Jobs
Penumbra is currently looking for the following positions:
Program Coordinator – Arts
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BACKGROUND
Founded in 1976 by award-winning director Lou Bellamy, Penumbra is a nationally recognized
organization housing Minnesota’s only Black professional theatre company. Penumbra has
earned tremendous accolades, producing nearly 200 plays, over 30 premieres, and has
cultivated generations of artists of color. Through our powerful art, we open hearts, rehearse
strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives of people of color.
Today, Penumbra is evolving into its next life cycle: a performing arts campus and center for
racial healing that nurtures Black artists, advances equity, and facilitates wellness for individuals
and community. Our space will center the Black experience, learn from and support people of
color who are not Black, and welcome white individuals interested in building resiliency and
competency for racial equity and racial healing work. The Penumbra Center for Racial Healing
will stand in solidarity with and support indigenous communities upon whose land the work is
located.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
At Penumbra, racial healing sits at the confluence of three rivers: art, equity, and wellness. In
addition to producing powerful art, our celebrated Black theatre company has been operating
equity programs for nearly two decades, training individuals and communities locally and
nationally.
Penumbra is seeking a flexible, ambitious, detail-oriented, and creative Program Coordinator.
The Program Coordinator will help to ensure production teams and performers receive the
support necessary to bring artistic visions to fruition. The Program Coordinator supports
Penumbra’s administrative team in the planning and implementation of Penumbra’s theatrical
productions, workshops, and other events taking place virtually and on Penumbra’s stage.
The Program Coordinator is reliable, supportive, compassionate, and ensemble centered. They
are focused as much on the integrity of the process as the excellence of the product. They are
responsible for supporting the people who power Penumbra’s programs including the program
directors, employees, contractors, and consultants.
This is a full-time, non-exempt, salaried position reporting to the Arts Director.
PEDAGOGY
Programs must be guided by pedagogy that centers Black American and Black diasporic
experiences, is antiracist, healing focused, trauma-aware, culturally responsive, relevant,
supportive of LGBTQIA+ people and communities, and anti-ableist. Programs may serve clients
ranging from youth to adults.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE
The Program Coordinator will support the Arts Director and Associate Director of Production to ensure that department goals and deadlines are met. Responsibilities include:
• Administrative
– Schedule both in-person and virtual meetings for department
– Field all rental inquires
– Coordinate all department travel and accommodations
– Expense tracking for department costs
• Production
– Facilitate the scheduling, accommodations, arrival, and departure of out-of-town
guests
– Post, schedule, and facilitate casting calls and auditions
– Reserve and prepare rehearsal spaces
– Maintain file sharing folders for production
– Support non-mainstage production work including panel conversations, workshops, and more
– Establish and maintain an agent and artist database, including press packets, photos, fees, recordings, copy, and graphics
– Coordinate details of events and artist participation in performances, residencies, donor engagement activities, and other initiatives.
– Communicate directly with artists and their representatives to ensure that the needs of both artists and Penumbra are met in a timely manner and in accordance with any governing contracts
– Collect and disseminate information regarding programming, performance schedules, technical requirements, etc. to staff.
– Coordinate residency program relationships, special partnerships, and other arts programming initiatives
– Coordinate all artist hospitality and meet and greets
VITAL ATTRIBUTES
The Program Coordinator must be able and willing to support the following:
• Support the cultivation of an inclusive, equitable, and liberatory environment.
• Recognize how her/their/his identity impacts her/their/his work.
• Commit to supporting teams with humility, compassion, rigor, integrity, and discretion.
• Communicate authentically and transparently.
• Provide diligent and timely administration on all aspects related to program management.
• Collaborate with colleagues and partners.
• Nurture teams; support the Arts Director and Associate Director of Production.
• Be institutionally minded; preserve the legacy and advance the vitality of Penumbra.
How to Apply
The Program Coordinator is a year-round, full-time, non-exempt position. Penumbra Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a diverse and inclusive environment. All applicants are welcome. Please send your cover letter, resume, and three professional references. Include “Program Coordinator in the subject line and email to chris.berry@penumbratheatre.org Applications will be reviewed immediately, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. No phone calls, please.
Job Details
Salary Range: $40-$49.9K Benefits: Yes | Position Type: Full time | Job Category: Arts
Program Manager – Wellness
BACKGROUND
Founded in 1976 by award-winning director Lou Bellamy, Penumbra is a nationally recognized organization housing Minnesota’s only Black professional theatre company. Penumbra has earned tremendous accolades, producing nearly 200 plays, over 30 premieres, and has cultivated generations of artists of color. Through our powerful art, we open hearts, rehearse strategies for change, and dispel dehumanizing narratives of people of color.
