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July 2, 2019 · 4:02 pm

The 5th Annual Cincinnati ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL Runs Aug. 4-6

KTC_1mpf_logoAugust 4th, 5th, & 6th at Know Theatre of Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, OH– The CINCINNATI ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) returns to for its fifth year, in partnership with Know Theatre of Cincinnati. The 5th Annual Cincinnati #1MPF runs three performances only; August 4th, 5th, and 6th at 8pm. All performances are at Know Theatre of Cincinnati (1120 Jackson St) Tickets, priced at $20, are available at knowtheatre.com.

The 5th ANNUAL CINCINNATI ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL will feature brand new one-minute plays by Geoffrey Barnes, Clint Bramkamp, Burgess Byrd, John E. Bromels, Carolyn Guido Clifford, Erin Carr, Liz Coley, Nick Carmine, Roger Collins, Bekka Eaton, A.K. Forbes, Teri Foltz, Serenity Fisher, Ian Forsgren, Brian Griffin, Laura Gossett, Jay Gossett, Landon E. Horton, Tracy Hoida, Alan Jozwiak, Sarah Knott, Jay B. Kalagayan, David J. Loehr, Robert Macke, Ariel Mary Ann, Karson McCall, Kelly Morton, Karen O’Brien, Eric Pfeffinger, Isaiah Reaves, Brant Russell, R. DeAndré Smith, Nathan Singer, Ryan Steffen, Derek Snow, Paul Shortt, Eileen Tull, Chris Wesselman, & Torie Wiggins 

Directed by: Burgess Byrd, Justin Baldwin, Ed Cohen, Carolyn Guido Clifford, Gabriella DiVincenzo, Laura Gossett, Audrey MacNeil, Karen O’Brien, Derek Snow, & Chris Wesselman 

Curated and led by Dominic D’Andrea & Caitlin Wees 

EVENT DETAILS

THE 5th ANNUAL CINCINNATI ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

  • Sunday, August 4th at 8pm
  • Monday, August 5th at 8pm
  • Tuesday, August 6th at 8pm

Tickets: $20. Tickets are currently available at knowtheatre.com

About THE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
THE ONE-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL (#1MPF) is America’s largest and longest running grass roots theatre company, founded by Producing Artistic Director, Dominic D’Andrea . #1MPF is a social barometer project, which investigates the zeitgeist of different communities through dialogue, consensus building and a performance of 50-100 short moments generated by each community. #1MPF works in partnership with theatres and/or social organizations sharing playwright, educational or community-specific missions across the country. The aim is to create locally sourced playwright-focused community events, with the goal of promoting the spirit of radical inclusion. #1MPF represents playwrights of different age, gender, race, cultures, and points of career. The work attempts to reflect the theatrical landscape of local artistic communities by creating a dialogue between the collective conscious and the individual voice. 

In each city, #1MPF works with partnering organizations to identify programs or initiatives in each community to support with the proceeds from ticket sales. The goal is to find ways give directly back to the artists in each community. Supported programs have ranged from educational programming, youth poetry projects, theatre program in prisons, playwright residencies and memberships, playwrights salaried commissions, community access projects, arts workshops and other social and artistic initiatives.

Annual partnerships have been created with theaters in over 20 cities including: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Trenton, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Boston, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle, Dallas, Austin, Indianapolis, Anchorage, Honolulu, St. Louis and more, with partnering institutions including Primary Stages, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, New Georges at New York City Center, Z-Space, A.C.T., Trinity Rep, Victory Gardens Theater, Cornerstone Theatre Company, The Playwrights Foundation, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Actor’s Express, InterAct Theatre, Mixed Blood, Walking Shadow Theatre, Passage Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Kitchen Dog Theatre, Salvage Vanguard & ScriptWorks,  ACT Seattle, Perseverance Theatre, Round House Theatre, Honolulu Theatre For Youth and others.

