Middlebury: Middlebury Language Schools
Location: Middlebury College Campus, Middlebury, VT
Open Date: Apr 06, 2021
Deadline:
Description
The Middlebury German Summer School (Middlebury campus/ Vermont) is hiring for a Germany/ Austria/ Switzerland-based German Theater Director for their Summer 2021 session (06/24/2021- 08/13/2021).
This position is sponsored by the Max Kade Foundation in New York and is well-suited for young directors with a special interest in a "German as a foreign language" project.
Middlebury's German Summer Language School is a summer university program, attracting students from all over the world to spend seven weeks in our exclusive Language Pledge-based immersion environment to study the German language and culture in depth. Daily intensive in-class instruction and co-curricular programing support and reinforce our immersion environment and success, and the German-language theater project is an essential part of our co-curricular offerings. Participants come from all levels of language-learning, ranging from novice learners of the language to near-native speakers and are not professional actors.
Our 2021 theater project can go ahead in person under the following conditions:
- Student-actors and production team must wear masks at all times
- All work needs to be compatible with social distancing, ventilation, and maximum capacity guidelines
- The play cannot be longer than 60 minutes
- The play needs to be written in German (no translations or adaptations), needs to be chosen in consultation with the School's directors
- Tech, stage design and costuming support available
In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided. Insurance is available. Travel- and visa expenses are factored into the honorarium.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Candidates should submit: letter of interest, CV, and a 1-page description of a creative solution to the challenges posed by the pandemic and its requirements for a theater project. Only complete applications, submitted via Interfolio, will be considered.
Application deadline is April 14, 2021. This position is for 2021 summer only.
Application Instructions
Candidates should submit: letter of interest, CV, and a 1-page description of a creative solution to the challenges posed by the pandemic and its requirements for a theater project. Only complete applications, submitted via Interfolio, will be considered.
Application deadline is April 14, 2021. This position is for 2021 summer only.
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/86200
Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body.
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