2009 Halloween Co-Directors Lelis Brito and Christopher Allen
2009 Halloween Co-Directors Lelis Brito and Christopher Allen
Job description
Halloween Artistic Co-Directors (two) have responsibility for the overall visual and dramatic development the annual Halloween Extravaganza within the bounds of a tradition that draws heavily on community theater, pageantry, and spectacle.
The Halloween Extravaganza is typically storyboard-driven. Therefore, there is less emphasis on creating or interpreting a script. Co-Directors are responsible for facilitating a Storyboard Process through a series of workshops with the BareBones Halloween Community, including the annual Kickoff meeting.
The Co-Directors work closely with all of the various volunteer and contractor production elements including the Halloween Committee (i.e. Producer), the Storyboard Committee, the Production Team, Artists, Builders, and Players, etc. to create a performance which connects with the audience. They therefore need to be able to coordinate effectively across a wide range of disciplines, with artistic vision.
Co-Directors are independent contractors employed on a freelance or fixed-term contract basis.
Desired Experience:
Applicants must have experience building, supporting, performing, or directing in at least one previous BareBones Halloween Extravaganza.
Experience with collective structure and process is considered very important to this role, and will be weighted heavily in the hiring process.
Experience with one or more of the following performance disciplines is strongly desired:
- Theater
- Musical theater
- Dance
- Circus or Pageantry
- Puppetry
Organizational Structure:
The show is produced and managed by a Halloween Committee comprised of Board members, artists, and supporters of the artistic community. A Site Coordinator is responsible for interacting with the necessary public bodies, obtaining the necessary permits required for the production, and managing overall site logistics including permit requirements, site access, power access, security, and safety.
The Halloween Committee and the Board develop and approve income and expense budgets for the production. Co-Directors must adhere to the production budgets and seek permission to make any proposed changes.
BareBones Productions has no Artistic Director to select the show or story to be produced each Fall. Instead, the Co-Directors function in many ways as would a typical theater Artistic Director during their terms of contract.
One Co-Director will be hired first by the Halloween Committee. That Co-Director will then work with the Halloween Committee to hire the second Co-Director. The Co-Directors will then divide the work and share their responsibilities as they see fit. They decide such things as who rehearses what scenes away from the main rehearsal, who provides what feedback and coaching to whom, etc.
Job Activities:
The Co-Directors are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities:
- facilitate the Storyboard Process by working with creators through workshops or story development schemes
- maintain production budgets as approved by the Board of Directors
- collaborate closely with Music, Lighting, and Sound Directors to create these primary production elements
- finalize a Storyboard
- work with the Halloween Committee to hire remaining production contractors including other Directors, Section Designers, etc.
- manage time and organize people and space
- schedule and facilitate Production Meetings of the Production Team which includes the Site Coordinator, other Directors, and Section Designers
- conduct Rehearsals
- Prepare detailed notes for the Production Team, Cast, and Crew
- meet regularly with core artists by attending some Build Workshops and describing the Storyboard
Contact:
Please submit a resume and a statement of vision for BareBones Halloween to puppets@barebonespuppets.org
Timeline:
Applications are due by July 10th and a decision will be made by July 24th.
The time frame for the contract is August 1st – November 15th, 2010.
