The University Of Chicago
Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director
The University Of Chicago, New Hyde Park, New York, United States,
Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic DirectorDepartmentProvost UChicago Arts
About the DepartmentCourt Theatre is a Tony Award-winning professional theatre company located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Founded in 1955, Court benefits from the University of Chicago’s financial support and from its community of scholars and artists, while retaining artistic independence. Court Theatre interprets classic theatre to illuminate our current times and defines classic theatre as texts from any culture, tradition, or era that resonate throughout time and speak to our present moment. Court Theatre seeks to present an array of theatrical styles and periods and develops new work on classic themes with different forms of classic staging. In remaining fresh and fostering excellence, Court explores a broad range of topics. Whether through works composed several millennia in the past or works that have been adapted from contemporary graphic novels, Court remains relevant, exciting, engaging, and ready to cross boundaries.
The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 and is one of the world’s leading research universities, celebrated for its faculty, students, graduate programs, and role in advancing Chicago communities. Home to over 3,100 faculty and with more than 18,000 students, the University is a center for educating, inspiring, and supporting academic and artistic operating units.
Job SummaryThe Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director will shape all of Court Theatre’s artistic and arts-related programming and will collaborate with the Executive Director to provide overall leadership to the organization as it grows its artistic and educational vision and continues to expand its footprint in Chicago, nationally, and internationally. Reporting to the University’s Provost and collaborating with the Court Board and staff, the Artistic Director is accountable for managing all aspects of the theatre’s productions and programs, and for fundraising for arts programming in collaboration with the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
Artistic Leadership:
Understand all facets of Court Theatre, including the theatre’s history, culture, staff, finances, play schedule and new play development; education and public programs; facility and infrastructure; operations; and annual, endowment and capital campaign initiatives.
Visionary Programming:
Manage the artistic affairs of Court Theatre, including selection of works, directors, cast members, theatre tech, and programs that engage different audience cohorts.
Connecting to and Broadening Audiences:
Understand the audience drawn from the University of Chicago and the Greater Chicago; cultivate a reputation of being a place for all sorts of theatre audiences.
Developing Classic Theatre:
Build a robust and well-supported new play development process which includes commissioning of new work.
Theatre Education and Outreach:
Review the present status of the theatre’s mainstage and education programming.
Financial Health:
In conjunction with the artistic team, develop an artistic vision of plays and programs that can be administered within appropriate budgetary constraints.
Community Partnerships:
Build on Court’s strong reputation by continuing to cultivate relationships with existing and new key stakeholders.
Mission Building:
Work to build strong relationships among the Court Board, staff, volunteers, donors, and subscribers.
Workplace Synergy:
In collaboration with the Executive Director, hire, supervise, motivate, develop, and evaluate artistic staff.
Build Profile:
Join other arts leaders in the region, nationally, and internationally to advocate for the arts at Court, the University, and beyond.
Manages managers and professional staff:
Establishes performance goals, allocates resources and assesses policies for direct subordinates.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
Advanced degree strongly preferred.
Experienced and recognized theatre director and arts leader.
Minimum of seven years of experience in a progressively responsible role in a theatre or related educational/research organization.
Familiarity with the City of Chicago and the University of Chicago.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Reference Contact Information (3) (required)
Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s)
MUST
be uploaded via the
My Experience
page, in the section titled
Application Documents
of the application.
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About the DepartmentCourt Theatre is a Tony Award-winning professional theatre company located in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. Founded in 1955, Court benefits from the University of Chicago’s financial support and from its community of scholars and artists, while retaining artistic independence. Court Theatre interprets classic theatre to illuminate our current times and defines classic theatre as texts from any culture, tradition, or era that resonate throughout time and speak to our present moment. Court Theatre seeks to present an array of theatrical styles and periods and develops new work on classic themes with different forms of classic staging. In remaining fresh and fostering excellence, Court explores a broad range of topics. Whether through works composed several millennia in the past or works that have been adapted from contemporary graphic novels, Court remains relevant, exciting, engaging, and ready to cross boundaries.
The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 and is one of the world’s leading research universities, celebrated for its faculty, students, graduate programs, and role in advancing Chicago communities. Home to over 3,100 faculty and with more than 18,000 students, the University is a center for educating, inspiring, and supporting academic and artistic operating units.
Job SummaryThe Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director will shape all of Court Theatre’s artistic and arts-related programming and will collaborate with the Executive Director to provide overall leadership to the organization as it grows its artistic and educational vision and continues to expand its footprint in Chicago, nationally, and internationally. Reporting to the University’s Provost and collaborating with the Court Board and staff, the Artistic Director is accountable for managing all aspects of the theatre’s productions and programs, and for fundraising for arts programming in collaboration with the Executive Director.
Responsibilities
Artistic Leadership:
Understand all facets of Court Theatre, including the theatre’s history, culture, staff, finances, play schedule and new play development; education and public programs; facility and infrastructure; operations; and annual, endowment and capital campaign initiatives.
Visionary Programming:
Manage the artistic affairs of Court Theatre, including selection of works, directors, cast members, theatre tech, and programs that engage different audience cohorts.
Connecting to and Broadening Audiences:
Understand the audience drawn from the University of Chicago and the Greater Chicago; cultivate a reputation of being a place for all sorts of theatre audiences.
Developing Classic Theatre:
Build a robust and well-supported new play development process which includes commissioning of new work.
Theatre Education and Outreach:
Review the present status of the theatre’s mainstage and education programming.
Financial Health:
In conjunction with the artistic team, develop an artistic vision of plays and programs that can be administered within appropriate budgetary constraints.
Community Partnerships:
Build on Court’s strong reputation by continuing to cultivate relationships with existing and new key stakeholders.
Mission Building:
Work to build strong relationships among the Court Board, staff, volunteers, donors, and subscribers.
Workplace Synergy:
In collaboration with the Executive Director, hire, supervise, motivate, develop, and evaluate artistic staff.
Build Profile:
Join other arts leaders in the region, nationally, and internationally to advocate for the arts at Court, the University, and beyond.
Manages managers and professional staff:
Establishes performance goals, allocates resources and assesses policies for direct subordinates.
Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
Advanced degree strongly preferred.
Experienced and recognized theatre director and arts leader.
Minimum of seven years of experience in a progressively responsible role in a theatre or related educational/research organization.
Familiarity with the City of Chicago and the University of Chicago.
Application Documents
Resume/CV (required)
Reference Contact Information (3) (required)
Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s)
MUST
be uploaded via the
My Experience
page, in the section titled
Application Documents
of the application.
#J-18808-Ljbffr