<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><a name="_Hlk158719504"><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Raleway;color:rgb(41,41,41);text-transform:uppercase">CLEVELAND PUBLIC
THEATRE IS HIRING TEACHING ARTISTS FOR THE STEP PROGRAM<span></span></span></a></p>
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February 13<sup>th</sup>, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif">
</span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(43,43,43)">Author:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.cptonline.org/author/cptonline/" title="View all posts by cptonline"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(119,119,119);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">cptonline</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Cleveland
Public Theatre (CPT) is hiring <b>Teaching Artists</b> for our nationally
recognized Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP). This is a temporary
full-time position. Position begins <b>June 3rd, 2024 and ends no later
than August 9th, 2024.</b> The STEP Teaching Artist salary is $600/wk,
and the STEP Tech Assistant role earns between $500-600 per week. Set salaries
are based on a candidate’s experience and range of skills.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">CPT is
hiring Teaching Artists for the Student Theatre Enrichment Project. This role
reports to Artistic and Education Associate, who serves as the Program Director
for STEP. The STEP Teaching Artists are integral in guiding young artists in
the creation of an original performance which tours throughout the greater
Cleveland area. Teaching Artists additionally support the Technical Director
and Associate Technical Director in the supervision of a group of teenagers
(STEP Tech Team) implementing the set and sound needs for an outdoor touring
show, including a basic sound system and typically, a 16’ x 20’ stage. The STEP
Tech Assistant supports 6 hours of daily instruction in technical theatre
skills and assists in supervising teens while building scenic elements. The
position may require some extended hours but will average 35-40 hours a week.
CPT summer programming will include up-to-date safety precautions for artists,
staff, and patrons.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">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. Celebrating 30 years of empowering artmaking, 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
more while on tour.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Raleway;text-transform:uppercase">2024
STEP TEaching artist responsibilities include:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Complete
week of training (June 3-7, 9am-5pm)</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Attend
work hours (June 10<sup>th</sup>-August 7<sup>th</sup>, M-F,
9:30am-5:30pm). Hours will shift when on tour (July 25<sup>th</sup>-August
4<sup>th</sup>) and are tbd once the performance schedule is finalized </span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Following
pedagogical practices as set forth by CPT Education leadership, creatively
co- create curriculum for and instruct youth in theatre and arts
techniques</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Assist
STEP Director in all areas of program facilitation</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Implement
all notes and directions given by STEP Director</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Support
in the creation and performance of a one-hour devised piece to be toured
throughout Cleveland</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discuss
class plans before implementation, alter when asked by STEP Program
Director and/ or CPT Director of Education</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Attend
pre-and post-session meetings</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Evaluate
students and program</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Document
plans and implementation of programming</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Purchase
materials as needed</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Properly
record expenses according to preset guidelines, as applicable</span><span></span></li>
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APPLY:<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Interested
candidates should email a cover letter of interest, a résumé, and three
references to Melissa Crum, CPT Artistic & Education Associate, </span><a href="mailto:mcrum@cptonline.org">mcrum@cptonline.org</a><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">. The
subject header should read: [LAST NAME], STEP Teaching Artist.<b> </b><i>No
phone calls, please.</i><span></span></span></p>
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STEP TECH INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:<span></span></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Supporting the implementation of curriculum and
assisting during instruction around the basics of sound and stage setup<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Leading and/or assisting in sound and stage setup<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Supporting the management of a 2-week local tour with
teens<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Driving tour truck (small box truck—no special license
required)<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Basic set construction<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Collaborating with the full STEP creative team<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Acting as a strong role model for youth</span></li></ul>
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APPLY:<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">Interested
candidates should email a cover letter of interest, a résumé, and three
references to Joshua Smith, CPT Technical Director, </span><a href="mailto:jsmith@cptonline.org"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">jsmith@cptonline.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"> . The
subject header should read: [LAST NAME], STEP Tech Intern.<b> </b><i>No
phone calls, please.</i><span></span></span></p>
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STAFF DESCRIPTION<span></span></span></b></p>
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passionately about reflecting our community and pursuing equity at all levels
of the organization. We value hard work, kindness, generosity, grace, and
passion. A majority of plays produced at CPT are by Black, Indigenous, and
People of Color artists, and in the past four years, CPT has undertaken work to
accelerate and formalize its growth to become a fully anti-racist organization.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">CPT is a
nationally recognized center for contemporary performance. Its mission is to
raise consciousness and nurture compassion through groundbreaking theatre and
life-changing education programs. CPT implements this mission through its
annual theatrical season, featuring between eight to ten adventurous
professional productions and a robust series of new play development programs
that support writers and devisers at multiple points in the creative process.
CPT’s acclaimed education programs engage communities in devising new works
that speak to contemporary issues and empower participants to work for positive
change in our community. CPT is home to resident community ensembles Teatro
Público de Cleveland and Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi, and CPT annually presents
Station Hope, a large-scale community arts festival. CPT’s annual budget is
around $2.5 million a year. CPT has 24 full-time staff members.</span></i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Melissa Crum</div>she/her/hers</div></div></div></div>