Theatre Education Manager

FULL TIME | SALARY | QSEHRA HEALTH PACKAGE

Department: Education

Anticipated Salary: $38,500

The Theatre Education Manager will manage Theatre education initiatives and programming to inspire the next generation and grow a culture of continued learning through the arts within our community.

WHAT YOU WILL GET TO DO HERE: As the Theatre Education Manager, you will shape the future of theatre education in Woodstock. You will design and steward programs that ignite imagination, build confidence, and cultivate lifelong artists and audiences. From first-time campers stepping onstage to teens preparing for college auditions to adults relearning their craft, you will create meaningful artistic pathways that develop skills, leadership, and a deep sense of belonging.

You will oversee performing arts classes, camps, workshops, showcases, and youth theatre productions, ensuring they are organized, mission-driven, and artistically vibrant. You will collaborate across departments, across sectors, and in educational partnerships, strengthening the connection between education and mainstage productions, festivals, marketing, and development. You will build strong relationships with teaching artists, schools, families, senior centers, and community partners, all in an effort for expanding access to theatre and elevating the impact of our programs.

This role is both visionary and hands-on. You will refine systems, improve registration and communication processes, maintain high-quality curriculum standards, and mentor instructors and volunteers. As Woodstock Arts continues to grow, you will help launch new theatre education initiatives aligned with our strategic plan. You will be given the opportunity in ensuring that our education programs are not only well-run, but transformational.

Through your leadership, students will discover their voices, families will feel connected, and our community will see the arts as an essential part of everyday life.

YOU WILL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU:

• You believe theatre education changes lives – and are energized by building programs that prove it.
• You are both a creative thinker and a strong executor, able to dream boldly and manage details with excellence.
• You thrive in fast-paced, people-centered environments and bring calm, organized leadership to complex logistics.
• You are confident hiring, mentoring, and supporting teaching artists while holding high standards for quality and professionalism.
• You communicate clearly and compassionately with students, parents, volunteers, and staff.
• You are excited to build partnerships with schools and community organizations to expand access to theatre education.
• You see challenges as opportunities to improve systems and strengthen impact.
• You are willing and able to work evenings and weekends to support classes, rehearsals, performances, and special events.
• You are committed to fostering an inclusive, welcoming environment where students of all backgrounds feel seen and valued.

WHO WE ARE:

Woodstock Arts is one of the few multidisciplinary arts organizations that exist in a small community. We are a cultural hub in the heart of Downtown Woodstock, GA. Through theatre, concerts, visual arts, festivals, classes, camps, and a vibrant campus, we create opportunities for people of all ages to gather, connect, grow, and engage with their community.

As a cornerstone for creativity in our small but rapidly growing community, we strive to make the arts feel welcoming, alive, and accessible in everyday life.

MISSION: Engage Community with Relevant Art Experiences Every Day VISION: To Lead the Nation in how arts exist in small communities.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY: To encourage a bold and adventurous Woodstock by championing and investing in creativity – supporting artists, inspiring audiences, and cultivating a place where imagination, curiosity, and community spirit can flourish.

STAFF VALUES:
Make it Better, Find Humanity, Focus on the On-Ramps, Meaningful Work/Meaningful Impact, Mind your Mindset, Choose Trust First

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Arts Education Initiatives & Programming [45%]

• Design, direct, and oversee performing arts classes, camps, workshops,…