Theatre Arts Professor-Theatre Technology & Design

Theatre Arts Professor – Theatre Technology & Design

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for student success.

Sequoias Community College District is seeking a qualified and equity‑minded candidate to fill a full‑time, tenure‑track position in the Theatre Department beginning August 2026. Assignments may include evening classes, online/remote instruction, and teaching at any of the Sequoias Community College District Campuses:
Visalia, Hanford and/or Tulare. Participation in the governance of the Sequoias Community College District by way of committee assignments is encouraged.

Salary: $88,554.00 – $ Annually
Job Type: Full‑time Faculty – Tenure‑Track
Job Number: 7055‑f‑11/25
Closing: 2/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Visalia/Tulare/Hanford, CA
Department: Fine Arts

College of the Sequoias Theatre Arts is a nationally recognized award‑winning program committed to innovation, equity, and excellence both in the classroom and in production. The program is housed in a four‑hundred seat proscenium theatre with full fly loft and state‑of‑the‑art lighting and sound equipment. Support facilities include a 2,500 sq. ft. scene shop, a small but well‑equipped costume shop, three dressing rooms plus storage facilities.

The program offers a well‑rounded curriculum in Theatre Arts for completion of three separate Associate’s degrees – Theatre Arts for Transfer, Technical Theatre, and Acting. Finally, the Theatre program produces four fully‑realised productions per year: two in the Fall semester and two in the Spring with at least one being a large‑scale musical in collaboration with the Music and Dance Departments.

• Teach courses in the discipline of technical theatre, including Stage Lighting, Stagecraft, Intro to Theatre, and/or other areas as qualified.
• Serve as Technical Director and, as needed, in at least one of the following capacities for each production:
  Lighting Designer, Scenic Designer, Sound Designer, or Projection Designer.
• Build & supervise all aspects of lighting and scenery construction for all productions; fulfil at least one design discipline on each production.
• Adhere to and participate in the development of production timelines and budgets; communicate technical progress as requested.
• Operate the scene shop safely and efficiently; participate in load‑in, set‑up, and strike; occasionally move and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Be available as needed during evening and weekend rehearsals and productions.
• Maintain regular office hours, actively engage with campus culture, participate in departmental responsibilities, and create and sustain an atmosphere of equity respectful of diversity district‑wide.

• Master’s or Master of Fine Arts in drama/theater arts/performance OR
• Bachelor’s or Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama/theater arts/performance AND Master’s in comparative literature, English, communication studies, speech, literature or humanities OR
• The equivalent

Job Required Core System Competency

• Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students pursuant to Title 5, 53022.

• Master’s or Master of Fine Arts in Technical Direction, Technical Theatre, or Design & Technology.
• A history of work in the theatre demonstrating exemplary completion of duties and flexibility to respond to emergent challenges and opportunities.
• Ability to teach a full load of classes and accomplish production work simultaneously.
• Experience as a Technical Director and in at least one of the following:
  Lighting Design, Scenic Design, Sound Design, Projection Design.
• Exceptional organizational and management skills.
• Expertise using…