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 
  

• 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.