<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><BR><DIV>Begin forwarded message:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Richard Bugg <<A href="mailto:bugg@suu.edu">bugg@suu.edu</A>></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">November 10, 2006 12:32:43 PM PST</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><A href="mailto:Region.VIII@suu.edu">Region.VIII@suu.edu</A></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>Acting position- James Madison University</B></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">ACTING</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">School of Theatre and Dance</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">James Madison University</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Harrisonburg, VA</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> <SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN></SPAN>James Madison University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate level, beginning August 2007.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The successful candidate will teach and oversee the sequence of acting courses in the B.A. major in the School of Theatre and Dance.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>S/he will usually direct one production each year and will have the opportunity to teach other courses in particular areas of interest or expertise.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The candidate will be expected to maintain an active professional presence as an actor, director, and/or scholar.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> <SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN></SPAN>The candidate should show evidence of successful university teaching.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>An appropriate terminal degree is required as well as significant professional experience and evidence of successful directing. S/he should have familiarity with and ability to teach a variety of acting styles and an array of courses within a general theatre curriculum.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Ability to teach movement or voice for the stage is a plus.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The candidate should have strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising, a commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education, the ability and willingness to recruit students to the program, and an interest in becoming a full participating member of the JMU academic community.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The School of Theatre and Dance at James Madison University is an academic unit with 200 undergraduate majors and concentrations in theatre, dance, and musical theatre.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The School emphasizes artistic collaboration, artistic excellence, and active, student-centered learning.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The School is part of a newly established College of Visual and Performing Arts with a new arts center under construction.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Review of candidates will begin December 5, 2006.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Applications and nominations should be received by that date to assure consideration.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Send a letter of application, resume, names/telephone numbers of four references, and a statement of teaching philosophy as it relates directing student actors to:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Acting Search Committee</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">School of Theatre and Dance</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">MSC 5601</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">James Madison University</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Harrisonburg, VA<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>22807</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">James Madison University is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action/equal access employer and especially encourages applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>