Notable #1MPF contributors have included: David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, Neil LaBute, Tina Howe, Donald Margulies, Nilaja Sun, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Robert Schenkkan, Lydia Diamond, Phillip Kan Gotanda, Kristoffer Diaz, Rajiv Joseph, Samuel D. Hunter, Karen Hartman, Robert Askins, Colman Domingo, José Rivera, Craig Lucas, Mike Daisey, Greg Kotis, Michael John Garcés and over to 1400 celebrated, emerging, and midcareer playwrights.  For more information visit: www.oneminuteplayfestival.com.

KNOW THEATRE OF CINCINNATI is Cincinnati’s Theatrical Playground. The Know showcases unexpected voices, new works, and plays that embrace the inherent theatricality of the live experience. Know Theatre seeks to be a place where artists and audiences feel welcome to take artistic risks, creating work that is cutting edge and accessible.

Know Theatre’s work is made possible, in part, by the generosity of community contributions to the ArtsWave Campaign.  

The Ohio Arts Council helps fund Know Theatre with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. 

Know Theatre is also supported by The Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation, helping to change our communities for the better through collaboration and innovation, and the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, which provides a simple, powerful, and highly personal approach to giving.

Know Theatre is a member of Theatre Communications Group and an Associate member of the National New Play Network.

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July 2, 2019 · 2:54 pm

NEWSIES Runs Aug. 1-10

ESP_Newsies logoNEWSIES
East Side Players
Aug. 1-10
Blue Ash Amphitheater

Directed by Kayla Swelbar

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Set in turn-of-the century New York City, NEWSIES is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions.

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, NEWSIES features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” “Newsies” is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family.

  • Thu-Sun, Aug. 1-4 at 7:30pm
  • Wed-Sat, Aug. 7-10 at 7:30pm

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July 2, 2019 · 1:56 pm

Auditions Announced for QUILT at INNOVAtheatre

INNOV_logoJoin INNOVAtheatre as we bring Quilt, A Musical Celebration to life.

The cast requirements below are as follows:

  • If it has an * next to the character name it is a non-singing role
  • If no * then it is a singing role with range described in breakdown.

This show is unique as it will not require a lot of rehearsal time as the roles with the exception of Wes and Karen are individual vignettes. Other than the opening and closing numbers the cast is on for their individual vignette and then off until the closing number. This show is a poignant recollection of what life was like for people living, affected, or those who died of AIDS. We will be bringing actual panels of the NAMES AIDS Memorial quilt to this production and the have the panels displayed to the general public a few hours prior to each production. We hope you will find the time to join us in this once in a lifetime event.

Production dates:

  • November 29th -December 1st, location TBA
  • December 6th – 15th at the Historic Baum Opera House in Miamisburg Ohio

PLEASE prepare 16-32 bars of a POWER BALLAD and an EMOTIONAL 1 minute monologue. You will be asked to run scales to check your range. Please make sure to fill out the conflicts calendar attached to your audition form.

Those forms can be found at INNOVAtheatre.com/auditions or you can obtain one as well by emailing INNOVAtheatre@gmail.com.

Auditions will be held at 2 different locations:

  • September 30th at 6:30pm
    Miami Township Library
    Multipurpose Room
    2718 Lyons Rd, Miamisburg, OH 45342
  • October 1st at 6:30pm
    Harmony Creek
    Fellowship Hall
    5280 Bigger Rd, Dayton, OH 45440

QUILT A Musical Celebration

  • Cast Size: Large 21 And Up
  • Cast Type: Ensemble Cast
  • Dance Requirements: None

