Join Actors Theatre of Louisville as an Education/Teaching Artist Intern and contribute to creating nearly 30,000 artistic/learning experiences for young people annually. Serve as an artistic/education ambassador throughout our region’s public and private schools conducting preshow workshops and playwriting residencies. Develop lesson plans, research and write study guides, and collaborate with numerous other departments at Actors Theatre. Additionally, help organize, host and produce the Humana Festival College Days Weekend and the New Voices Young Playwrights Festival. Ideal candidates have experience teaching and/or working with youth. Reliable car is a must. An additional small teaching artist stipend and mileage reimbursement are provided. This internship lasts Late July/Early August, 2013 through late April, 2014. For further information, please visit http://actorstheatre.org/learn/ai-company/
Application Deadline: Season: April 1st, 2013 with interviews starting March 1st. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible. Additionally, we will conduct in-person interviews during the College Days weekend (March 22nd-24th, 2013).
Materials Required: Please include a résumé, a sample lesson plan and a two page critical writing sample. We’re interested in your ability to communicate original ideas in a clear, easy, non-academic tone (though appropriate college papers are fine). Please also include two letters of recommendation from references who can speak to your teaching experience or experience working with young people. References should be sure to include contact information in their letters.
Apply To: Steven Rahe, Director of Education at srahe@actorstheatre.org