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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Spotlighters Theatre seeks ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (Spotlighters Theatre) seeks an Artistic Director to lead it in a time of growth and innovation.
Founded in 1962 by local actress Audrey Herman, Spotlighters Theatre’s mission is to provide the Baltimore community with exceptional, diverse, creative, bold and affordable theatrical productions, which entertain and stimulate both audience and artists. The theatre ascribes to Audrey’s vision that theatre should move audiences to think, feel, and act. The theatre produces 7-8 mainstage shows each season, supports development of new works by local playwrights, and has a strong theater educational program, offering instruction in theatre history and techniques to local schools and the community. The venue is unique as theatre in the round for 70 patrons each show, allowing for an intimate and exceptionally moving experience for its audiences.
Interested candidates should submit a resume/CV (including education and related training and work experience)
with a cover letter that includes:
· What the candidate brings to the position, including their personal passions
· How the candidate will impact and further the mission of the theatre
All materials should be submitted no later than October 11, 2024.
Please send all materials to: [email protected].
Interviews will begin October 21, 2024 with a final decision by November 15, 2024.
Initial interviews will be via Zoom.
All candidates will be contacted by December 2, 2024.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Artistic Director (AD) is responsible for developing and implementing the artistic vision and focus of Spotlighters Theatre in conjunction with the Artistic Team. The AD works with the Managing Director, Technical Director, and Board of Directors to ensure that Spotlighters Theatre is guided by its mission, vision and values and realizes its goals for artistic excellence, community service, education, financial stability, fundraising and audience engagement. The AD is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and attends all board meetings. The AD reports directly to the Board of Directors and works in close association with the Managing Director and the Technical Director.
This is a part-time position with variable hours (estimated at 20hrs/week), including nights and weekends.
EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE:
The successful candidate must possess 6 years of combined education and experience. While a four-year degree is not required, a bachelor’s degree in theater, drama, arts administration or a related field of study is preferred. Candidates must also possess experience as an artist and/or in artistic or production management. The 6-year requirement may be in any combination of education or experience. (Example: 4-year degree with 2 years of experience; or 2-year degree, with 4 years of experience.)
Experience may include:
· Producing theatre, including budgeting, play selection, hiring, casting, etc.
· Promoting theatre in person and through social media
· Theatre education
· Working with nonprofits and boards of directors
· Marketing and fundraising
The Artistic Director will be visionary and pragmatic, with strong people and communication skills. They will not hesitate to make decisions, considering the impact on the theatre’s reputation, personnel, and mission. They will be a strong problem-solver with organizational skills, a commitment to personal accountability of others and themselves, and the ability to adapt to sudden and unforeseen situations.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY/DUTIES:
Artistic Vision, Planning, and Execution
· Recruits, oversees, supports and mentors artistic personnel, including directors, performers, designers, and stage managers.
· Recruits, oversees, supports and mentors key technical personnel, including Production Manager and Technical Director.
· Oversees all artistic productions, including plays, musicals, cabarets, fundraisers and special events.
· Assesses needs of each production with respect to requirements for theater purchases and changes to the physical space.
· Designs, implements and evaluates workshops and classes in theater disciplines, with a focus on educational programs.
· Oversees auditions and related activities.
· Keeps current with play literature, both local playwrights and national published works.
· May direct at least one production per season.
Strategic Planning and Organizational Leadership
· Is responsible for the maintenance of written procedures manual for directors and production staff.
· Serves on the Play Selection Committee to assist in choosing each season of plays and presents to the Board of Directors for approval. This may also include special events such as cabarets or fundraiser performances.
· Oversees the scheduling of the calendar year, in conjunction with Managing Director, including season productions, auditions, workshops, special events.
Community Engagement and Board Relations
· Coordinates social media accounts and promotion of productions.
· Acts as a spokesperson for Spotlighters Theatre’s artistic purpose via speaking engagements, public and social appearances, and, as requested, at fundraising events and solicitations.
· Fosters good relations with other cultural organizations by participating in meetings and joint activities where appropriate.
· Reports to the Board of Directors on a regular basis to give an update on artistic activity at scheduled board meetings.
Financial Management and Fundraising
· With Executive Committee, develops production budgets and marketing strategies to present to the Board of Directors for final approval.
· Works with the Board of Directors and Managing Director to coordinate donor development and fundraising activities to ensure Spotlighters Theatre’s financial stability and promote sustainability.
COMPENSATION / BENEFITS:
Position is considered an executive position with a salary paid bi-weekly. Benefits: Paid vacation and sick leave provided. No healthcare or other benefits provided.
