Elementary Play Director

Fine and Performing Arts; Waltham (MA); Vor Ort; USD 3.000 - 6.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Waltham Public Schools Fine and Performing Arts is seeking an Elementary Play Director to guide an elementary school play from auditions through performances. This stipend position emphasizes creativity, confidence, collaboration, and student engagement within a supportive school community.

The director will plan rehearsals, collaborate with music staff and production personnel, coordinate auditions and schedules, and ensure a safe, inclusive environment.

Qualifikationen

• Massachusetts educator license in Theatre, Music, Dance, or related field preferred, or demonstrated expertise appropriate to the assignment.
• Experience directing, choreographing, music directing, costuming, or supporting theatrical productions appropriate to the position.
• Strong organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Availability for evening and weekend rehearsals and performances as required.

Aufgaben

• Plan and lead rehearsals for plays, musical, revues, or dance theatre productions.
• Collaborate with directors, music staff, choreographers, costumers, and production personnel.
• Coordinate auditions, casting, rehearsal schedules, and performance preparation as appropriate.
• Support students' artistic growth in acting, singing, movement, and stage performance.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and student-centered rehearsal environment.
• Coordinate production logistics with school and district staff.
• Support costume, staging, or choreography responsibilities as applicable to the position.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Fine & Performing Arts.

Jobbeschreibung

Elementary Play Director

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Job Details

Job ID: 5853397

Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Oct 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Job Description

Elementary Play Director

Position: Elementary Play Director

Reports To: Director of Fine & Performing Arts

Position Type: Stipend

Position Summary Directs an elementary school play while fostering creativity, confidence, and collaboration. This stipend position supports Waltham Public Schools' drama program by providing students with high-quality theatrical experiences that promote artistic excellence, collaboration, creativity, inclusion, and student engagement.

Essential Responsibilities

• Plan and lead rehearsals for plays, musical, revues, or dance theatre productions.
• Collaborate with directors, music staff, choreographers, costumers, and production personnel.
• Coordinate auditions, casting, rehearsal schedules, and performance preparation as appropriate.
• Support students' artistic growth in acting, singing, movement, and stage performance.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and student-centered rehearsal environment.
• Coordinate production logistics with school and district staff.
• Support costume, staging, or choreography responsibilities as applicable to the position.
• Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Fine & Performing Arts.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts educator license in Theatre, Music, Dance, or related field preferred, or demonstrated expertise appropriate to the assignment.
• Experience directing, choreographing, music directing, costuming, or supporting theatrical productions appropriate to the position.
• Strong organizational, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Availability for evening and weekend rehearsals and performances as required.

Terms of Employment This is a stipend position. Schedule and expectations are determined by the rehearsal and performance calendar and the Director of Fine & Performing Arts.

Compensation Per the WEA Contract.

Equal Opportunity Employer Waltham Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants.

Non- Discrimination Notice: Waltham Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Waltham Public Schools has partnered with the Massachusetts Partnership for Diversity in Education (MPDE) in our effort to welcome diverse candidates to our school system. We value and prioritize the hiring of educators who bring a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our schools, and who reflect the diversity of the students we serve.

MPDE is a collaborative of public school districts with a 40-year uninterrupted history committed to supporting the interest of its members to increase the numbers of teachers of color for their schools by providing recruitment support and related services.

Position Type: Part-Time

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

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