Managing Director

Florida Studio Theatre’s production of NETWORK, byLee Hall based on the film by Paddy Chayefsky. Pictured left to right are Jason Pintar, Sheffield Chastain, and Rebecka Jones.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) invites applications for its Managing Director, a role for individuals with strong talent for running complex, multi-venue producing operations. The new Managing Director will lead the day-to-day administration of an organization producing more than 1,600 performances annually across five stages, with three additional stages and expanded housing and campus operations coming online at the end of 2027 with the creation of the McGillicuddy Arts Plaza.

In a newly conceived leadership structure that anticipates the retirement of FST’s long serving Producing Artistic Director, the Managing Director will report directly to the Executive Director, a role recently filled by FST’s long-serving Managing Director. The Managing Director will be the staff lead overseeing finance, marketing, development, and the full range of forward-facing customer service areas associated with the company’s self-produced theatre productions, cabaret performances, education, children’s theatre, new play development, improv and comedy series, and restaurant operations.

As FST expands its physical footprint with the opening of The McGillicuddy Arts Plaza, the Managing Director will ensure that all facilities are well-maintained, staffed appropriately, and activated to their full capacity. Taking the lead from the Executive Director as FST’s visionary leader, the Managing Director will work closely with a new Artistic Director and other senior leaders to execute FST’s mission in a manner that invites audiences into accessible and meaningful live performance experiences.

Florida Studio Theatre was founded in 1973 by artist Jon Spelman as an alternative touring group, reaching out to isolated and underserved audiences in nursing homes, migrant farms, and prisons. When Richard Hopkins was named Producing Artistic Director in 1980, he founded FST's Mainstage Series with a modest 103 subscribers. Today, FST reaches over 45,000 subscribers and an annual audience of more than 225,000 across its diverse programs, making FST the largest subscription theatre in the state of Florida.

Now in its 53rd Season, FST is proud of its reach and impact across its five stages and through over 20 professional productions each year.

FST’s Mission is:

To make theatre affordable and accessible to as many people as possible.

To present theatre that challenges with as much gusto as it entertains.

To create a public forum for the issues of our day that will foster positive change in our community and beyond.

To operate within and for the public trust.

FST’s campus is currently comprised of office, rehearsal, and production spaces and the following five performance spaces:

The Gompertz Theatre, FST’s largest performance space with 237 seats used for Winter and Summer Mainstage Series

The Keating Theatre, a 173-seat space used for Winter and Summer Mainstage Series and Children’s Theatre presentations

The Court Cabaret, a 100-seat venue also providing dinner service to patrons one hour before performances in the Cabaret Series

The Goldstein Cabaret, FST’s second 100-seat venue for Cabaret Series performances also offering dinner service

Bowne’s Lab, a 100-seat venue that serves as home to FST’s Stage III and Improv Series

The Green Room is also FST’s full-service restaurant and bar open to the public for preshow dining experiences.

FST takes a service-oriented approach to live performance. The company has consistently listened to audiences in the region, taking its cue from patron desires and building programming that reflects the…