Character Breakdown

  • Wes Cronk
    An HIV-positive man who has recently lost his lover to AIDS. He volunteers at a LGBT quilting workshop and is contemplating suicide.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 35 to 45
    Vocal range top: C4
    Vocal range bottom: Ab2
  • Karen
    An attractive, intelligent, hyper woman who is going to help at the quilting workshop. She fears going to the LGBT center as she is not gay but realizes she needs to go.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 35 to 35
    Vocal range top: Eb5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3
  • *Cordelia Winthrop
    A stately and regal grandmother who lost her granddaughter to AIDS. She has commissioned a quilt pattern for Alison but won’t allow the family name to be put on it.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 70 to 70
  • *Vernon Dupace
    A dirt farmer from the south who is curious as to how he lost his son to AIDS. He is simpleminded and a bit naive.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 40 to 50
  • *Mrs. Pauline Polaski
    A mother from a small town in Ohio who feels that the rumors of her son dying from AIDS is gossip. She believes he died from pneumonia and that his roommate was only a friend.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 40 to 50
  • Mikey
    A straight guy who performs with his friends as a rap group. Learns on his field trip to the Quilting workshop the girl he first had sex with has died of AIDS.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 18 to 20
    Vocal range top: Eb5
    Vocal range bottom: Bb3
  • Paul
    A photographer. He serves as a friend to people at the center and it has changed his life.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 35 to 45
    Vocal range top: E5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Todd’s Mother
    The mother of Todd who sews the quilt on the opposite end of Todd’s lover. This moment brings them together.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 45 to 55
    Vocal range top: D#5
    Vocal range bottom: B3
  • Todd’s Lover
    The lover of Todd. He sews one end of the quilt as Todd’s mother sews the other.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 40
    Vocal range top: D#5
    Vocal range bottom: C4
  • *Timmy Bell
    A short, energetic skater who reminisces about Peter, a fellow skater who he lost to AIDS. Timmy is also HIV positive and doing all he can to enjoy the time he has left. He eventually starts to date Wes after meeting him at the Center.
    Gender: Male
    *Age: 20 to 28
  • Stuart
    A precise, neat and orderly antique dealer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He lost his friend but was left with the friend’s cat and bird upon his death.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 50 to 55
    Vocal range top: E5
    Vocal range bottom: B3
  • Jane Woodward
    A warm, larger-than-life nurse whose next door neighbor, Danny, died from AIDS. She helps fulfill Daniel’s wish of dying faster in the hospital by adjusting his morphine drip. African American.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 25 to 45
    Vocal range top: A5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Katy
    A young girl who writes a letter about her favorite Uncle Billy. Her parents did not approve of her uncle’s life style so Katy was only left to write letters to him.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 12 to 12
    Vocal range top: Eb5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • *Toby
    A young African-American man. The lover of Mrs. Polaski’s son, Chris, who she claimed was just his roommate.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 28 to 28
  • Roberta Andrews
    A former actress who is now married to a state politician. She has AIDS because of a transfusion and passed it down to her child upon birth. The founder of the Coalition for Parents and Children with AIDS.
    Gender: Female
    Age: 35 to 45
    Vocal range top: C5
    Vocal range bottom: A3
  • Charlie
    A man who has denied his sexuality and bought into the conservative corporate world. Previously held a secret relationship with Michael. He eventually becomes a member of ACT-UP, a group fighting against discrimination.
    Gender: Male
    Age: 30 to 50
    Vocal range top: F5
    Vocal range bottom: B3
  • Ensemble
    Readers; Unfolders; Animal Voices; Act Up Activists; Chorus

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July 2, 2019 · 10:24 am

Cincinnati Lab Theatre Announces 2019 NEW WORKS FESTIVAL July 19-28

CLT_logoCINCINNATI, JULY 1, 2019 — Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s New Works Festival will present two fully staged workshop productions and two original play readings in a rotating festival repertoire over two weekends, July 19 – July 28, 2019. All performances will be presented in Cincinnati at the Liberty Exhibition Hall, 3938 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, OH.

Cincinnati LAB Theatre is now in its sixth producing season. Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s past productions include Buckeye and Judas by Elizabeth a. Harris, Led Thespian by Jason Podplesky, The Hired Man by Heather Meyer, An Evening with Stephen Crane by Phil Paradis, Medusa in You by Valetta Anderson, and Identity: An Evening of Three Twenty-Minute Plays by Elizabeth a. Harris, Brian Griffin, and Leah Strasser. Cincinnati LAB Theatre also produced Led Thespian at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Part of Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s mission is to provide playwrights with opportunities to develop their work through a traditional workshop process, while utilizing some of the area’s finest professional actors. Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s New Works Festival is comprised of two different series that will present new and innovative works in various stages of development, encourage open and honest discussions, and allow audiences an inside look into the creative process.

