The Steel River Playhouse Theater Education Department is accepting submissions for contract acting instructors, directors, choreographers, and music directors for our private lessons, classes, and performance workshops during the 2024/2025 season. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates, who will welcome and celebrate students of all ages, genders, and diversities.
Applicants should have a BFA or MFA in Acting, Musical Theater, or Dance. Candidates who have extensive directing or teaching experience are also encouraged to apply. Rate of pay is commensurate with experience. Teaching artists are paid a flat fee per class. The ability to travel to Pottstown, Pennsylvania is necessary for this position.
About Steel River Playhouse
Steel River Playhouse is a non-profit theater and education organization dedicated to sharing stories that reflect our collective humanity. Steel River is located in Pottstown, PA in a 2.4 million dollar performing arts center with a 200-seat mainstage space and a 100-seat blackbox space. Our theater education programming includes a robust roster of private music and acting lessons, music and theater classes, and workshops that lead to minimally and/or fully produced performances. These classes take place in a trimester format (fall, spring, and summer) and include students from age 5 to age 85.
As Steel River Playhouse enters its 24th year, we are embracing a vision where Everybody Plays a Role. We are opening the doors to new and exciting artists, eliminating obstacles for individuals to attend or participate, expanding our education programming to be more inclusive of our larger community, and inviting small businesses, charities, and community organizations into our building and programming.
Equal Opportunity Employer and Organizational Diversity:
Steel River Playhouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Consistent with all applicable state and federal laws, we do not discriminate against applicants, employees, or artists based on race, color, creed, religion, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, height, weight, domestic partners status, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV status (AIDS/HIV status), sexual orientation, disability, marital status, military or veteran status or any other legally protected categories.
Applicants from diverse backgrounds and candidates with experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion within the arts are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please forward cover letters and resumes to [email protected] by no later than Friday, November 15, 2024.
