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Pumpkin Theatre seeks Producing Artistic Director

Pumpkin Theatre, a leader in Baltimore children’s theater for 47 years, seeks full-time Producing Artistic Director. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: oversight of administration; education and production for theater producing five-show season; oversight of School of Drama; fundraising and development; creation, implementation and monitoring of organizational budget; contract and royalty negotiations; facility relations; board relations; supervision of Business Manager and Education Coordinator.

Additional Responsibilities May Include:

  • Annual Fund Mailing and Fund Raising and Outreach Events
  • Create and oversee budget, oversee financial & quarterly reports
  • Community and Public Relations
  • Company management including travel
  • Hire and oversee Construction & Design: Scenery, costumes, props, lights, sound, etc.
  • Contracts, Facility
  • Contracts, Guest artists
  • Contracts, Staff (non-union)
  • Direction of two shows in the Main Stage Season
  • Direct the Summer Musical Theatre Conservatory (ages 11 – 17).
  • Donor Relations & Benefits
  • Oversight of Education materials, workshops, and liaisons
  • Facility liaison
  • Oversight of Fiscal management: cash flow, payables, receivables etc.
  • Fundraising: Individual, Corporate, Government, Foundations
  • Fundraising: Events
  • Grants, securing and reporting
  • Hiring, staff
  • House Management
  • Oversight of Insurance, legal, audit
  • Liaisons with local, and national groups
  • Long range planning
  • Office management
  • Outreach logistics
  • Outreach marketing, materials & sales
  • Performances
  • Pricing
  • Programs & House boards
  • Public marketing, materials & sales
  • Quality Control
  • Recordkeeping and Reports
  • Rehearsals
  • Scheduling
  • Assist with School check-in
  • Script development, dramaturgy
  • Script permissions & royalties
  • Script selection, season planning
  • Staff, administration
  • Staff, artistic: Casting & Production
  • Staff, education
  • Staff, Vacation Policies
  • Assist with Subscriber/Customer relations
  • Volunteer relations
Employer Name:
Pumpkin Theatre
Job Title:
Production Artistic Director
Employer Contact Information:
[email protected]
Job Submission Requirements:
Salary to commiserate with experience and no benefits will be offered as part of the candidate’s salary. Please submit cover letter and resume, by June 30, 2014, to be considered for this position. Inquiries may be mailed to Pumpkin Theatre, 2905 Walnut Avenue, Owings Mills, MD 21117, or emailed to: [email protected].

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