WORKSHOP SERIES: The New Works Festival Workshop Series will present two brand-new fully staged workshop productions:

LAB_The Color of the Leaves logoTHE COLOR OF THE LEAVES by Isaiah Reaves. Directed by Carolyn Guido Clifford.
Set in the 1940’s, THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES, is a dark examination of family dynamics, personal freedom, and what it means to be a woman, fighting for her very existence, in a male dominated world.
Performances: July 19 and 27 at 8:00pm; and July 21, at 7:00pm.

LAB_A Funny Play logoA FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Charlie Schulman. Directed by Elizabeth a. Harris.
We can reach someone on the other side of the world with just a tap of a button; then why do we feel ever more alone? Through satire and allegory A FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES explores commerce, media marketing, and the disconnected of the connected. You’re sure to find yourself in these funny troubled times.
Performances: July 20 and 26 at 8:00pm; and July 28 at 7:00pm.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Isaiah Reaves (Playwright, THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES) BFA playwriting major at Northern Kentucky University, is Cincinnati’s most produced young playwright. His 2018 Cincy Fringe hit The Blackface Project was a Citybeat Critic’s Pick. Also, Reaves’ original plays The Black Boy in Pink, The Color of the Leaves, and Pickaninny are being fully staged in 2019.

Carolyn Guido Clifford (Director, THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist in Cincinnati, OH. She currently serves as the Community Engagement Manager at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She directed My Geriatric Uterus and Kill You with my Love at Cincy Fringe 2019. Her play The A-List received a workshop reading at Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati.

Charlie Schulman (Playwright, A FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES) is a playwright, television-writer, musical-theater writer and Off-Broadway producer. He is the Co-Writer/Producer of the Off-Broadway musicals “The Fartiste” (Outstanding Musical NYC/Fringe International, Off-Broadway) and “Goldstein” (Nominated Best Off-Broadway Musical 2018 by The Off-Broadway Alliance Awards) now available from Stage Rights and BroadwayRecords.com. Charlie teaches at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is on the MFA faculty at Spalding University.

Elizabeth a. Harris (Director, A Funny Play for Troubled Times) is co-founder and coartistic director of Cincinnati LAB Theatre. She possesses a BA in acting, a MA in Theatre with an emphasis in directing, and a MFA in playwriting. She has been a practicing professional theatre artist for 28 years. Elizabeth has worked for such theatre companies as Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and Flat Rock Playhouse and has had several original works produced in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh. Elizabeth served as Artistic Director of New Edgecliff Theatre from 2003 to 2006. Her play Daughter of War was Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s first workshop staged production.

PLAY READING SERIES: The New Works Festival Play Reading Series will present staged readings of new plays currently under development:

LAB_The Apartment on Yucca logoTHE APARTMENT ON YUCCA by Stephen Jared. Directed by Michael Shooner.
Dale Odegard makes money running ‘You Too Can Break Into Show Business’
workshops. Dale’s son, Brian, is a Saturday Morning TV star. What most people don’t
realize is that Dale had nothing to do with his son’s success. After not seeing each other for ten years, Brian appears. Too young to direct on his own movie, Brian seeks someone who will obey his every command, and figures his loser dad will do anything for a chance at success. Both Dale and Brian are stubborn and self-absorbed. Getting to know each other is not going to be easy. However, over time, Dale begins to realize this second chance at a dream pales in comparison to this second chance at being a dad.
Tuesday July 23, at 7:30pm.

LAB_Secret Life of Bros logoTHE SECRET LIFE OF BROS by Nathan Top. Directed by Alexa Glaser.
A contemporary comedy, THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS begins with two gym buddies, Dude and Bro. As Dude prepares for his impending wedding, that upcoming weekend, Bro is trying to figure out how to dump the ‘f***boy’ he has been seeing. When Bro decides to follow Dude’s advice and attempts to dump the ‘f***boy,’ a myriad of secrets and feelings unravel, jeopardizing Dude and Bro’s friendship. THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS is an unfiltered examination at male relationships and how the perceptions of those closest to us affect how we see ourselves.
Wednesday, July 24, at 7:30pm.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Stephen Jared (Playwright, THE APARTMENT ON YUCCA) is a Cincinnati native who grew up going to the cinema almost every weekend. He moved to Los Angeles at twenty-one, where he’s since worked in movies and television. He’s written six novels. His first play became a semi-finalist in the 2018 Garry Marshall Theatre’s New Works Festival. His latest, THE APARTMENT ON YUCCA, is receiving its first staging thanks to the LAB Theatre of Cincinnati.