It is expected that the position will require 20 hrs/week on average with some weeks requiring more and some less.
Salary starting around $20,000/year.
The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (Spotlighters Theatre) seeks an Artistic Director to lead it in a time of growth and innovation.
Founded in 1962 by local actress Audrey Herman, Spotlighters Theatre’s mission is to provide the Baltimore community with exceptional, diverse, creative, bold and affordable theatrical productions, which entertain and stimulate both audience and artists. The theatre ascribes to Audrey’s vision that theatre should move audiences to think, feel, and act. The theatre produces 7-8 mainstage shows each season, supports development of new works by local playwrights, and has a strong theater educational program, offering instruction in theatre history and techniques to local schools and the community. The venue is unique as theatre in the round for 70 patrons each show, allowing for an intimate and exceptionally moving experience for its audiences.
Interested candidates should submit a resume/CV (including education and related training and work experience)
with a cover letter that includes:
· What the candidate brings to the position, including their personal passions
· How the candidate will impact and further the mission of the theatre
All materials should be submitted no later than October 11, 2024.
Please send all materials to: [email protected].
Interviews will begin October 21, 2024 with a final decision by November 15, 2024.
Initial interviews will be via Zoom.
All candidates will be contacted by December 2, 2024.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Artistic Director (AD) is responsible for developing and implementing the artistic vision and focus of Spotlighters Theatre in conjunction with the Artistic Team. The AD works with the Managing Director, Technical Director, and Board of Directors to ensure that Spotlighters Theatre is guided by its mission, vision and values and realizes its goals for artistic excellence, community service, education, financial stability, fundraising and audience engagement. The AD is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and attends all board meetings. The AD reports directly to the Board of Directors and works in close association with the Managing Director and the Technical Director.
This is a part-time position with variable hours (estimated at 20hrs/week), including nights and weekends.
EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE:
The successful candidate must possess 6 years of combined education and experience. While a four-year degree is not required, a bachelor’s degree in theater, drama, arts administration or a related field of study is preferred. Candidates must also possess experience as an artist and/or in artistic or production management. The 6-year requirement may be in any combination of education or experience. (Example: 4-year degree with 2 years of experience; or 2-year degree, with 4 years of experience.)
Experience may include:
· Producing theatre, including budgeting, play selection, hiring, casting, etc.
· Promoting theatre in person and through social media
· Theatre education
· Working with nonprofits and boards of directors
· Marketing and fundraising
The Artistic Director will be visionary and pragmatic, with strong people and communication skills. They will not hesitate to make decisions, considering the impact on the theatre’s reputation, personnel, and mission. They will be a strong problem-solver with organizational skills, a commitment to personal accountability of others and themselves, and the ability to adapt to sudden and unforeseen situations.
AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY/DUTIES:
Artistic Vision, Planning, and Execution
· Recruits, oversees, supports and mentors artistic personnel, including directors, performers, designers, and stage managers.
· Recruits, oversees, supports and mentors key technical personnel, including Production Manager and Technical Director.
· Oversees all artistic productions, including plays, musicals, cabarets, fundraisers and special events.
· Assesses needs of each production with respect to requirements for theater purchases and changes to the physical space.
· Designs, implements and evaluates workshops and classes in theater disciplines, with a focus on educational programs.
· Oversees auditions and related activities.
· Keeps current with play literature, both local playwrights and national published works.
· May direct at least one production per season.
Strategic Planning and Organizational Leadership
· Is responsible for the maintenance of written procedures manual for directors and production staff.
· Serves on the Play Selection Committee to assist in choosing each season of plays and presents to the Board of Directors for approval. This may also include special events such as cabarets or fundraiser performances.
· Oversees the scheduling of the calendar year, in conjunction with Managing Director, including season productions, auditions, workshops, special events.
Community Engagement and Board Relations
· Coordinates social media accounts and promotion of productions.
· Acts as a spokesperson for Spotlighters Theatre’s artistic purpose via speaking engagements, public and social appearances, and, as requested, at fundraising events and solicitations.
· Fosters good relations with other cultural organizations by participating in meetings and joint activities where appropriate.
· Reports to the Board of Directors on a regular basis to give an update on artistic activity at scheduled board meetings.
Financial Management and Fundraising
· With Executive Committee, develops production budgets and marketing strategies to present to the Board of Directors for final approval.
· Works with the Board of Directors and Managing Director to coordinate donor development and fundraising activities to ensure Spotlighters Theatre’s financial stability and promote sustainability.
