Job (Calgary): Theatre Tech Instructors – StoryBook Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

StoryBook Theatre is seeking theatre tech instructors to lead workshops for educators, focusing on technical theatre concepts and practical classroom-ready activities. The role involves designing engaging lesson plans and helping teachers apply technology and staging ideas in schools.

Ideal candidates bring strong instructional skills, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to inclusive arts education. Compensation is discussed per session during offers.

Qualifications

• minimum of two years of relevant university level education, or equivalent professional experience
• strong instructional and classroom management skills
• high level of personal organization and planning
• strong interpersonal skills
• must work well in a team setting
• Basic First Aid is an asset

Responsibilities

• teaching participants about technical theatre and giving participants tools to incorporate and use elements of technical theatre in their own teaching
• creating a workshop lesson plan to meet workshop goals
• other duties as required

Skills

teaching

classroom management

instructional skills

teamwork

Education

Two-year university level education

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Directed by: Glynis Leyshon Written by: Kate Hennig Actors Pictured: Nigel Shawn Williams, Jamie Konchak, Emma Houghton, Conrad Belau & Sarah Orenstein Set Design: Scott Reid. Lighting Design: David Fraser Costume Design: Heather Moore Photo: Benjamin Laird

Job (Calgary): Theatre Tech Instructors – StoryBook Theatre

Job (Calgary): Theatre Tech Instructors – StoryBook Theatre

StoryBook Theatre is currently seeking tech-minded individuals to facilitate a workshop for educators about the elements of Technical Theatre. We are looking for an individual to help teachers in high schools and elementary schools understand more about tech theatre and how to achieve easy looks with limited time and budgets.

StoryBook believes that inclusivity and diversity are integral to the stories we tell both on and off our stage and seek to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. We encourage people of all ages, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, and ethnicity to apply for this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructors will be accountable to the Theatre School Coordinator. Duties include:

• teaching participants about technical theatre and giving participants tools to incorporate and use elements of technical theatre in their own teaching
• creating a workshop lesson plan to meet workshop goals
• other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidates would possess many, if not all, of the qualifications listed below. StoryBook is a learning environment and is looking for a candidate willing to grow into the role with a base understanding of its demands and skills required.

• minimum of two years of relevant university level education, or equivalent professional experience
• strong instructional and classroom management skills
• high level of personal organization and planning
• strong interpersonal skills
• must work well in a team setting
• Basic First Aid is an asset

Ultimately StoryBook is seeking a person who fits in with the organizational mandate and is keen and passionate about the work we do. A candidate who possesses the following attributes would be seen as a huge asset beyond their list of qualifications.

YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO:

• loves live performance and has an appreciation of the importance of theatre in society/for families;
• reflects an optimistic and positive attitude with organizational loyalty;
• has the ability to work autonomously and in a team with attention to discretion and sensitivity to work involving confidential information;
• is a self-motivational work style that can be resilient under the changing conditions of COVID;
• has a genuine commitment to contribute to an internal culture that values people and provides an opportunity for everyone to flourish;
• has the personal stature to inspire the organization, the Board, and the stakeholders by representing the Theatre with integrity;
• is dedicated to the principles of equal opportunity, cultural diversity, and broadening access to the arts; and
• is a pragmatic and effective problem-solver.

DURATION

Monday, January 31, 2022 from 9:30am to 11:30am and 12:30pm to 2:30pm

COMPENSATION

Our teachers are contracted for each session and program individually. Compensation to be negotiated at time of offer.

Submission Deadline – Friday, November 19, 2021

StoryBook Theatre (SBT) is Canada’s largest volunteer-driven Theatres for Young Audiences and families. In our almost 45 years of serving Calgary, we have fostered the love and passion for theatre arts in over one million people. Each season we bring together some of the industry’s brightest emerging talents both on and off the stage to create incredibly accessible theatre for the whole family. We bring stories to life in a way that encourages children and their families to dream about who they are and may become, to explore the story from different perspectives, to think using inductive reasoning, and to connect to other people and ideas. StoryBook’s mission celebrates the power of theatre to inspire children and their families to dream, explore, think, and connect through high-caliber accessible, and diverse family theatre programming.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those advancing in the process will be contacted.

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