Teaching Artist/Theatre Director - Shining Studios Long Island

Shining Studios Organization is a non-profit after school program for children interested in learning about and performing in musical theatre. Each class rehearses and performs a musical over the course of a semester. We begin with theatre games and auditions; move through the rehearsal process while learning about singing, dancing, and acting; and finally put on a fully-mounted production for friends and family! Throughout the entire process our teaching artists and directors are reinforcing the life-skills gained from the performing arts: self-confidence, patience, respect, and, of course, joy!



We are a fast-growing organization, having doubled our enrollment and number of classes in the last 3 years! As we continue to grow, we are looking for 2 part-time teaching artists to join our team this coming Fall! Ideal candidates will have (or be earning) a Bachelor's degree in the performing arts or education, 2+ experience working as a theatre director/teaching artist with children ages 8-18, and be comfortable teaching basic acting, singing, and dancing.



Primary Responsibilities: set-up/clean-up studio before and after classes; plan-out the semester so students are prepared, memorized, and confident for their show by tech-week; send weekly update emails to parents including tools to help them help their children practice at home; check-in with Shining Studios Managing Director immediately if any issues or challenges arise.



Additional responsibilities: production communications in a timely manner (costume ideas to parents, scenic and prop needs to executive staff, etc). Some of our teaching artists also give private vocal lessons at our Studio. This is outside of the teaching hours mentioned below and is paid at a higher rate.



For consideration please email a resume and cover letter summarizing your relevant experience and interest in the position to ShiningStudiosManagingDirector@gmail.com . Initial interviews will be held over Zoom beginning August 15th.



Specifics:



Position 1: Classes begin 9/12/22. Monday/Tuesday 4-6pm (teacher must arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of class and stay until the last student is picked up). This teaching artist will teach/direct our middle-school class/production.



Position 2: Classes begin 9/12/22. Wednesday/Thursday 4-6pm (teacher must arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of class and stay until the last student is picked up). This teaching artist will teach/direct our 9-11 year old students on Thursdays, as well as teach/assistant direct alongside our Managing Director for our largest class of 6-8 year olds on Wednesdays.



Pay for both positions is $25/teaching hour + $500 Tech Week Stipend.


Salary: $25/hour + Tech Week Stipend