[NEohioPAL] Artistic Associate

[Holly Kosalko]

Cleveland Play House (CPH) is seeking an *Artistic Associate* to join the
artistic team for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. This position will
be a combination of artistic administration and logistics, dramaturgy, and
season planning.



Responsibilities include:

   - Participation in 2021-22 season planning process: reading & evaluating
   scripts, attending monthly all-staff script forums, attending all season
   planning council meetings
   - Season Planning Logistics: scheduling meetings, correspondence,
   research projects
   - Dramaturgy & artistic support for monthly virtual Theatre Thursdays &
   2 special events in the spring
   - Planning & logistics for virtual new play development workshops and
   readings for the Roe Green Fund for New American Plays and annual New
   Ground Theatre Festival
   - Casting for virtual programming including workshops and monthly
   Theatre Thursdays
   - Co-curation and facilitation of monthly gatherings with CPH affiliated
   artists
   - Attendance at weekly artistic staff meetings and all editorial &
   events planning meetings


The Artistic Associate will work with the following groups:

   - Roe Green Fund for New American Plays: in collaboration with the
   Literary Manager & Resident Dramaturg supporting current round of 5
   commissions (40% penned by BIPOC artists) as well as identifying and
   commissioning the next round of artists, all of whom will be BIPOC writers

   - Season Planning: a team made up of 50% or more BIPOC artists (national
   & local) and CPH staff that focuses on season selection for 2021-22 and
   beyond
   - Artistic Staff & EDI Training Team: a team made up of CPH staff
   members from the artistic, education, and marketing departments that is
   working to identify and establish equitable artistic practices and clear
   accountability structures

   This position will primarily work in collaboration with Literary Manager
   & Resident Dramaturg, Artistic Producer, and the Artistic Virtual Programs
   Manager.

   Additional collaborators will include Artistic Director, Director of
   Education & Artistic Strategies, and Director of Community Programming and
   Partnerships.

   *Skills:* ability to deliver feedback in clear, compassionate, and
   concise manner; analysis, particularly of written materials such as
   scripts; ability to adopt and write in an organization’s “voice;” meeting
   facilitation; creative thinking and problem solving; ability to summarize
   complex ideas; collaboration; time management

   *Knowledge base: **new play development & workshop process; familiarity
   with contemporary theatre artists, especially playwrights &
performers; *understanding
   of how to navigate search engines/archives databases/library catalogs

   *Tech Needs: *access to email & phone, access to Zoom & Microsoft Teams,
   Microsoft Word & Excel

   *Hours: *work hours will fall between 10 am & 6 pm EST
                Some weeks will require evening hours (approx. 1-2 times a
   month)
                Some weeks may require more than 40 hours and schedule will
   be adjusted accordingly week prior or after to balance hours

   *Compensation: **16K for approx. 40 hours per week for 6 months *

   *Classification: **Full-Time, Temporary*

   *Term of Employment: **January 15, 2021 through June 30, 2021*

   *The position can be done remotely.*

   *Reports to: **Literary Manager & Resident Dramaturg*

   Cleveland Play House is an equal opportunity employer and considers
   applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion,
   creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status,
   sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.

   CPH is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist theatre that actively
   promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion.

   To apply, interested applicants should upload a cover letter, resume,
   and two references as a single PDF at
   https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/jobs/openings/artistic-associate.

   Please indicate in the cover letter how you heard about this position.
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