[NEohioPAL] Cleveland Public Theatre is Hiring Teaching Artists for Summer

[Brooke Myers]

CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS HIRING TEACHING ARTISTS FOR THE SUMMER

CPT is seeking *temporary, full-time Supporting Teaching Artists for summer
CMHA CAN and STEP programming. *We are looking to build a strong core of
artists who are dedicated to creating work to empower young voices, excite
creativity, and further racial and economic justice.
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CMHA CLEVELAND ACT NOW

CMHA Cleveland Act Now (CAN) takes place in partnership with the Cuyahoga
Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) at community centers for children and
families who live in public housing. Under the guidance of CPT Teaching
Artists, young artists learn how to create and perform their own plays,
dance, poetry, music, and visual art. These multidisciplinary performing
arts activities improve academic skills, instill empathy and
responsibility, build character, and enhance creative thinking. The
students regularly perform at CMHA community centers as well as arts
festivals throughout Cleveland. CMHA CAN is offered in four CMHA
communities: Lakeview Terrace, Woodhill Homes, Outhwaite Homes, and
Riverside Park.
STUDENT THEATRE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (STEP)

Celebrating 30 years of empowering artmaking, CPT’s Student Theatre
Enrichment Program (STEP) is an arts-based job training program that
engages Cleveland teens in a powerful, 8-week intensive (4 weeks for Tech
Team students) that focuses on excellence in performance, play creation,
physical theatre, writing, production, and set design/construction.
Students aged 14-19, presenting a wide range of performance experience, are
eligible for participation and earn money while learning and practicing
valuable job skills such as timeliness, communication, commitment, and
teamwork. Under the guidance of CPT artists, teens develop an original play
and then tour it to public greenspaces, theatres, and community
organizations throughout the city of Cleveland. Since its beginning in
1994, STEP has received multiple awards and recognitions, including those
from the City of Cleveland, The President’s Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. STEP is the
longest-running arts-based, job-training program in Cleveland and has been
utilized as an international model for engaging youth. STEP ensembles,
comprised primarily of Black and Brown artists, see themselves as a
positive and inspirational force and are able to witness their work’s
invaluable impact on the larger Cleveland community. Youth are onsite
approximately 6 hours a day during creation and work through an adjusted
schedule while on tour.
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SKILLS REQUIRED

·         Experience in at least one theatre-related arts discipline
(dance, drumming, singing, acting, creative writing, etc.)

·         Experience teaching children and/or teenagers

·         Ability to travel to multiple sites

·         Demonstrated ability to be or become a strong role model for
Cleveland youth

·         Energy, responsiveness, flexibility, creativity

·         Attention to detail, ability to work independently

·         Ability to lead both small and large group activities

·         Experience in devising theatre practices/performance OR openness
to learning new techniques in the creation of original performance material



*CMHA CAN SUPPORTING TEACHING ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:*

·         Completing training schedule (June 5th-June 14th, M-F, 9:00 am –
5:00 pm)



·         Supporting the successfully implementing curriculum for 6 weeks
of CMHA CAN programming from June 17th-July 26th (M-TH from 9:00 am-5:00
pm; F from 10:00 am-4:00 pm) at 3 CMHA Community Center. During
programming, youth will build storytelling skills (incorporating body and
voice) and community. This role *may* serve as Point of Contact or Lead
Teaching Artist at one of the three CMHA sites.

o    CMHA CAN ensembles meet twice weekly; each CMHA CAN STA would support
six sessions each week.



·         Collaborating with CMHA CAN and CPT Staff from applicable
departments to successfully present performances at assigned sites.



·         Attending meetings with CAN Team and/or Director of Education to
share outline highlights, session progress, questions, and challenges of
program implementation



·         Maintaining attendance records and creating session progress
notes for the program as indicated by CMHA CAN Teaching Artist and Site
Coordinators



·         Other duties that relate to the CMHA CAN program or Education
Department as determined by CMHA CAN Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator
and/or Director of Education



·         This position earns between $580-600/week, depending on experience



*STEP TEACHING ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:*

   - Complete week of training (June 3rd -7th, 9:00 am-5:00 pm)
   - Attend work hours (June 10th-August 7th, M-F, 9:30am-5:30pm).
      - Hours will shift when on tour (July 25th-August 4th) and are tbd
      until the performance schedule is finalized
   - Following pedagogical practices as set forth by CPT Education
   leadership, creatively co- create a curriculum for and instruct youth in
   devised theatre and performing arts techniques
   - Assist STEP Director in all areas of program facilitation
   - Implement all notes and directions given by STEP Director
   - Support the creation and performance of a one-hour devised piece to be
   toured throughout Cleveland
   - Attend pre-and post-session meetings
   - Discuss class plans before implementation and make necessary
   adjustments
   - Document plans and implementation of programming
   - Evaluate students and the STEP program
   - Purchase materials as needed
   - Properly record expenses according to preset guidelines, as applicable

·         This position earns $600/week

*STEP TECH ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:*

   - Supporting the implementation of curriculum and assisting during
   instruction around the basics of sound and stage setup from July 5th -
   no later than August 9th from 10am-5:30pm, M-F.
      - Hours will shift when on tour (July 25th-August 4th) and are tbd
      until the performance schedule is finalized
   - Leading and/or assisting in sound and stage setup
   - Supporting the management of a 2-week local tour with teens
   - Driving tour truck (small box truck—no special license required)
   - Basic set construction
   - Collaborating with the full STEP creative team
   - Acting as a strong role model for youth
   - This position earns between $500-600/week, depending on experience


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*We are looking to fill these positions as soon as possible. *

*CMHA CAN Supporting Teaching Artist candidates*, please send a resume,
letter of interest, and information for (3) references to *Brooke Myers,
Education Associate- *bmyers at cptonline.org

*STEP Teaching Artist candidates*, please send a resume, letter of
interest, and information for (3) references to *Melissa Crum, STEP Program
Director*- mcrum at cptonline.org

*STEP Tech Assistant candidates*, please send a resume, letter of interest,
and information for (3) references to *Josh Smith, Tech Director- *
jsmith at cptonline.org

*ALL CANDIDATES:* In your email, the subject line should be *your last
name* followed
by CMHA CAN TEACHING ARTIST, STEP TEACHING ARTIST, or STEP TECH ASSISTANT,
as applicable. *No phone calls, please.*
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*CPT’S CORE EDUCATION PRINCIPLES*

CPT education programs follow four guiding principles that reflect our
pedagogical, political, and aesthetic approaches to education, and are
deeply interrelated. *Empowerment:* Together we create original works of
theatre, and our participants contribute to the spoken words, the movement,
and the production elements. This layered approach engages participants
dynamically, resulting in pride and ownership of the final product.
*Equity:* We strive to bridge the gap between the heard and the unheard by
centering rarely shared stories with a wider audience. Our work brings
awareness to issues such as racial and economic justice, nurturing
relationships that cross the invisible boundaries of race and class. We
believe representation matters, and we are committed to engaging Teaching
Artists who are representative of the communities with whom we collaborate.
*Excellence:* We encourage the development of the whole artist, nurturing
an artist’s personal, interpersonal, and artistic growth. This environment
of self-mastery calls participants to own their greatness with pride, be
accountable to their peers, and be engaged, curious, and connected to their
community. *Enthusiasm:* We approach the artistic process with openness,
rigor, intention, and joy! Our programs cultivate an enthusiastic learning
environment that supports creative expression while nurturing a high degree
of discipline and focus. We encourage our participants’ creativity, and we
also challenge them to explore as many levels of their creative potential
as possible.
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