Artistic Director

Artistic Director

Summary: The Artistic Director at The Shreveport Little Theatre is a visionary leader responsible for conceiving, developing, and implementing the artistic vision and focus of the organization. The Artistic Director plays a pivotal role in developing, implementing, and evaluating programs for the year, in collaboration with the Managing Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Conceive, develop, and implement the artistic vision and focus of the theatre company.
2. Collaborate with the Managing Director in making major decisions about the ongoing development of aesthetic values, programs, and activities.
3. Hire, supervise, and evaluate artistic personnel, including directors, performers, designers, and stage managers.
4. Supervise key technical personnel.
5. Develop, implement, and evaluate annual programs in collaboration with the Managing Director.
6. Work with the Managing Director to develop annual program budgets, including Academy, lagniappe, and mainstage.
7. Report to the Board of Directors regularly to provide updates on artistic activities.
8. Supervise the maintenance of a written procedure’s manual for technical and production staff.
9. Acts as a spokesperson for the organization’s artistic purpose through speaking engagements, public appearances, and participation in fundraising events.
10. Foster positive relations with other cultural organizations through participation in meetings and joint activities.
11. In collaboration with the Managing Director, perform annual employee reviews.
12. Accountable for the overall success of productions, including oversight of people, production elements, ongoing communication, play selection, auditions, budgets, rehearsals, props, costumes, guest Directors, and backstage crew.
13. Direct four productions per season.

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in theatre or a related field; master’s degree a bonus.
• Proven experience in conceiving and implementing artistic visions in a theatre.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.
• Extroverted personality and experience in public relations.
• Previous experience in hiring, supervising, and evaluating artistic and technical personnel.
• Five years of experience directing productions, including people, production elements, play selection, auditions, budgets, rehearsals, props, costumes, cast/crew.
• Successfully pass a comprehensive background check.

Shreveport Little Theatre