Artistic Producing Fellow

TITLE: Artistic Producing Fellow 

SUPERVISOR: Dual reports to Associate Artistic Director and Literary Director 

DEPARTMENT: Artistic 

DIVISION: Artistic 

ONSITE REQUIREMENTS: This position will require onsite work in conjunction with Studio Theatre’s remote work policy. 

SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION: This position requires occasional weekend and evening work in order to attend required artistic and community engagement events. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

The Artistic Producing Fellow will both learn and practice Artistic Producing, deepening their understanding of the relationship between available resources and artistic programming; learn how to effectively manage relationships with visiting artists; meaningfully engage with community members; develop practical artistic administration skills; develop strong communication skills by working with people in multiple departments with differing work styles and priorities; and build leadership skills through problem solving. Fellows are also mentored through a year-long process to set and pursue their own learning goals to set them up for work after Studio.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES 

The essential functions include but are not limited to the following: 

• Practice Artistic Producing: Deepen understanding of the relationship between available resources and artistic programming; learn how to effectively manage relationships with visiting artists; and support the production process at Studio Theatre.
• Play an important role in the Casting Processes, organizing casting sessions, callbacks, and extensive support on casting both main companies and understudies. The Fellow will gain experience writing intimacy notices, maintaining casting paperwork and databases, and scouting shows in the DC area to report back on actors and designers for potential inclusion in future seasons.
• Support Community Engagement programs and efforts, in a producorial capacity as well as thinking about all the ways the theater can meaningfully engage with our community. Serves as the point person for Studio’s partnership with Banneker High School, working with high school students with an interest in learning about Studio and institutional theatre.
• Co-curate and produce show-specific Public Programming to deepen and expand audience engagement with our season.
• Support the work of the Board and staff EDI Committees, as well as participate in Studio Theatre’s ongoing anti-racism work.
• Take an active role in Literary Management and Season Planning efforts, requesting and logging plays as well as reading and discussing plays that are under consideration for production.
• Participate in Season Writing, brainstorming and writing feature articles on season shows for Studio's website.
• Support the Artistic Department with office and administrative work—managing databases and spreadsheets; corresponding with agents and artists; maintaining and improving the Artistic Department’s information infrastructure.
• Engage actively in the seminars and training elements of the Fellows in Residence Program.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals, especially any individuals with disabilities, to perform the functions. 

Physical Demands: 

• Travel between multiple locations (Theatre, Community Partners, other DC-area theatres. etc.)
• Significant screen time (6-8 hours daily).

Features of the Work Environment include: 

• Dedicated desk space in an open office environment with cross-talk and background noises; multiple collaborative work spaces are available but with minimal privacy

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A FELLOW: 

This position is meant for early-career individuals with some, but not extensive, experience in the following essential functions: 

• Familiarity with theater and the producing process. Coursework and non-professional experience welcome—can be as an actor, director, producer, playwright, or designer.
• Experience with theatrical or event producing—coordinating schedules and communication among multiple stakeholders, executing a vision within a set budget and timeline. Coursework and non-professional experience welcome Rigor with kindness. Commitment with sense of humor.
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects with attention to detail, working accurately and efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Experience and excitement about working with diverse groups of individuals.
• Organizational and administrative skills including ability to handle confidential information.
• A sense of creativity and exploration balanced with a desire to work with exceptional rigor, craft, and attention to detail.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and enthusiasm for working with teams with diverse identities.

APPLICATION MATERIALS 

As part of the application process, Applicants are required to submit up to five pages of critical writing that shows your ability to communicate original ideas in a clear and non-academic tone; at least one writing sample should be about a theatrical production. Samples could include: Response paper on a theatrical performance; script report that includes several paragraphs of analysis; director's note introducing a production you have directed. Papers from your coursework are welcome. Send us something that shows us your thinking and analysis. We can't wait to get to know you!