Lincoln Center Theater has produced over 200 plays and musicals at the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters at Lincoln Center and other theaters on and off-Broadway, as well as touring productions nationally and around the world. LCT is committed to developing and producing new works and classics.

Lincoln Center Theater’s Education Department connects the artistry on our stages to New York City public schools in partnerships that support creative teaching and imaginative learning through theater.

LCT’s Education Department is seeking highly-skilled and engaging teaching artists for part-time work for the 2022-2023 school year.

Teaching artists work with Education staff to design and implement theater-based arts residencies in NYC public middle and high schools.

LCT is looking for teaching artists for three of our school programs: the High School Program, the Learning English and Drama Project, and the Shakespeare Program.

In the High School Program (HIGH), teaching artists teach four devised pre- and post-show theater-based workshops from a common curriculum that enable students to see LCT performances with a deeper understanding of that play’s themes and theatrical vocabulary.

The Learning English and Drama Project (LEAD) Project pairs LCT teaching artists with English as a New Language teachers to work with students with varying levels of English proficiency. LEAD TAs help students develop their speaking skills and build their confidence speaking English by developing, practicing, and performing an informal dramatization of a classroom text.

With the Shakespeare Program (SHAX), teaching artists strive to make students’ engagement with, and exploration of Shakespeare works playful, accessible, and relevant.

Depending on their interest and availability, several of our teaching artists work for more than one program.

Responsibilities:

• Lead engaging, interactive, theater-based lessons with NYC public school students.
• HIGH TAs adapt and teach lessons from a common curriculum to be responsive to students’ needs.
• LEAD and SHAX TAs devise curriculum and prepare materials to accompany lessons that are responsive to students’ needs in collaboration with their school partner and LCT Admin.
• Communicate effectively with LCT and school staff; and
• Participate in ongoing training and self- and peer-evaluation.

Position Requirements and Experience:

• Skills, training, and experience as a theater artist;
• At least three years’ experience working on behalf of a cultural organization in schools with students in grades 6-12;
• Experience developing and adapting curriculum based on students’ needs;
• Ability to demonstrate a range of applied theater teaching strategies;
• Skillful in facilitating student-centered, inquiry-based workshops;
• Ability to implement a range of classroom management strategies and flexibility in response to the needs of their students; and
• Familiarity with use of technology to support in-person and remote instruction.

Compensation:
This is a part-time, hourly position with a teaching rate of $140 per hour and $50 per hour for meetings and trainings

Application Instructions:

Please apply here: https://lct.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=11

Please indicate which program(s) you would like to be considered for.

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