What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Play Director - Prairieview position at Waukee Community School District?
Position Criteria:
- Demonstrate aptitude for performing tasks listed
- Must exhibit ethical practices, and be a role model to students.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable
Performance Criteria:
- With Director, determine what play will best suit the needs and abilities of likely student performers and production team members.
- With Director, create and communicate rehearsal and production schedules based on rehearsal and performance facility availability in collaboration with production staff; ensure members of the production staff are in attendance for all calls.
- Participate in regular production meetings with Director, Technical Director, and Performing Arts Center Manager (and when possible, student production team leaders).
- With Director, determine projected production needs including but not limited to scenic, costuming, props, lighting, sound, and publicity needs.
- With Director, prepare materials needed for auditions in collaboration with other production staff.
- With Director, conduct auditions and call-backs.
- With Director, cast the show.
- With Director and Technical Director, determine student production team roles and assignments in collaboration with production staff.
- Train student stage managers and production team in collaboration with production staff and Performing Arts Center Manager; training should include roles and responsibilities as well as safety and orientation to facility and its equipment.
- Collaborate with production staff (and when possible, student production team leaders) to design and build or purchase technical theatre needs including but not limited to scenic, costuming, props, lighting, sound, publicity, and front of house needs while adhering to budget limitations.
- Assist stage managers in the creation and communication of a daily rehearsal report.
- Conduct rehearsals and block portions of the show as determined by collaboration with Director.
- In collaboration with production staff (and when possible, student production team leaders), design publicity branding and logos, posters, and programs. Oversee the distribution of publicity materials.
- With Director, coordinate publicity efforts with the district Communications Department.
- Be present to supervise students beginning with the first call time, throughout the performance, and until the completion of post-show duties for each tech and dress rehearsal and each performance.
- Following the last performance, strike the show in collaboration with production staff and Performing Arts Center Manager.
- Return any rented or borrowed materials including scripts as applicable.