Teaching Artist

Part time / $75-$100 hourly / The Wilma Theater / Philadelphia, PA

Job Listing
The Wilma Theater is seeking resumes from teaching artists of any experience level for the Wilmagination program, providing theater residencies to Philadelphia high schools. Pairs of teaching artists will work together to customize a unit that integrates the themes, narrative techniques and styles of a Wilma’s production into curriculum which culminates in students performing their own theatrical response to the play on the Wilma stage. This year’s residencies will be surrounding Pulitzer Prize winning, Fat Ham.

Lessons guide students through developing a critical eye as a viewer, adapting written/generated work for the stage, practicing the physical, vocal and improvisational skills to communicate dynamically as performers, and ultimately learning the art of collaboration while working in groups to adapt, revise and rehearse an original piece of theater for the stage.

Details
2 Wilma teaching artists work with at least 1 class 1-2 days a week for the duration of the residency, typically 3 months.
$75-$100 per hour.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The Wilma Theater seeks to cultivate a diverse community of artists with varied experiences and skills, a collaborative attitude, and the desire for exploration. The Wilma Theater is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, age, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or public assistance status in the recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall and termination of employees. The Wilma is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. Applicants from populations historically underrepresented in the field or who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other members of underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
The Wilma Theater requires all employees, whose work requires their physical presence on-site at spaces managed and operated by The Wilma Theater, to be fully vaccinated and up to date with the Pfizer or Moderna (bivalent) booster for COVID-19. Being “fully vaccinated” and “up to date” means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine and booster regimen.

In order to be qualified for employment at the Wilma Theater, final candidates must comply with the vaccination requirement or receive an approved exemption. Exceptions to this policy include:

1. Employees who do not report to a workplace where other individuals (such as coworkers or customers) are present
2. Employees who are working exclusively from home/remote environment

3. Employees who have a documented and approved medical or religious exemption.

Application Instructions

Applications will be open until September 20, 2023.

Please send a resume and letter of interest to education@wilmatheater.org.