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FOR THE STEP PROGRAM<span></span></span></a></p>

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February 22^nd, 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>

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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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<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 the 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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<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">PROGRAM
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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"><a name="_Hlk159336406"><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 work through an adjusted
schedule while on tour.</span></a><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"> 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^rd -7^th, 9:00 am-5:00 pm)</span><span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Attend work hours (June 10^th-August
     7^th, M-F, 9:30am-5:30pm). </span><span></span></li>
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  <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hours will shift when on tour (July 25^th-August
      4^th) and are tbd until the performance schedule is finalized </span><span></span></li>
 </ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">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</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 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">Attend pre-and post-session
     meetings</span><span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">Discuss class plans before
     implementation and make necessary adjustments</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">Evaluate students and the
     STEP program</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></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">This position earns $600/week</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></li></ul><p class="gmail-xxmsonormal" style="margin-left:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span></span></p>

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APPLY:<span></span></span></b></p>

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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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TECH ASSISTANT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:</span></b><span></span></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 from July 5^th - no later than
     August 9^thfrom 10am-5:30pm, M-F. <span></span></span></li>
 <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
  <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;color:black">Hours will
      shift when on tour (July 25^th-August 4^th) and are
      tbd until the performance schedule is finalized</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 <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></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;color:black">This position earns between
     $500-600/week, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif">depending on experience</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"inherit",serif"><span></span></span></li>
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APPLY:<span></span></span></b></p>

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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>



<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>