Wesleyan University Theater Department
Faculty Search for Acting Teaching Position
Adjunct Faculty Position in Theater

The Theater Department of Wesleyan University seeks a part-time (0.60 FTE) adjunct faculty member. This is a multi-year renewable salaried position with benefits. The typical yearly course load will be three acting classes, plus significant student advising responsibilities. In lieu of one of these courses, the candidate may also offer a course specific to his/her expertise. The candidate is expected to have a professional performance background, an MFA or comparable educational preparation, and teaching experience in a liberal arts undergraduate environment.

Deadline for applications is October 15, 2006. Please send vita, three written references and sample syllabi for an Acting course and a specialty course to: Adjunct Search Department of Theater Wesleyan University Middletown CT 06459-0452 Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. http://www.wesleyan.edu/theater

About the Wesleyan University Theater Department:

Wesleyan University's Theater Department explores Theater from both a scholarly and practical viewpoint emphasizing a world view of performance in a liberal arts context. Classes are offered in theory; history and literature of drama and theater; playwriting; criticism; costume, set and lighting design; directing and acting. Our sponsored productions reflect the diverse interests of the faculty and students, offering direct participation in creative endeavor where process, performance and understanding are equally stressed. The department produces contemporary adaptations of classical theater texts, adaptations of literary works for the stage, Latin American Theater, collaborations with the Music Department on contemporary and classical operatic works, puppet-theater and the use of multi-media, solo performance and performance art. The department has two theater facilities; the Theater in the Center for the Arts, a modern, highly sophisticated 400-seat space; and the '92 Theater, a flexible, recently renovated, studio space. Second Stage, an extracurricular student group, has its headquarters and also sponsors productions in the '92 Theater, in cooperation with the Theater Department. Performances are also given in many alternative spaces on campus by members of the lively and diverse Wesleyan theater community.