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Job description
Drama, Head Middle School Director
Proctor Public Schools District - Proctor, Minnesota Open in Google Maps
This job is also posted in Proctor Public Schools
Job Details
Job ID:
Application Deadline: Posted until filled
Re-Posted: Jul 28, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: To Be Determined
Job Description
This position is open to internal and external candidates beginning in the school year.
Position Overview
The Middle School Drama Director fosters student creativity, confidence, and collaboration through dramatic arts. This role involves directing student productions, managing technical aspects, and overseeing extracurricular drama activities such as clubs and workshops.
Key Responsibilities
Production & Direction
Select age-appropriate scripts for plays, balancing artistic merit and theatrical goals.
Cast, block, and rehearse productions; manage all performance elements including set, props, costumes, lighting, and sound.
Oversee technical teams (stage crew, lighting, sound) and coordinate the use of the auditorium or performance spaces.
Organize rehearsals and performances—including scheduling and budgeting.
Student Engagement & Leadership
Supervise and mentor students in productions, clubs, and creative workshops.
Encourage teamwork, self-expression, and artistic risk-taking in a supportive environment.
Collaboration & Community Outreach
Communicate program goals, rehearsal schedules, production updates, and opportunities to parents and school stakeholders.
Administration & Compliance
Manage budgets for costumes, royalties, equipment, and production needs; track receipts and expenditures.
Maintain accurate student records: attendance, grades, eligibility, and production participation.
Ensure safe rehearsal and performance environments, adhering to school policies and health & safety codes.
Professional Development
Stay current with theatre education best practices and emerging directorial approaches.
Participate in peer networks.
Mentor student leaders and, where applicable, aides and volunteers.
Qualifications
Experience & Skills
Vast experience in Theatre Arts, Drama, or Performing Arts.
Proven experience in directing productions.
Strong technical theatre know-how (lighting, sound, stage design, set construction).
Exceptional verbal communication and mentoring abilities, fostering safe, inclusive, and creative spaces.
Excellent organization, time management, and budgeting capabilities.
Ability to supervise extracurricular activities and manage after-school rehearsals comfortably.
Willingness to conduct rehearsals in a flexible manner to accommodate middle school transportation needs, events, and busy student schedules.
Personal Traits
Energetic, positive, creative, adaptable, patient, and empathetic.
Enthusiastic about working collaboratively with the high school theater community.
Internal and External Application Deadline: Open until filled
Position Type: Part-Time
Salary: upto $1,449 Stipend
Job Categories:
Athletics & Activities > Theater Production
Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
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