Job Description

The Middlebury German Summer School (Middlebury campus/ Vermont) is hiring for a Germany/ Austria/ Switzerland-based German Theater Director for their Summer 2021 session (06/24/2021– 08/13/2021).

This position is sponsored by the Max Kade Foundation in New York and is well-suited for young directors with a special interest in a “German as a foreign language” project.

Middlebury’s German Summer Language School is a summer university program, attracting students from all over the world to spend seven weeks in our exclusive Language Pledge-based immersion environment to study the German language and culture in depth. Daily intensive in-class instruction and co-curricular programing support and reinforce our immersion environment and success, and the German-language theater project is an essential part of our co-curricular offerings. Participants come from all levels of language-learning, ranging from novice learners of the language to near-native speakers and are not professional actors.

Our 2021 theater project can go ahead in person under the following conditions:

• Student-actors and production team must wear masks at all times
• All work needs to be compatible with social distancing, ventilation, and maximum capacity guidelines
• The play cannot be longer than 60 minutes
• The play needs to be written in German (no translations or adaptations), needs to be chosen in consultation with the School’s directors
• Tech, stage design and costuming support available

In addition to the salary, lodging and a complete meal plan will be provided. Insurance is available. Travel- and visa expenses are factored into the honorarium.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Candidates should submit: letter of interest, CV, and a 1-page description of a creative solution to the challenges posed by the pandemic and its requirements for a theater project. Only complete applications, submitted via Interfolio, will be considered.

Application deadline is April 14, 2021. This position is for 2021 summer only.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit: letter of interest, CV, and a 1-page description of a creative solution to the challenges posed by the pandemic and its requirements for a theater project. Only complete applications, submitted via Interfolio, will be considered.

Application deadline is April 14, 2021. This position is for 2021 summer only.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research. An Equal Opportunity Employer, the College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.