Michael Shooner (Director, THE APARTMENT ON YUCCA) Cincinnati native and alumnus of Edgecliff College, Michael co-founded New Edgecliff Theatre in 1998, and performed in NET’s inaugural production – Eric Bogosian’s one-hander, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll. He continued to perform in productions there, including David Mamet’s A Life in the Theatre and Peter Shaffer’s Equus. He received critical recognition for his performances as Teach in David Mamet’s American Buffalo and as Ralph in Bryony Lavery’s Frozen. Other roles include Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross and Cliff in The Woolgatherer. An Actor’s Equity member since 1977, he has appeared locally with Cincinnati Playhouse and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and, while in Seattle, with One Reel Vaudeville and Tacoma Actor’s Guild. Look for him in the upcoming indie feature, The King of Bloody Fookin’ Britain. Working primarily as an actor, this is his first time in the chair since David Folie’s Naked by the River at NET.

Nathan Top (Playwright, THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS) is a Cincinnati-based playwright and musician. Nathan works as a freelance trumpeter and pianist, performing in big bands, pit orchestras, and pop groups throughout Cincinnati. He holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor’s degree in Trumpet Performance from University of Idaho. Nathan has collaborated with several playwrights as composer/lyricist, as well as musically directed several shows and workshops. THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS is his first play.

Alexa Glaser (Director, THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS) holds a B.A. in Theatre from Butler University, graduated the Sanford Meisner Center’s Level One Intensive, and is a graduate of CCM Prep’s Certificate Acting Program. Previous Credits: Matty in Cincinnati LAB Theatre’s The Hired Man, Betta in New Edgecliff Theatre’s Soldier’s Christmas, and Samantha in EFO Films Marauders.

Single Tickets and 2019 New Works Festival All-Access Pass
Single tickets to the 2019 Cincinnati LAB Theatre New Works Festival may be purchased at the door, cash only.

Workshop Series:

  • $15 Adult – General Admission per performance
  • $10 Student – General Admission per performance

Play Reading Series:

  • $5 – General Admission per performance

All-Access Pass
Save $15 and experience all that Cincinnati LAB Theatre has to offer this season! 2019 All-Access Passes are $25. 2019 All-Access passes allow general admission entry for passholders into all 2019 Cincinnati LAB Theatre New Works Festival events. For an extra $5, a total of $30, you can enjoy your All-Access Pass in style with an official Cincinnati LAB Theatre t-shirt.

All tickets including Single Tickets and 2019 ALL ACCESS Pass are sold
CASH at the door.
No pre-purchase or credit card purchase available.

About Cincinnati LAB Theatre
Cincinnati LAB Theatre is an organization for established and emerging playwrights and
performers and is dedicated to a collaborative creative process that will present established works of drama and develop new plays through a traditional workshop model. Cincinnati LAB Theatre will provide a solid platform for artists to cultivate, strengthen, and hone their artistic crafts and talents and offer quality theatre for Cincinnati audiences.

Cincinnati LAB Theatre
2019 New Works Festival Schedule

Friday, July 19, 2019

  • 8:00pm – Workshop Series: THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES by Isaiah Reaves.

Saturday, July 20, 2019

  • 8:00pm – Workshop Series: A FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Charlie
    Schulman

Sunday, July 21, 2019

  • 7:00pm – Workshop Series: THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES by Isaiah Reaves

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

  • 7:30pm – Play Reading Series: THE APARTMENT ON YUCCA by Stephen Jared

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

  • 7:30pm – Play Reading Series: THE SECRET LIFE OF BROS by Nathan Top

Friday, July 26, 2019

  • 8:00pm – Workshop Series: A FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Charlie Schulman

Saturday, July 27, 2019

  • 8:00pm – Workshop Series: THE COLOR OF THE LEAVES by Isaiah Reaves

Sunday, July 28, 2019

  • 7:00pm – Workshop Series: A FUNNY PLAY FOR TROUBLED TIMES by Charlie
    Schulman

All performances will be presented at Liberty Exhibition Hall, 3839 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, OH. Liberty Exhibition Hall is a handicap accessible facility.