Today, Penumbra is evolving into its next life cycle: a performing arts campus and center for racial healing that nurtures Black artists, advances equity, and facilitates wellness for individuals and community. Our space will center the Black experience, learn from and support people of color who are not Black, and welcome white individuals interested in building resiliency and competency for racial equity and racial healing work. The Penumbra Center for Racial Healing will stand in solidarity with and support indigenous communities upon whose land the work is located.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
At Penumbra, racial healing sits at the confluence of three rivers: art, equity, and wellness. In addition to producing powerful art, our celebrated Black theatre company has been operating equity programs for nearly two decades, training individuals and communities locally and nationally. Wellness practices have been slowly integrated into our equity and leadership development training curricula, but we do not have a comprehensive wellness program to date. We are hiring to build a department that will create and launch distinctive programming that resources diverse constituents toward more health and resiliency. The wellness program at Penumbra will strive to address the stress and resultant chronic health outcomes that Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color experience due to weathering racism in the United States. Programs designed to support embodied antiracism work for white clients will also be offered.
Penumbra is seeking an experienced, ambitious, detail-oriented, creative manager to ensure program integrity and impact. Program managers run and develop programs to support Penumbra’s strategic direction. Within each program area, there are several initiatives already underway for which program managers must provide critical support including: client and patron management, sales, team administration and training, planning and logistics, expense and income tracking, reporting, and evaluation. In addition, program managers will work with directors to conceptualize, research, and develop new initiatives to support racial healing. Managers also work interdepartmentally to support content production, marketing, fundraising, events, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
Program managers are reliable, supportive, compassionate team leaders focused as much on the integrity of the process as the excellence of the product. They are responsible for supporting the people who power Penumbra’s programs including the program director, employees, contractors, and consultants.
The Wellness Manager (WM) will be joining a team that is conceiving and building out a brand new program area for Penumbra. In the early stages of program development, work will include research, networking, piloting early initiatives, and evaluating impact. The WM will proactively drive projects in varying stages of development from concept to completion. Eventually, the WM will be responsible for managing multiple teams and initiatives under the Wellness program area including wellness classes and services, positive racial identity development in youth, leadership development, and more.
This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position reporting to the Wellness Director.
PEDAGOGY
Programs must be guided by pedagogy that centers Black American and Black diasporic experiences, is antiracist, healing focused, trauma-aware, culturally responsive and relevant, supportive of LGBTQIA+ people and communities, and anti-ableist. Programs may serve clients ranging from youth to adults.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE
The responsibilities of the WM include:
The Program Manager will administer and monitor programs to ensure that goals reach desired impact. Responsibilities include:
- Administering programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization, primarily through the wellness department.
- Supporting the development of new wellness or collaborative (arts, equity, wellness) programs to promote the strategic direction of the organization.
- Monitoring budgets and operating plans; developing work plans.
- Supporting program communications and patron engagement (events, marketing materials, social media content) through collaboration with the Development and Marketing teams
- Supporting the Program Director and serve as a key collaborator who serves as a sounding board and provides feedback.
- Managing teams with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities; support for employee training and development.
- Contract oversight, payroll support, invoicing, tracking expenses, and adjust staffing and program resources to ensure cost effectiveness.
- Administering evaluations to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
- Facilitating interdepartmental communication on program activity, issues, and learnings.
- Ensuring program goals are met in areas including client satisfaction, safety, quality, and team member performance.
- Performing quantitative and qualitative due diligence on programs, producing accurate and timely reports on programs.
VITAL ATTRIBUTES
The WM must be able and willing to…
- Support the cultivation of an inclusive, equitable, and liberatory environment;
- Recognize how her/their/his identity impacts her/their/his work;
- Commit to supporting teams with humility, compassion, rigor, integrity and discretion;
- Communicate authentically and transparently;
- Provide diligent and timely administration on all aspects related program management;
- Collaborate with colleagues and partners; nurture teams reports and support supervisor;
- Be institutionally minded; preserve the legacy and advance the vitality of Penumbra;
- Be adaptive through change and iterative processes of discovery.
How to Apply
The Wellness Manager is a year-round, full time, exempt position. Penumbra Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values a diverse and inclusive environment. All applicants are welcome. Please send your cover letter, resume, and three professional references. Include “Wellness Manager” in subject line and email to: camille.cyprian@penumbratheatre.org
Applications will be reviewed as received, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. No phone calls, please.
Job Details
Salary Range: $50,000 – $60,000 | Benefits: Yes | Position Type: Full time | Job Category: Wellness
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Penumbra is partnering with Evolution Management Consultants to find an institutionally minded marketing and communications leader who is dedicated to the health and vitality of Black legacy organizations, and whose ethics express a clear commitment to racial healing. Please view the complete job description and apply at emcforward.com.
