Synetic Theater Launches Search for New Managing Director

The Board of Directors at Synetic Theater announced the beginning of a search for a new Managing Director. Application information is available online atwww.synetictheater.org/opportunities.

The Managing Director (MD) will work closely with the CEO/ Founding Artistic Director (CEO) and will share several responsibilities. Overall, the MD will be responsible for all aspects of finance, marketing, development, planning, general administration, and human resources. Specifically, the MD will work closely with the Board, oversee the fiscal integrity of the Company, create an annual budget, actively cultivate relationships with corporate and community organizations, hire and manage staff, oversee the Company's public image, supervise the education and outreach programs, oversee program budgets, computer/database systems, and represent Synetic at public functions.

Synetic Theater emerged from the creative vision of founders Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, Georgian artists who moved to the United States in the 1990s. Trained in dance, theatre and film, the Tsikurishvilis combine traditions of the Caucuses with distinctly American styles to tell classic stories through movement, music, technology and visual arts. Synetic Theater was founded in 2001 and made its artistic debut with the first wordless Shakespeare production,Hamlet...the rest is silence, thrilling audiences with its athletic and high-voltage physical theatre and earning three 2003 Helen Hayes Awards, for Outstanding Resident Play, Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Director.

The Company produces four to five Mainstage productions per season, runs an educational studio for ages seven through adult, conducts community outreach programs, and tours family and mainstage productions, reaching over 36,000 patrons annually. To date, the Company's productions have earned 116 Helen Hayes nominations and won 27 Helen Hayes Awards, garnering praise for both its Wordless Shakespeare repertoire (Hamlet...the rest is silence, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, King Lear, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night) and its dialogue-and movement-based pieces, such as Host and Guest, Frankenstein, Carmen, and The Master and Margarita.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree and experience with a nonprofit organization in a senior level capacity; advanced degree preferred.

* Demonstrate a passion for theatre and the connection between a professional company and its community.

* Ten years of progressive experience in a related field.

* Exemplary leadership and managerial skills which include consistency, fairness, positive attitude, enthusiasm and encouragement.

* In-depth knowledge and demonstrated experience of finance and financial reporting including financial planning, oversight, strategies and generally accepted accounting principles and practices, and risk management. Excellent ability both to analyze and conceptualize, and to work at both a detailed and high level.

* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

* Excellent organizational skills with desire and ability to work in a team environment.

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