High School Theatre Director
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University School of Nashville
High School Theatre Director
August 2025
University School of Nashville is seeking a High School Theater Director with experience and expertise in teaching students in different grade levels. A full list of our Performing Arts offerings is viewable in the course catalog on our website. This is a fulltime position for theschool year. Responsibilities include teaching theater classes directing student productions and performances participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the Performing Arts department and of the high school faculty and taking an active role in the life of the school community. Candidates will also have the opportunity to advise a group of 810 students.
USN has a deep commitment to equitable and just community spaces. Candidates should be knowledgeable of research on how implicit biases in race ethnicity gender identity and socioeconomic class can shape curricula and pedagogy classroom culture and student outcomes. Candidates should be able to translate that knowledge into demonstrable actions that promote equitable and just teaching and learning.
Qualifications include at least a bachelors degree in Theater or a closely related field high school or college teaching experience the ability to teach a range of levels an appreciation for high school students and experience in a diverse school community.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or post graduate work in subject matter
- At least three years of teaching different levels of Theater or other performance courses
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- An appreciation for high school and middle school students and experience in a diverse school community.
Performing Arts teachers at USN employ a range of teaching practices many of which embrace the needs of multimodal learners. Similarly teachers facilitate classroom spaces that feature direct instruction discussion group work student performance and experiential learning all as means to invite students into the exploration and conjecture necessary for deeper understanding of Theater and the Performing Arts. Moreover we create environments that underscore the importance of effective written and verbal communication.
The School
University School of Nashville is an independent nonsectarian coeducational day school with enrollment of 1080 students kindergarten through twelfth grade. In 1915 the George Peabody College for Teachers opened Peabody Demonstration School (PDS) USNs predecessor which earned acclaim for its curriculum and faculty. In 1974 Peabody College announced plans to close PDS and a group of parents alumni students and teachers reconstituted and rechartered the school as University School of Nashville.
USNs midtown location adjacent to Vanderbilt University and its Peabody College for Teachers reminds us each day of our beginnings 110 years ago in the demonstration school culture of innovation and educational best practices. Its a vibrant educational community for both students and teachers in the midst of a dynamic city.
In the USN community students expect much of each other and faculty benefit from that high standard. We seek educators who are enthusiastic about their own learning to complement their teaching and we offer many opportunities for professional growth. USN is committed to creating an institutional environment that mirrors the cultural and ethnic composition of greater Nashville. USN encourages a diverse applicant pool and provides equal employment opportunities for employees and job applicants.
Classroom teachers are expected to work from 7:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday carrying out the duties and responsibilities outlined below. Teachers must have regular and predictable attendance at school; be on time each day; be focused and responsible for independent supervision of a class of 20 or more students; be able to communicate positively and productively with students parents and colleagues; and handle routine administrative duties such as hall and cafeteria duty car pool and dismissal duty (AM and PM) taking attendance filling out reports ordering new materials and cooperating with requests made by the administration.
Application Process
Those interested in being considered for this position should complete the online application for this position available at Applications for this position will be accepted until May 28 2025 however applicants of greatest interest will be contacted upon initial review.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