Follow Cincinnati LAB Theatre on our Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, and our website http://cincylabtheatre.wixsite.com/cincylab.

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July 2, 2019 · 9:32 am

Lecturer Position in Applied Low Brass Available at NKU SOTA

NKU_SOTA logoNKU School of the Arts – Lecturer Position in Applied Low Brass
(Full-time, non-tenure track)

The School of the Arts Music Program at Northern Kentucky University invites applications for a full-time, lecturer position in Low Brass, beginning Fall 2019. This is a full-time, standard nine-month, 1-year contract faculty appointment. The successful candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm and interest in cultivating a thriving low brass studio, and will work with faculty colleagues to enhance the offerings of a dynamic and growing Music Program in the School of the Arts.

Secondary teaching responsibilities include classroom teaching of aural skills or music theory. Faculty responsibilities include teaching, recruiting, program and school-level service, and academic mentoring.

The School of the Arts at Northern Kentucky University offers a wide array of degree programs in the visual and performing arts. The Music Program within the School of the Arts offers the B.M.E. in Music Education, the B.M in Performance, Jazz Studies, and Composition, and the B.A. in Music with tracks in audio production and music technology. The Music Program is a fully accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music. See the music web site at music.nku.edu for additional information.

Located seven miles from downtown Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University is a 14,000-student nationally recognized metropolitan university committed to active engagement with the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati region of nearly two million people. Greater Cincinnati has one of the most vibrant and multifaceted cultural scenes in the Midwest, with The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati Ballet, a large community of working artists, musicians and designers and a variety of theaters. It offers an outstanding quality of life and an affordable cost of living. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, but especially from individuals who contribute to the diversity of our academic community.

Primary Responsibilities
Full-load teaching requirements will include applied studio teaching in Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba. The position will include commitment to brass area performance classes, auditions, juries, and recital hearings, and attendance at degree recitals. The position will also include classroom teaching, including courses such as Music Theory, Aural Skills, and Brass Chamber Music and other courses commensurate with the candidate’s areas of strength.

The ideal candidate will:

  • be committed to being an outstanding teacher both in the applied studio and classroom;
  • have both applied low brass and classroom teaching experience in Aural Skills and or Music Theory with prior teaching at the collegiate level being highly desirable;
  • be driven to create, implement, and to effectively execute recruitment and retention activities on and off campus for current and prospective students (i.e. Band Symposium, Audition Days, Workshop Days, School Visits & Clinics, Masterclasses, etc.);
  • effectively engage with NKU’s commitment to student success in the following areas: access, completion, community and career engagement
  • additional duties include participating in SOTA and Music Program faculty meetings, some University/Program service and committee work.

Qualifications  

  • Master’s degree in music required; DM/DMA preferred;
  • Successful record of both applied and classroom teaching in the college setting;
  • Significant experience as a performer in solo, chamber, and large ensemble settings;
  • Demonstrated proficiency teaching in at least two of three primary low brass instruments;
  • Commitment to recruitment, retention, and developing relationships with local music educators and students;
  • A strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, mentorship, and development is essential and is in keeping with the needs and mission of the area/program.

Preference will be given to candidates with the ability to effectively teach all three low brass instruments (trombone/euphonium/tuba), with additional experience in teaching classroom aural skills and/or music theory.

Please include the following in the application:

  • Cover Letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three Current References
  • A statement of your personal philosophy on diversity and inclusion and why they are important in higher education. Please include specifics regarding your commitment and/or experience promoting and fostering a learning environment that is supportive of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
  • Link to performance video(s)
  • Link to applied teaching video(s)
  • Link to classroom teaching video (optional, but preference given to theory or aural skills classroom teaching video).

In order to ensure full consideration, applications should be received by July 7, 2019. Applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

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