Managing Director – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company

WHO: Weston Playhouse Theatre Company

POSITION: Managing Director

DESCRIPTION:The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, an award-winning non-profit theatre in southern Vermont, seeks a Managing Director. S/he reports to the Board of Directors, working in partnership with Producing Artistic Director Steve Stettler to deliver the theatre’s vision and long-range plan, with primary responsibility for administration, financial management, marketing and sales.

Entering its 78th year, Weston operates a summer producing season of plays and musicals, classics and new work and year-round Education and New Works programs on a budget of $1.6 million. The company is in the midst of a $10 million capital campaign to create a year-round campus for play development, building affiliations with artists, companies, playwright centers and commercial producers in New York and across the country.

Qualifications:
• business or arts administration degree preferred
• minimum seven years financial management experience in non-profit theatre
• marketing, systems and information management expertise

Candidates should have a passion for theatre and budgeting; proven ability to manage, multi-task and prioritize; and interest in living and working in a rural New England setting. Expected start date: July 1, 2014.

To Apply: Send cover letter, resume and 3 references to search@westonplayhouse.org. Additional information at www.westonplayhouse.org/hiring.

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