[NEohioPAL] Position Opening: Expect Respect Play Director

[Dahlia Harris]

The Expect Respect Teen Outreach program (a program of Jewish Family Service Association (JFSA)) has a position opening for Director of the Expect Respect Play.  We are looking for an individual who understands and works well with teens, who wishes to broaden his/her directing experience with issue oriented theater.

Expect Respect is a 40 minute educational theater production which illustrates abusive teen relationships in contrast with healthy relationships on both a peer-to-peer and dating level.  It will be presented to high school students and youth groups in the context of discussions about violence among young people.  The play is part of a presentation we provide for teens, parents and adults who work with teens in order to help the audience understand and address dating violence and bullying behavior among adolescents.

This is a yearly contracted appointment and the director will receive a stipend.


Main Duties of the Director:
1.	Direct the play "Expect Respect" and revise the script as necessary 
2.	Audition and select students for this play in the spring 
3.	Hold rehearsals/trainings for Expect Respect in the summer 
4.	Conduct monthly rehearsals and other rehearsals as needed during the academic year. 
5.	Work together with the Teen Outreach Educator to add/change the content and design of trainings and presentations. 
 

Hours: 
Approximately 10 per week from June - August
Approximately 5 per week from September - May
 
Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional theatre experience.
Directing experience and knowledge of playwriting to the extent of script revision.


For more information or to receive application materials, please contact Dahlia Harris at (216) 378-3477 or dharris at jfsa-cleveland.org.


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Dahlia Harris
Teen Outreach Specialist
JFSA
24075 Commerce Park Rd.
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 378-3477
dharris at jfsa-cleveland.org

www.knowabuse.org

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