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<p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10px">THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS</span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 12px"><font style="FONT: 10px Verdana" face="Verdana" size="2"><br>STAGE MANAGER/PRODUCTION MANAGER – ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR<br><br>Dynamic, collaborative Theatre Arts Department in a Liberal Arts setting seeks tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in Stage Management/ Production Management to teach stage management, mentor student stage managers, to take on the hands-on production management of the department's season in multiple venues, and to teach additional courses depending on area of expertise that would complement the areas of specialization of current members of the department. These include Lighting Design, Sound Design or Technology, Projection Design or other areas of technical theatre, design or management. Evidence of successful teaching and/or mentoring at the undergraduate level highly desired. Expertise with digital technologies is a plus. Must relate effectively and work productively across the all levels of the university community. There are opportunities to work with other departments (Studio Art, School of Music) and interdisciplinary programs (Johnston Center for Integrated Studies, Asian Studies etc.) as well as student life cultural and diversity initiatives that integrate theatre into campus life and visa versa. <br>
Minimum Qualifications– MFA or equivalent terminal degree and significant experience in theatre production and design.<br><br>The U of R Theatre Arts Department emphasizes the collaborative process and nurtures the theatre artist in body, intellect, and spirit. Students are encouraged to pursue diverse theatre goals, cultivate individual expression, and understand theatre as a tool for social and cultural discourse. Theatre Arts is a growing department looking ahead to the full realization of its potential within an expanded facility, which is currently under construction and planned for completion in winter 2009. We seek a colleague to join fully in this endeavor, to teach a 6 course load with some variability dependant on their area of specialization(s) beyond stage management and allowing course release time for taking on the responsibilities of production management. The successful candidate will have the ability to fulfill the requirements of University Service through Academic Advising and effective service on Departmental and University wide academic and governance committees, as well as the potential to develop her/his creative activity and/or research to the degree required for successful tenure review.<br>
<br>As this new colleague will take the lead on the design and implementation of the course of study for student stage managers, we envision the following course list, acknowledging that the successful candidate may make adjustments based on her/his methodology, within the scope of what we have envisioned and within the needs of the department.<br>
<br>• Stage Management Course<br>• Production Manager for Department (course release)<br>• Design Lights or Design Sound or Design Projections for department production<br>• Lighting Design Techniques Course and/or Sound Design/Technology Course<br>
• May term course – "Season design/planning and management"<br>• First Year Seminar (Topics based course, on rotating schedule)<br>• Introduction to Technical Theatre<br>• Theatre Arts Senior Seminar (on rotating schedule)<br>
• Production Credit<br><br>Submit letter of application, vita, statement of teaching philosophy and three letters of reference to : Nephelie Andonyadis, Chair Theatre Arts Search Committee, UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, 1200 East Colton Ave., Redlands, CA 92373. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2008, and the search will remain open until the position is filled.<br>
The University of Redlands is an equal opportunity educator and employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age non-disqualifying handicap, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or national or ethnic origin. Member of under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.<br>
<br><br>Nephelie Andonyadis, MFA<br>Professor of Theatre Arts, Department Chair<br>University of Redlands<br><a href="mailto:nephelie_andonyadis@redlands.edu" target="_blank">nephelie_andonyadis@redlands.edu</a><br>909 748 8722</font><br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press forthcoming 2009)<br><a href="http://www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp">www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp</a><br><a href="http://www.chinginchen.com">www.chinginchen.com</a><br>
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