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Who we are:
Founded in 2011, the Gorham Arts Alliance mission is simple: we serve to inspire, enrich, and strengthen our community by offering cultural and educational experiences through the Arts. Throughout our work, we strive to engage members of our community and are dedicated to creating vibrant visual and performing arts experiences. Gorham Arts Alliance’s Theater Program began in 2012 as “Gorham’s 1st Children’s Theater” as there were limited in-school and no out of school opportunities for children or adults in the immediate area. The theater program has changed and grown to performing two to three summer camp productions, a fall youth theater, after school classes, a reader's theater for our preschool and in 2019 our first adult community production- All Shook Up. Our theater programs focus on process; our goal is to teach life skills through theater skills and help those who wish to pursue the craft of theater hone their skills and find their artistic voice.
What we are looking for:
The Gorham Arts Alliance is seeking a Performing Arts Manager. The Performing Arts Manager’s primary responsibility will be overseeing and engaging in all aspects of the Gorham Arts Alliance’s Theater Program including: the development and implementation of programs, classes, workshops and activities in the areas of theater, dance, music as they relate to the Gorham Arts Alliance’s programs. Some of our programs include, but are not limited to: After school (classes in theater, music, dance), Preschool (reader’s theater) Summer/Fall Theater productions (Additional Stipend for Director or Assistant Director, Music Director or Assistant Music Director and/or Choreographer for theater productions), Performing Arts Outreach programming; as well as other programs. In addition, there is an administration of program management which includes but is not limited to: handling registrations for programs, building and maintaining community contacts with other organizations, overseeing budgets.
This position will involve primary collaboration with After School Director, Director of Productions and Performances, Arts Center Theater Production Team, and Early Childhood Team to create fun and engaging opportunities with the primary goal of creating exciting, engaging and educational programs for the GAA and community youth and adults.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 15 – 30 per week
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Work Location: In person