COMPENSATION / BENEFITS:
Position is considered an executive position with a salary paid bi-weekly. Benefits: Paid vacation and sick leave provided. No healthcare or other benefits provided.
It is expected that the position will require 20 hrs/week on average with some weeks requiring more and some less.
Salary starting around $20,000/year.
Fuzz Roark to retire as Artistic Director of Spotlighters Theatre
In January 2025, James “Fuzz” Roark is retiring from his role as the Artistic Director for The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (Spotlighters). He will remain as part-time Managing Director, overseeing grant writing and other fundraising for the theatre. The theatre will begin a search for a new part-time Artistic Director.
Fuzz began as the Executive and Managing Director of Spotlighters in January 2005. Within a few years he became the Artistic and Managing Director. In 2001, Fuzz music directed his first show at Spotlighters and has since directed over 35 shows at Spotlighters and other area theaters. He led the theatre to achieve 501(c)(3) status, two major renovations (backstage and lobby), and most importantly through a pandemic.
Fuzz has raised over a million dollars for Spotlighters. His grantsmanship includes replacing the theater seating in the theatre and a new state-of-the-art HVAC system and air cleansing units, and installation of a $100,000 LED lighting grid and system. As Artistic Director, he has helped to select and execute season after season of theatre, fulfilling Audrey Herman’s goal of creating theatre that makes audiences think, feel and act. Over the years, Fuzz has stepped up to design lights, design and paint floors, design and sew costumes, and whatever was needed to create a successful show.
As a director, Fuzz won Best Musical for Chess (2004), his directorial debut at Spotlighters; and he received the BroadwayWorld award for Best Direction of Bus Stop (2012). Spotlighters won that year for the best Community Theater. In 2014, Fuzz received the Mount Olympus Award in recognition of his reputation for strong leadership skills. Spotlighters received the Talent Factory Award and Critic's Choice Award for area theater under Fuzz’ leadership also in 2014.
Fuzz has been a major force in the Baltimore theater community, fostering collaboration between area theaters through the Baltimore Theater Alliance and more recently as a founding member of the Baltimore Small Stage Coalition. He has also taught workshops in technical theater and mentored new artists, both off and on stage.
For 20 years, Fuzz Roark’s leadership has helped Spotlighters thrive and enriched the Baltimore theater community. The board of directors is grateful for the dedication Fuzz has shown to The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre and wishes him the best with his next "Opening Night!"
In January 2025, James “Fuzz” Roark is retiring from his role as the Artistic Director for The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre (Spotlighters). He will remain as part-time Managing Director, overseeing grant writing and other fundraising for the theatre. The theatre will begin a search for a new part-time Artistic Director.
Fuzz began as the Executive and Managing Director of Spotlighters in January 2005. Within a few years he became the Artistic and Managing Director. In 2001, Fuzz music directed his first show at Spotlighters and has since directed over 35 shows at Spotlighters and other area theaters. He led the theatre to achieve 501(c)(3) status, two major renovations (backstage and lobby), and most importantly through a pandemic.
Fuzz has raised over a million dollars for Spotlighters. His grantsmanship includes replacing the theater seating in the theatre and a new state-of-the-art HVAC system and air cleansing units, and installation of a $100,000 LED lighting grid and system. As Artistic Director, he has helped to select and execute season after season of theatre, fulfilling Audrey Herman’s goal of creating theatre that makes audiences think, feel and act. Over the years, Fuzz has stepped up to design lights, design and paint floors, design and sew costumes, and whatever was needed to create a successful show.
As a director, Fuzz won Best Musical for Chess (2004), his directorial debut at Spotlighters; and he received the BroadwayWorld award for Best Direction of Bus Stop (2012). Spotlighters won that year for the best Community Theater. In 2014, Fuzz received the Mount Olympus Award in recognition of his reputation for strong leadership skills. Spotlighters received the Talent Factory Award and Critic's Choice Award for area theater under Fuzz’ leadership also in 2014.
Fuzz has been a major force in the Baltimore theater community, fostering collaboration between area theaters through the Baltimore Theater Alliance and more recently as a founding member of the Baltimore Small Stage Coalition. He has also taught workshops in technical theater and mentored new artists, both off and on stage.
For 20 years, Fuzz Roark’s leadership has helped Spotlighters thrive and enriched the Baltimore theater community. The board of directors is grateful for the dedication Fuzz has shown to The Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theatre and wishes him the best with his next "Opening Night!"
