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Department of Theatre and Dance
Instructor
Production Coordination and Stage Management

The faculty of the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a full time, professional-track position at the rank of Instructor to begin August 16, 2025. The position is a 9-month appointment with a workload equivalent to teaching four courses per semester divided among traditional teaching and production management. This is an annual appointment that may be renewed contingent upon Dean’s approval, satisfactory performance, departmental needs, and the availability of funding.

Candidates must have an M.A. or M.F.A. in Theatre or comparable professional theatre management experience by the time of the start date of the appointment. Applicants must have proven managerial skills and the ability to promote a collaborative, team-based environment.

Job responsibilities will include, as workload allows, serving as Production Coordinator for four Mainstage theatrical productions each year; teaching courses in stage management or related topics such as production management and producing for the theatre; serving as stage manager for productions and coordinator of students completing experiential, theatre laboratory placements; and supervising/mentoring student stage managers.

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The Department of Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance is a dynamic, collaborative community that includes two of the University's most vibrant and visible programs. Students pursue a strong liberal arts undergraduate education or highly specialized graduate degrees in Acting, Theatre Design and Technology, Theatre Education, and Directing. Students gain practical experience and develop artistic skills through annual public performance seasons, educational conservatories, workshops, film projects, and community-engaged performances. The Theatre program is committed to high quality productions as an essential component of preparing students for work in the profession. Our students perform in a range of unique venues, from historic, arena-style Longstreet Theatre to our intimate black box, all located across the University's downtown Columbia campus.

Our venues include Longstreet Theatre (248 seat arena stage), Drayton Hall (404 seat proscenium theatre), Booker T. Washington Lab Theatre (90 seat flexible black box), and 707 Catawba Studio Theatre (60 seat flexible space). The Department of Theatre and Dance is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), and is a member of the University/ Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA). The department offers the M.F.A. (directing, acting, and design emphasis in scenery, costume, or lighting), M.A., M.A.T., and B.A. degree programs in theatre. For more information about our department, please visit our website at https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/theatre_and_dance/.

How to Apply

Review of applications begins January 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit the following materials: Letter of Application (Cover Letter), Curriculum Vitae, and Contact Information for 3 references. Letters of Reference will be solicited after initial review.

Inquiries about the search and/or the position may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Professor Jim Hunter, at HUNTERJ@mailbox.sc.edu. All applicants must apply online at USCJobs at https://uscjobs.sc.edu.