The Lyric Baltimore’s Education team is searching for innovative, excited, and dedicated artists to provide exceptional in-school arts programming for our Horizons Theater Program. These workshops provide mostly middle school students with training in theater and creative writing. Our goal is to support students’ imagination and creative agency. Using fun, engaging exercises, students learn the necessary skills to present theatrical performances to their family and friends. These weekly workshops culminate in students performing their original writing.  Each workshop site performs two shows—a holiday performance in December and a full-length production in spring. Workshops at schools run from October to December and January to March.

Deadline to apply; August 30, 2024

Responsibilities
 -Create an innovative artistic curriculum to educate youth to present a final performance—includes singing, movement, poetry and/or acting
 -Arrive to the site an hour in advance to set up and prep for class
 -Provide a sample lesson plan
 -Provide images, video, or artwork by students and engaging with students
 -Learn our methodology and apply it within your teachings
 -Attend at least 2 meetings with the Lyric education team
 -Fingerprinting (paid by the lyric)

Desired skills and attributes
 -Has a strong desire and passion to work with youth and inspire them to excel at their fullest potential.
 -LOVES YOUTH
 -Full of energy, welcoming spirit and warm attitude
 -Flexible
 -Is a performance artist; vocalist, poet, musician, actor
 -Has over 5 years of experience teaching youth in grades 6-8; summer camps, in and out of school programming, workshops, etc.

How to apply
Send 1 cover letter, portfolio and/or resume to [email protected]

Salary Range
-8 to 10 hours of class time and 1 meeting at the Lyric.
-$150/hour

Teaching: 60 to 75 minutes per week.

Categories:

Teaching Artist, Arts and Education, Creative writing, African Drumming

Employer Name: Lyric Education