Children's Theatre Company is hiring: Music Director for Waking The Oracle in Mi

Waking the Oracle is a community-healing project that weaves music, storytelling, and dance to foster mental health awareness, community wellbeing, and social justice. Through immersive and participatory art experiences, we create spaces that nurture connection and vulnerability while cultivating planetary health and collective healing. We are currently building a creative team and ongoing ensemble.

Responsibilities as Music Director (who will also be an ensemble member):

• Good communication and collaboration skills.

• Instrumentalists & multi-instrumentalists are encouraged to apply.

• Able to rehearse consistently (likely 2-4x a month).

• Able to do public performances.

• Comfortable leading singing.

• Able to work closely with the artistic director/founder.

• Able to arrange music and teach to a small ensemble.

• Able to work in a variety of musical genres.

• Comfortable doing quick musical mock-ups for practice.

• MIDI capacity helpful.

• Able to lead rehearsals and recording sessions.

• Comfortable storytelling/singing & drumming/moving with others (all abilities encouraged).

• Able and willing to work with pluralistic groups of all kinds.

• Has collaboration and facilitation capacities (extensive experience is not necessary).

• Comfortable leaning into challenging topics.

• Interested in learning and growth.

• Can embrace humor and surprise.

• Self-aware and highly reliable.

• Able to participate as an ensemble member.

Schedule:

Tuesday evening rehearsals + some weekend times (day-evening) as needed/available.

Compensation:

$300 a month retainer and extra for performances.

How To Audition:

To audition, please email the following to arrio008@umn.edu:

1. Two paragraphs about you and why you are interested in this project. This is a rolling audition starting February 28th, and we will contact you as we go.

2. A photo of yourself.

3. A resume or description of experience you feel will be relevant.

4. Three recordings:

   1. A short recording (no more than 2 min) of you telling a short story about something that matters to you.

   2. A short recording (no more than 2 min) of you singing/playing something.

   3. An arrangement of a song you did (all formats welcome).

Questions? Feel free to email:

Maria Arriola, Waking the Oracle Coordinator

arrio008@umn.edu

About Waking The Oracle: Waking The Oracle is a project of The Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing at The University of Minnesota.