Job (Edmonton): Students Club Facilitator – Citadel Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Edmonton; Presencial; CAD 34.000 - 49.000; A tiempo parcial

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Hourly rate CAD 30

Part-time contract with flexible hours

Descripción de la vacante

The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton is seeking two dynamic Students Club Facilitators for the 2021/2022 season. You will plan and host pre-show workshops tied to mainstage productions and coordinate guest artists for each show.

Work is part-time, temporary, with a rate of CAD 30 per hour. Expect about 12 administrative hours plus 5:30pm–10:30pm evenings for each production run, with some flexibility in scheduling.

Formación

• Comfort and ease with public speaking for large groups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience working with children or youth.
• Extensive understanding and appreciation of theatrical creative processes.
• Experience in drama, theatre education, administration, cultural management are an asset.

Responsabilidades

• Plan one pre-show Students Club workshop per production.
• Contact and hire 1 guest artist for each productions’ pre-show workshop.
• Host six pre-show workshops and post-show talk-backs during the run of each play.

Conocimientos

Public speaking

Communication

Youth work

Theatre education

Theatre administration

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Job (Edmonton): Students Club Facilitator – Citadel Theatre

The Citadel Theatre is seeking two dynamic, energetic, and self-motivated individuals to fill the role of Students Club Facilitators for the 2021/2022 theatre season.
Students Club offers a unique glimpse into the world of professional theatre to a wide range of local Junior and Senior High school students. Prior to certain performances of select Mainstage shows, schools are invited participate in a highly engaging, interactive workshop with one of our region’s talented theatre artists, covering a unique aspect of theatre – from choreography to design, from stage combat to Shakespeare. Following the performance, students and other audience members are invited to stay for an informative talkback with members of the production’s cast and crew.

This season’s Students Club shows are:
The Fiancée by Holly Lewis
November 6 – 28, 2021

The Royale by Marco Ramirez
February 5 – 27, 2022

Peter Pan Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer
February 26 – March 20, 2022

Jane Eyre by Erin Shields
March 19 – April 10, 2022

The Herd by Kenneth T. Williams
April 2 – 24, 2022

9 to 5: The Musical by Patricia Resnick, music by Dolly Patron
April 30 – May 29, 2022

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of Education & Outreach, these two individuals will each be assigned three productions in the season, for which they will:

• Plan one pre-show Students Club workshop per production.
• Contact and hire 1 guest artist for each productions’ pre-show workshop.
• Host six pre-show workshops and post-show talk-backs during the run of each play.

* The number of Students Club events may decrease depending on sales. This will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Qualifications

• Comfort and ease with public speaking for large groups of people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous experience working with children or youth.
• Extensive understanding and appreciation of theatrical creative processes.
• Experience in drama, theatre education, administration, cultural management are an asset.

Facilitators are offered a rate of $30/hr. This is a temporary, part-time contract requiring approx. 12 administrative hours per Facilitator, plus facilitation of each Students Club evening (approx. 5:30pm – 10:30pm). Planning/administrative hours are flexible, but each Facilitator must be present at every Students Club night of their respective production runs.

Citadel Theatre’s COVID-19 Returning Safely Policy

Citadel Theatre’s COVID-19 protocol (such as masking, screening, testing, vaccinations) are a part of our “Returning Safely Policy”, to ensure everyone is safe in the workplace. PLEASE NOTE – Citadel Theatre’s vaccination protocol will be in pace for this position. Anyone working in the building is expected to be fully vaccinated (if they are medically able). Please be aware of this requirement before you submit your resume.

Working with Citadel Theatre

We wish to acknowledge that the land on which we live and work is Treaty No. 6 territory and a traditional meeting ground and home of the First Nations, including both the treaty signatories – Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stony and Cree-Iroquois – as well as other Indigenous peoples, such as the Blackfoot and Métis, who occupied this land. We extend our appreciation for the opportunity to live, create and perform on this territory.

The Citadel Theatre is in the heart of amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Edmonton, AB), and we are proud to call Treaty 6 territory home. As a regional theatre, it is integral that we ensure that the stories we tell, as well as the composition of our artists, board, staff, students, and audience are reflective of the diverse lived experiences in this dynamic city.
Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available upon request. The Citadel Theatre is committed to having our team reflect the community it serves and actively welcomes applicants from diverse and equity seeking backgrounds. The Citadel also endeavors to create and guard a culture of respect and cooperation with all staff, artists, colleagues, volunteers and internal/external partners. For more on Citadel Theatre’s Equity, Inclusivity, and Diversity commitments, please visit: https://bit.ly/CitadelEDIArtisticPostings

Postings will remain open until October 15, 2021 or until a suitable candidate is found.