Administrative PHTS Production Supervisor Playwrights Horizons , NY

The Playwrights Horizons Theater School (PHTS) has provided thousands of students with intensive theater training through a four-year program that emphasizes professional development and interdisciplinary theater making. The curriculum includes courses in acting, directing, play writing, design, movement, and voice and speech for nearly 200 students each year.

Playwrights Horizons is a writer’s theater committed to the advancement of bold and visionary contemporary playwrights, through the development and production of daring new work and the education of future theatermakers. In a city rich with cultural offerings, Playwrights Horizons’ 55-year-old mission is unique among theaters of its size; the organization has distinguished itself by a steadfast commitment to centering the voice of the playwright.

It’s a mission that is always timely, and one that’s necessary in the ongoing evolution of theater in this country. By expanding the U.S. theater canon with a wider range of voices, Playwrights Horizons aims to be a home for the exploration of play writing and an anti-racist center of curiosity, dialogue, and artistic risk.

Director, Playwrights Horizons Theater School

The Production Supervisor (PS) is a full-time faculty role with substantial administrative responsibilities supporting anywhere from 20-30 small-scale student productions per semester in a festival setting. Serving as a liaison between production staff and students who are leading projects with their peers, the PS facilitates clear communication about technical production plans and guides students through navigating leadership as it pertains to design and technical production.

This position may flex to include nights and weekends as needed during production.

• Oversee and develop technical production curriculum in collaboration with the Director
• Co-teach the Project Design class with the advanced training design faculty as determined by the Director
• Collect and grade student project plans
• Teach the design half of the Transfer Intensives course
• Includes all attendant faculty responsibilities such as grading and writing evaluations.
• Teach technical production workshops across the studio as needed such as ladder safety and ground plan fundamentals
• Teach students safety best practices and basic technical skills as needed, especially during the technical rehearsal process
• Attend staff, faculty, Project Track, and design area meetings
• Hold regular office hours
• Conduct regular plan review meetings with individual student project leaders
• Develop relationships with both the Tisch Dept. of Drama Production Resource Office (PRO) and Playwrights Horizons Production Uptown (PH)
• Support students in developing problem-solving skills including interpersonal conflict management
• Oversee production programming in collaboration with PH such as student tech observerships
• View a sampling of student productions regularly
• Participate in the planning and execution of school events such as First and Final Friday, orientation, and curricular info sessions as needed
• Stay current with professional training and development within both technical production and academic skills such as classroom management, conflict resolution, anti-racism, consent practices, etc.
• Facilitate conflict resolution processes as needed
• Maintain mental health first aid certification
• Maintain a professional practice within the field primarily during the summer months.

• Serve as a technical adviser for student projects and productions
• Partner with the Technical Coordinator on tracking student production needs and determining the necessary technical support
• Serve as a liaison between the Technical Coordinator, PRO, faculty, and students
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