Middle School Drama Coach & Production Lead

PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHL; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

The State College Area School District seeks an anticipated Drama Advisor to guide Park Forest Middle School's drama program for the 2026-2027 year in State College, PA.

The role involves teaching acting, voice, and movement, directing performances, supervising backstage work, and coordinating with the production team to realize sets and shows. Part-time position with occasional weekend work.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Responsibilities

• Teaches acting principles and techniques to individuals and groups and conducts readings to evaluate students’ talent.
• Teaches enunciation, diction, voice development, and dialects, using voice exercises, speech drills, explanation, lectures, and improvisation.
• Directs school plays and/or musicians and public performances, including auditioning students to select cast and assign parts; rehearses students to ensure they master parts.
• Collaboratively works to support other production assistants by assigning non-performing students to backstage production tasks, such as constructing, painting, moving scenery, managing properties and costuming; operating stage lighting and sound equipment.
• Secures and reserves rehearsal and performance facilities with building administration.
• Oversees proper organization and storage of stock theatrical units and school-owned equipment and material on the high school stage, in the auditorium, etc.
• Plan the construction of set pieces, procure materials, teach, supervise and work with students to construct the set, and plan lights and sound.
• This person will also work with the production team to assist in the design and artistic work for the show, including props and other artistic needs.
• Prepare, teach and rehearse show choreography with the cast and train and supervise student dance captains and student assistant choreographers.
• Some Saturday work will be needed to complete each set and run the show.

Job description

The State College Area School District seeks an anticipated Drama Advisor to guide Park Forest Middle School's drama program for the 2026-2027 year in State College, PA.

The role involves teaching acting, voice, and movement, directing performances, supervising backstage work, and coordinating with the production team to realize sets and shows. Part-time position with occasional weekend work.