AUDITION NOTICE: TEACHING ARTIST
“Kids Love Musicals!” Teaching Artist Job Description
The Musical Theater Project (TMTP) is seeking one (1) part-time teaching artist. The position
calls for a musical theater actress with teaching skills to work in 12 Northeast Ohio schools on
Mondays and Tuesdays, between February 27 – May 23, 2023.
- Duties include:
- Perform and teach in-person, interactive musical theater lessons in 12 area schools with students grades K – 4
- Lead classroom activities from provided lesson plans of:
- The Wizard of Oz
- Peter Pan
- Cinderella
- Schedule:
- Jan/Feb rehearsals on mutually agreeable evenings and weekends in Lakewood
- For Feb. – May teaching: up to four (4) classes taught per day
- Teaching schedule is Mondays and Tuesdays
- Work hours typically between 8am-3pm
- Each musical has a 2-day lesson plan (teach same classes both days at each assigned school)
- All schools are already contracted and located within northeast Ohio
- Compensation: $9,000 total
Qualifications:
- Minimum one year of arts education outreach experience with elementary school children, including serving diverse student populations preferred
- Proficiency in vocal musical theater
- High school degree required; college experience welcomed but not required
- Outgoing, people-oriented person with outstanding interpersonal skills
- Pass BCI background check (paid for by The Musical Theater Project)
- Have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, clean driving record
- Ability to teach masked, socially distancing children in a classroom setting while wearing a mask (only if masking is called for)
- To Apply:
- Email headshot/resume/cover letter/references to: Bill@musicaltheatreproject.org
- Audition slots by appointment
- Prepare 16-bar ballad and 32-bar up-tempo song
- Provide own pre-recorded musical tracks (or sing acapella)
- Can play on artist's own phone/device, or on our provided CD player or Blutooth speaker