6th Grade Assistant Director : Play - North Middle

North Middle School; Waukee (IA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Waukee Community School District North Middle School seeks a 6th Grade Assistant Director for Play to lead student actors and production crews. The role collaborates with the Director to select plays, plan rehearsals, and coordinate production elements within facility constraints.

You will supervise rehearsals, conduct auditions, cast the show, and help design publicity materials while managing safety and scheduling. Immediate starting date is available in this school district program.

Qualifications

• Position requires aptitude for listed tasks
• Must exhibit ethical practices and be a role model to students
• Alternatives to qualifications deemed acceptable by the Board

Responsibilities

• With Director, determine which play best fits student performers and production team.
• With Director, create and communicate rehearsal and production schedules in coordination with production staff; ensure attendance for all calls.
• Participate in regular production meetings with Director, Technical Director, and Performing Arts Center Manager (and student leaders when possible).
• Determine projected production needs including scenic, costuming, props, lighting, sound, and publicity in collaboration with the Director.
• Prepare audition materials in collaboration with other production staff.
• Conduct auditions and callbacks with the Director.
• Cast the show with the Director.
• Collaborate to assign student production team roles with staff input.
• Train student stage managers and production team on roles, responsibilities, safety, and facility orientation.
• Design and oversee technical theatre needs (scenic, costumes, props, lighting, sound, publicity, front of house) within budget.
• Conduct rehearsals and block portions of the show as directed by the Director.
• Develop publicity branding, logos, posters, and programs with staff; supervise distribution of materials.
• Coordinate publicity efforts with the district Communications Department.
• Supervise students from first call to post-show duties for each tech and dress rehearsal and performance.
• Strike the show after final performance with staff and Performing Arts Center Manager; return rented materials as applicable

Job description

6th Grade Assistant Director : Play - North Middle

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Job Details

Job ID: 5909831

Application Deadline: Oct 14, 2026 4:00 PM (Central Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Oct 05, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position Criteria:

• Demonstrate aptitude for performing tasks listed
• Must exhibit ethical practices, and be a role model to students.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Performance Criteria:

• With Director, determine what play will best suit the needs and abilities of likely student performers and production team members.
• With Director, create and communicate rehearsal and production schedules based on rehearsal and performance facility availability in collaboration with production staff; ensure members of the production staff are in attendance for all calls.
• Participate in regular production meetings with Director, Technical Director, and Performing Arts Center Manager (and when possible, student production team leaders).
• With Director, determine projected production needs including but not limited to scenic, costuming, props, lighting, sound, and publicity needs.
• With Director, prepare materials needed for auditions in collaboration with other production staff.
• With Director, conduct auditions and call-backs.
• With Director, cast the show.
• With Director and Technical Director, determine student production team roles and assignments in collaboration with production staff.
• Train student stage managers and production team in collaboration with production staff and Performing Arts Center Manager; training should include roles and responsibilities as well as safety and orientation to facility and its equipment.
• Collaborate with production staff (and when possible, student production team leaders) to design and build or purchase technical theatre needs including but not limited to scenic, costuming, props, lighting, sound, publicity, and front of house needs while adhering to budget limitations.
• Conduct rehearsals and block portions of the show as determined by collaboration with Director.
• In collaboration with production staff (and when possible, student production team leaders), design publicity branding and logos, posters, and programs. Oversee the distribution of publicity materials.
• With Director, coordinate publicity efforts with the district Communications Department.
• Be present to supervise students beginning with the first call time, throughout the performance, and until the completion of post-show duties for each tech and dress rehearsal and each performance.
• Following the last performance, strike the show in collaboration with production staff and Performing Arts Center Manager.
• Return any rented or borrowed materials including scripts as applicable.

Position Type: Full-Time

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Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Mark Davis
• 560 SE University Avenue
• Waukee, Iowa 50263
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]