2025-26 Technical Theater Director & Designer

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Technical Theater Teacher & Designer

Theater at Saint Ann’s is at the heart of the school; and the Technical Theater program offers students the skills and opportunities to experience the hands-on creation of ensemble performance. Building scenery, hanging and focusing lights, production coordination, tech-ing and running shows are just a few of the myriad skills our tech theater students absorb through the process of our middle school and high school productions each year. We are seeking an experienced educator, technician, and designer who can teach stagecraft to middle school and high school students, and collaborate with Theater Department colleagues on lighting, sound, and set design for our 2025-26 productions. The appropriate candidate will have experience with the technical rehearsal process, and will be available for evening and weekend rehearsals and performances on all of our productions.

ABOUT SAINT ANN’S SCHOOL

Since its founding in 1965, Saint Ann’s has embraced a commitment to education for its own sake, oriented to the capacities of each individual student and free of the encumbrances of formal grading, prizes, and rankings. At the same time, we are unabashedly committed to excellence in all that we do. With a faculty and staff numbering close to 400, and approximately 1100 students, Saint Ann’s is among the largest and most selective independent schools in New York City. The lives of our graduates speak powerfully to the potential of an education based on these principles to ignite a love of learning and sustain creative energy in every field of endeavor. We accomplish this by bringing together talented teachers with creative and motivated students. Saint Ann’s is committed to centering anti-racism in the life of the school. Seeking to create a community rooted in trust and equity, we invite each other to take risks, pursue knowledge, and celebrate growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Full-time teaching of middle school and high school Tech Theater and Play Production classes.
• Design set, sound, and/or lights for 4-6 productions each year, execute technical needs on additional productions.
• Train and mentor the student technical crew members during the final technical and dress rehearsals.
• Technical theater support in all areas of production.
• Attend and participate in the technical, dress rehearsals, matinee and evening performances for Theater Department shows.
• Work collaboratively with the directors, dance teachers, and theater faculty and students on the set, lights, and sound design that uplift the student performers and help tell the story of the production or dance piece.
• Attend production meetings for the productions on which the candidate works.
• Establish and maintain a safe working environment.
• Help maintain the organization and supplies in the theater and tech booth, including start of year and end of year set-up, break down, and stock purging as needed.
• Attend department meetings, support departmental initiatives, and communicate and collaborate with divisional offices on student support.
• Provide production coordination including calendar management and budget planning.
• Write half of the fall and spring checklists and half of the mid-year and year-end anecdotal reports.
• Keep abreast of innovations in technical theater practices, tools, and technologies.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A love of working with children and ability to embrace their imaginative impulses through the creation of production design.
• Experience teaching students in middle school and high school grades.
• Demonstrated experience in set, light, and sound design for theater and dance.
• Strong carpentry and engineering skills.
• Strong lighting and sound technical skills.
• Passion for sharing your love of design and implementation with students.
• Strong planning, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and in collaborative design work.

COMPENSATION

This is a full time, exempt faculty position with a competitive compensation package including benefits. Annualized salary range of $60,000 - $100,000 commensurate with education and experience.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to this link by October 15, 2025. Candidates who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Anticipated start date of December 10, 2025 or January 1, 2026.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

Saint Ann’s School hires employees of any race, color, religion, creed, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, to all the rights privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to employees at the School. The School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression), age, marital status, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in carrying on its educational activities or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.