Tenure-Track Acting Professor: Shape Stage & Screen

Okcu; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition remission for faculty and wa

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Fitness center membership

Job summary

Oklahoma City University’s School of Theatre invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Acting. The appointee will join a nationally recognized BFA program and mentor students preparing for professional careers in theatre, film, television, and related media.

Responsibilities include teaching Audition Techniques and Professional Preparation, mentoring students, possibly directing productions, and participating in service to the school and university.

Qualifications

• MFA in Acting, Directing, Theatre, or closely related field, or equivalent.
• Significant professional experience in theatre and related performance industries.
• Proven record in theatre and/or related performance industries, including film, television, voiceover, commercial, digital, or emerging media.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, coaching, or training actors at the collegiate or pre-professional level.
• Ability to teach introductory acting and audition techniques.
• Three or more years of university-level teaching experience.
• Current or recent professional activity in theatre, film, television, or related performance industries.
• Membership in professional organizations (Actors' Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, or equivalent).
• Experience directing theatrical productions.
• Established professional networks that enhance student career development.
• Experience with student recruitment, advising, and retention initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Teach Audition Techniques, Professional Preparation (the senior capstone course), Acting Company I and II.
• Mentor students as they translate training into professional practice, cultivating audition skills and industry readiness.
• Direct productions and contribute artistically to TheatreOCU as needed.
• Participate in the life of the school and university, including assessment, advising, recruitment, and committee work.
• Engage in ongoing professional activity and engagement with the theatre community.

Skills

Professional acting experience

Teaching experience

Industry connections

University teaching

Education

MFA in Acting/Directing/Theatre

Job description

Oklahoma City University’s School of Theatre invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Acting. The appointee will join a nationally recognized BFA program and mentor students preparing for professional careers in theatre, film, television, and related media.

Responsibilities include teaching Audition Techniques and Professional Preparation, mentoring students, possibly directing productions, and participating in service to the school and university.