Arena Stage values diversity in the workplace and
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Camp Arena Stage, Arena Stage’s multi-arts summer day camp for youth ages 8 to 15, seeks warm, energetic and creative staff members to help provide a summer of unforgettable arts experiences for campers. Camp Arena Stage encourages the spirited pursuit of knowledge, self-discovery and joy through the arts, while providing the young campers a fun and safe environment in which to explore the world. The 4-week session culminates in an Arts Extravaganza with exhibits and performances showcasing the campers’ work.
Counselors plan and instruct daily classes in their arts discipline – theater, dance, music (vocal & instrumental), visual arts, writing or media – assisted by counselors-in-training. If you love to work with kids, love the arts and would like an association with one of the country’s leading regional theaters, consider a summer at Camp Arena Stage.
Staff to teach vocal performance, filmmaking, visual arts (especially 3-D media), musical theater, improvisation, silent theater, clowning, stage combat, Shakespeare, technical theater, stage make-up and writing especially encouraged to apply.
Instructors are hired with the following levels of experience and training:
- Professional artist educator; extensive training in and knowledge of a specific arts discipline; professional experience & arts affiliations & credits; experience working with young people
- College graduate, may be in graduate school; extensive knowledge of and training in an specific artistic discipline; experience working with young people
- College graduate or student; arts knowledge and training; experience working with young people
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience.
Time commitment:
Five or seven weeks, full-time from June 21 through July 23 or August 8, 2010
Location:
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW, Washington, DC 20007
Requirements: Send letter of introduction and resume. Instructors should include what classes they are qualified to teach.
Send to: Anita Maynard-Losh, Director of Camp Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St, SW, Washington, DC, 20024 or e-mail (preferred) camp@arenastage.org.
No calls please. EOE.
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
posted 1/25/2010
