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RAT Infernal Bridegroom Seeks Managing Director
Infernal Bridegroom Productions seeks qualified candidates for the
leadership position of Managing Director, to oversee the growth and
stabilization of this exciting, young theater company.
Responsibilities include management of all administrative, financial and
organizational aspects of the corporation, including fundraising, marketing,
public relations, grantwriting and human resources. Must have a strong
interest in the arts. Development and non-profit administrative experience
a plus. Salary commensurate with budget and experience.
More important than any of that business above, though, is the ability to
get, dig and sell what we're doing. IBP is seven years and thirty
productions old. We do three kinds of things: new plays created and
developed by our ensemble, which marry highbrow and lowbrow sensibilities to
create serious entertainment (also known as 'popular art'); regional
premieres of plays by cool playwrights like Fornes, Wellman and Suzan-Lori
Parks (IBP produced the world premiere of her Fucking A, which she also
directed.); and bold, fresh (yet reverent) productions of dead modern
masters like Beckett, Brecht, Buchner, Ionesco, etc.
We don't have our own theater. We're in the process of getting one, though,
and that transition will be part of the job. We do have office, rehearsal
and storage space (rent-free for eight years) and, though we have performed
in various site-specific locations (nightclubs, warehouses, abandoned
shopping malls, moving school bus), we generally use rented theaters.
Our audience is young, loyal, enthusiastic and growing fast. Approximately
half of them, according to surveys, almost never attend non-IBP cultural
events. If they're not at our shows, they're drinking or watching a band.
The other half are the serious artfucks who are generally turned off by
theater, but seem to like us pretty well.
The local press has been outrageously supportive (12 Best of Houston awards
in five years, including Best Theater Company, New Play, Production,
Actress, Director, etc.) and almost all of our productions (30 so far) have
sold out, been extended, received great reviews.
Local foundations and patrons of the arts have recently taken notice of us
and are beginning to fund us and fund us well.
Now we need a boss who is as driven, innovative and authoritative on the
business side as the artistic personnel is on the art side, to take the next
step.
We currently employ two full-time staff members, an artistic director and
associate director. We are ready to hire a qualified managing director to
start immediately.
Inquiries and resumes should be sent to:
Infernal Bridegroom Job Search
P.O. Box 131644
Houston, TX 77219-1644
Or by email to:
jnodler@hotmail.com
You can call us, too:
713-522-8443
Please forward to any and all appropriate parties.
Thanks,
Jason Nodler
Artistic Director
Infernal Bridegroom Productions
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