The Blake School
Middle School Theater Teacher and Director
The Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota, United States, 55305
Description
The Blake School seeks to hire a creative, dynamic and inspirational Middle School theater teacher and director to oversee a flourishing curricular and co-curricular program. This is a full-time position beginning with the 2026-27 school year.
Blake is particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of identity, lived experience and thinking that makes a community strong and empowers students to engage across differences. Blake offers highly competitive salary and benefits packages as well as significant support for local and national professional development opportunities. The salary range is typically $56,000-86,000, which reflects 4-15 years of experience.
This salary range includes the expected annual salary for this position. In making a salary determination, we consider professional experience, applicable qualifications and other job-related factors. Based on these factors, a candidate's salary offer could exceed this range.
Applicants must complete the online job application and provide links to recordings of recent classes or productions led by the applicant and digital copies of programs from recent productions directed by the applicant.
Application review will begin immediately. Blake will typically cover the travel and lodging costs for finalist candidates visiting from out of town.
Experience and Skills Responsibilities
Teach students in grades 6, 7 and 8 in a quarter-long block schedule. The teaching load will be reduced by one class during the first quarter and third quarter to accommodate the fall play and winter musical rehearsal schedules.
Create, develop and sustain innovative and thoughtful course curricula in accordance with current best practices in the field and with the school’s mission and values
Teach a variety of acting skills including expressive movement, healthy and expressive vocal technique, improvisation, character development and script work as well as other current acting techniques
Envision, manage and direct a fall play and winter musical for young actors
Consider theatrical styles and productions from a variety of cultures
Work closely with the technical director, musical director and choreographer as appropriate to produce the fall play and winter musical
Collaborate with Middle School arts faculty to sustain a cohesive program in visual and performing arts and with Upper School and Lower School theater arts instructors to develop curriculum and foster cross-divisional communication and coherence
Oversee and manage the Middle School theater budget
Maintain and organize the school’s costume shop and inventory of costumes and props
Assist with the daily supervision of one lunch block in lieu of being a grade-level advisor
Participate in required faculty meetings, trainings and staffings
Serve as a member of the department of visual and performing arts, attending meetings and supporting the work of the department
Support the school, its mission and its leadership
Engage fully with the community-based experience of an independent school
Skills and Attributes
Creative, joyful approach to teaching and learning
Passion for mentoring young actors
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proven organizational skills
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with stakeholders across the school
Demonstrated and continuing interest in professional development related to the discipline as well as adolescent growth and development, education and pedagogy, and intercultural competence
The Blake School believes that a diverse society enriches all individuals and communities. Diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, geography, religion, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age, physical ability, and marital, parental or economic status forms the fabric of our society. As a result of these beliefs, The Blake School actively seeks students, families and employees who value and contribute to the fullness of a diverse community within the context of its mission. In doing so, we recognize our responsibility to help make each person's experience a success.
Requirements Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated excellence as an actor, director and theater arts professional
Bachelor of Arts/Fine Arts in acting, directing, theater arts, theater education or a related field; Master of Arts/Fine Arts preferred
Ability to differentiate instruction for students of varying abilities
Demonstrated experience directing theater productions for early adolescents
Demonstrated knowledge of both traditional and contemporary theater repertoire including works by diverse playwrights and cultural traditions
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Blake is particularly interested in candidates who will enrich the diversity of identity, lived experience and thinking that makes a community strong and empowers students to engage across differences. Blake offers highly competitive salary and benefits packages as well as significant support for local and national professional development opportunities. The salary range is typically $56,000-86,000, which reflects 4-15 years of experience.
This salary range includes the expected annual salary for this position. In making a salary determination, we consider professional experience, applicable qualifications and other job-related factors. Based on these factors, a candidate's salary offer could exceed this range.
Applicants must complete the online job application and provide links to recordings of recent classes or productions led by the applicant and digital copies of programs from recent productions directed by the applicant.
Application review will begin immediately. Blake will typically cover the travel and lodging costs for finalist candidates visiting from out of town.
Experience and Skills Responsibilities
Teach students in grades 6, 7 and 8 in a quarter-long block schedule. The teaching load will be reduced by one class during the first quarter and third quarter to accommodate the fall play and winter musical rehearsal schedules.
Create, develop and sustain innovative and thoughtful course curricula in accordance with current best practices in the field and with the school’s mission and values
Teach a variety of acting skills including expressive movement, healthy and expressive vocal technique, improvisation, character development and script work as well as other current acting techniques
Envision, manage and direct a fall play and winter musical for young actors
Consider theatrical styles and productions from a variety of cultures
Work closely with the technical director, musical director and choreographer as appropriate to produce the fall play and winter musical
Collaborate with Middle School arts faculty to sustain a cohesive program in visual and performing arts and with Upper School and Lower School theater arts instructors to develop curriculum and foster cross-divisional communication and coherence
Oversee and manage the Middle School theater budget
Maintain and organize the school’s costume shop and inventory of costumes and props
Assist with the daily supervision of one lunch block in lieu of being a grade-level advisor
Participate in required faculty meetings, trainings and staffings
Serve as a member of the department of visual and performing arts, attending meetings and supporting the work of the department
Support the school, its mission and its leadership
Engage fully with the community-based experience of an independent school
Skills and Attributes
Creative, joyful approach to teaching and learning
Passion for mentoring young actors
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Proven organizational skills
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with stakeholders across the school
Demonstrated and continuing interest in professional development related to the discipline as well as adolescent growth and development, education and pedagogy, and intercultural competence
The Blake School believes that a diverse society enriches all individuals and communities. Diversity of race, ethnicity, national origin, geography, religion, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, age, physical ability, and marital, parental or economic status forms the fabric of our society. As a result of these beliefs, The Blake School actively seeks students, families and employees who value and contribute to the fullness of a diverse community within the context of its mission. In doing so, we recognize our responsibility to help make each person's experience a success.
Requirements Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated excellence as an actor, director and theater arts professional
Bachelor of Arts/Fine Arts in acting, directing, theater arts, theater education or a related field; Master of Arts/Fine Arts preferred
Ability to differentiate instruction for students of varying abilities
Demonstrated experience directing theater productions for early adolescents
Demonstrated knowledge of both traditional and contemporary theater repertoire including works by diverse playwrights and cultural traditions
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