True Colors Training Studio Lead Teacher, The Theater Offensive, Boston, MA

True Colors Training Studio Lead Teacher

Posted on: August 5, 2013
Application deadline: August 15, 2013
Posted by: The Theater Offensive

DESCRIPTION
The Theater Offensive seeks experienced theater teaching artist to coordinate, manage and teach community workshops, including the Advanced Training Program, for the True Colors Training Studio.

ABOUT TRUE COLORS

True Colors: Out Youth Theater programs use a proven community-based theater approach to train and activate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied youth leaders ages 14-29. True Colors youth present the diversity of LGBT lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation, challenges the status quo, and builds thriving communities. Since 1994, True Colors youth have been creating shows about their lives and performing them throughout Massachusetts. The Theater Offensive works with youth leaders to develop comprehensive True Colors programming that engages each participant deeply in our mission. Program components include:

*True Colors Troupe engages youth of all skill levels year-round in theater skills training, devising, touring and production through the Summer Intensive and Touring Troupes.

*True Colors Training Studio offers a full-range of community workshops, including the Advanced Training Program.

*True Colors Creative Action Crew is a troupe of experienced youth that bring True Colors workshops and performances further into the community.

*True Colors Leadership and Inclusion Council equips youth to make decisions about all of TTO's youth-related programming and join the governing bodies of TTO and our community allies.

TRAINING STUDIO

The Training Studio is intended to provide LGBT and allied youth additional opportunities to gain specific theater skills through two tracks of programming, including community workshops and advanced training. The Advanced Training Program provides opportunities for experienced True Colors members, up to age 29, to engage in a higher level of theatrical training. This curriculum will include, but is not limited to an exploration of theater history, technical theater, acting, directing and exploration of more specific theater methodology. The Training Studio will also host workshops with various lengths and subject matter for LGBT youth and allies from the community, as well as youth already enrolled in True Colors programs.

LEAD TEACHER

Start Date: September 1, 2013

End Date: May 31, 2014

Advanced Training Program Duties:

• Create timeline and plan all activities for the True Colors Training Studio for the 2013 -2014 season
• Identify, recruit and enroll a diverse group of LGBT and allied students into the program
• Create and implement lesson plans for weekly classes
• Contract and set expectations with participant youth; check-in routinely with youth to assess their progress
• Organize final sharing of work at the end of each training period
• Organize field trips to local professional productions
• Manage program budget
• Administer evaluations to all participant youth and guests artists
• The Advanced Training Program runs every Tuesday evenings from October 15 – December 17, 2013 and February 18 – May 6, 2014.

Community Workshops Duties:

• Research, interview, hire and contract appropriate visiting artists for workshops in consultation with TTO staff
• Manage relationships with visiting artists including contracting, payment and attendance and oversight of their work with True Colors Training Studio youth
• Assist visiting artists during workshops
• Community workshops will be held on Mondays in the afternoon and evening from November 4, 2013 – May 30, 2014. This will include up at minimum 7 one-time workshops and 4 workshop series.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3 years minimum theater teaching experience required, preferably in out-of-school time
• Experience with program management and oversight, including staff hires, contracting and payments
• Experience with program planning & curriculum development
• Experience working with LGBT youth and allies
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Must be available for workshop facilitation sample August 27 or 29, 6-9PM

The candidate should have an understanding of and experience working with youth and young adults ages 14 – 29. Members of the LGBT community, and people of color are highly encouraged to apply.

Hours per week: Approximately 10-12 hours per week, depending on scheduled activities

HOW TO APPLY

Email cover letter and resume with the subject "Training Studio Lead Teacher" by noon August 15, 2013 to nick@thetheateroffensive.org

Youth Organizer, The Theater Offensive, Boston, MA

Youth Organizer

Posted on: August 8, 2013
Application deadline: August 23, 2013
Posted by: The Theater Offensive

DESCRIPTION

The Theater Offensive, New England's leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) theater company, seeks an outgoing, detail-oriented organizer for a half-time contract as the North American Pride Youth Theater Alliance (PYTA) Youth Organizer. This position's core objective is to directly contact as many youth (ages 13-22) as possible within the PYTA network of 26 organizations and involve them in a survey or set of interviews that are meant to produce a clearer picture of what youth want from PYTA.

PYTA was formed to provide and promote successful models for LGBTQ youth theater programming, both nationally and internationally. Most importantly, PYTA is an opportunity to support the insight and resilience of LGBTQ youth and provide them with safe spaces for creative expression to tell their own stories.

For more information, see: http://prideyouththeateralliance.org/

REQUIREMENTS

Those interested in the position must be able to commit to the following:

• Availability and schedule flexibility from September through December 2013.

• Possible travel to local PYTA member organizations.

The Youth Organizer will be supervised by Trina Jackson, PYTA Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS

Competitive applicants for this position will possess the following:

• At least one year of recent experience as a youth peer organizer.

• At least one year of experience with Queer Youth Theater

• Excellent record of working across barriers of race, ethnicity and class

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

• Research and interviewing experience

• Excellent writing skills for business and casual audiences

• Experience working in an office environment

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Docs

• Social media savvy

• Work experience in community outreach, sales/promotion or advocacy.

• Fluency in more than one language is a plus.

HOW TO APPLY

• Send a cover letter and resume by e-mail to apply@thetheateroffensive.org with the subject line "Youth Organizer".

• If you have questions about the application process or position, please contact Daunasia Yancey at apply@thetheateroffensive.org.

NO PHONE CALLS

TTO is an equal opportunity employer. People of Color, young people, women, and members of the LGBTQ community are highly encouraged to apply. TTO works in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End and Jamaica Plain. We encourage applicants from those neighborhoods.