Artistic Associate & Company Manager

Quintessence Theatre, now finishing its 16th season of producing epic, classic theatre in Northwest Philadelphia, seeks an Artistic Associate & Company Manager to join our team. The Artistic Associate and Company Manager reports to the Producing Artistic Director and provides support in the areas of casting, company management and producing. This is a part-time hourly position averaging 20 hours per week, with some night and weekend work required during production periods.

Responsibilities

Casting:

• Assist Artistic Director with all casting efforts by reviewing submissions, scheduling appointments, preparing sides, booking spaces and running auditions as needed.
• Handle travel logistics for any out-of-town auditions or artists coming to Philadelphia from out of town for auditions on site at Quintessence.
• Attend all casting sessions.
• Attend local theatre productions and showcases to scout actors and artistic talent.

Company Management:

• Make travel arrangements for visiting artists in coordination with Director of Production.
• Communicate housing assignments with visiting artists prior to arrival and act as point of contact for all housing and residency issues during their stay.
• Facilitate maintenance and ensure upkeep of artist housing.
• Prepare housing in advance of artist arrival by coordinating cleaning and ensuring housewares and linens are prepared.
• Act as one of the primary points of contact for any housing needs that occur during artist stays.
• Support the wellbeing and comfort of all guest artists.

Artistic Support:

• Assist Artistic Director with general correspondence, document preparation, script reading and script preparation.
• Assist Artistic Director and Production Manager in tracking weekly artist hours and reimbursements.
• Assist Artistic Director in bookkeeping and provide coding on Artistic and Executive expenses for outsourced finance team.