Dean of Arts

Reporting to the Dean of Academics, the Dean of Arts will play a leading role in the cultivation of the school’s growing arts faculty, in the ongoing design and implementation of its curriculum and after-school programs, and in the cultivation of partnerships with other arts organizations in the community and region. The dean’s portfolio will include the following responsibilities: 

• Coordinating and supporting long- and short-range plans to foster a thriving performing arts program.
• Teaching one course within the performing arts disciplines.
• Partnering with the Dean of Academics to oversee the hiring and mentorship of all arts department faculty.
• Leading the development of an arts program that fosters connections between theater, music, and visual art, and leverages opportunities for community-based learning.
• Collaborating with leadership and faculty to bring visiting performing artists and programs to campus.
• Coordinating annual departmental performances, including theater productions, musical concerts, dance recitals, and all-school assemblies.
• Overseeing the Thaden School Performing Arts Building and maintaining the calendar, coordinating use of space, and managing all logistics related to both school and community-based uses.
• Supervising a Technical Manager with responsibility for overseeing the design and build of theatrical scenes, lighting, sound, projection, and video for main-stage and black box theatre productions.