers working in conjunction with a paid staff. With an annual budget of about $1 million, and a recently implemented endowment, the Playhouse produces eight community theater productions and six professional concerts in its 295 seat Auditorium, plus three After Sunset productions and six professional cabarets in its Studio Theater. Our School for the Arts also offers productions, classes, workshops, and camps for students ages 2-18. The paid full and part time staff includes an Artistic Director, Technical Director, Education Director, Music Director, Box Office Manager, Bookkeeper, Volunteer Coordinator, Office Manager, Administrative Assistant, and various front of house, backstage, and crafts persons. About the Position The Managing Director will be the Senior Employee, a leader responsible for all Playhouse activities, while reporting to the Board of Directors. In keeping with the Playhouse’s Vision, Mission, and Value Statements, the Managing Director will oversee or assume direct responsibility for artistic product, production, education, administration, legal, development, marketing, financial, facilities management, and volunteer and community relations. The Managing Director will serve as the spokesperson or “public face” of the Playhouse.

Salary: $55,000--$70,000 with annual performance bonus