Westhill High School: Spring Musical - Director

Date Available: Winter/Spring 2027 (Pre-production begins Late Fall 2026)

About Stamford Public Schools:
The mission of Stamford Public Schools (SPS) is to provide an education that cultivates productive habits of mind, body and heart in every student.  Our vision is for SPS to be a learning organization that continuously improves its effective, innovative and transformational teaching and learning. We will challenge, inspire and prepare all students to be productive contributing members of society.

SPS strives to hire exceptional, diverse, and passionate staff who help us achieve our mission and vision.  If you share our commitment to Success for ALL, we would love for you to become a part of our learning community!

Overview

The Spring Musical - Director reports to the Principal or designated Administrator. Stamford High School is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and student-centric Spring Musical Director for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Director will oversee all artistic and dramatic aspects of the annual spring musical production, leading a talented student cast and crew while fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-energy environment for creative growth.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in theatrical direction, excellent organizational skills, and a passion for mentoring high school students of diverse backgrounds and skill levels.

Key Responsibilities

1. Artistic Direction & Vision

• Select an appropriate musical production in consultation with the club advisors, production team, and school administration.
• Develop a cohesive artistic vision for the show, including staging, blocking, and character development.
• Conduct fair, organized, and transparent auditions and callbacks to cast the production.

2. Production & Rehearsal Management

• Establish and maintain a detailed rehearsal schedule (typically running from January through production dates April/May 2027).
• Lead regular after-school and occasional weekend rehearsals. Coordinate closely with the Music Director, Pit Conductor, Choreographer, and Technical Director to ensure a seamless integration of all production elements.

3. Student Mentorship & Safety

• Foster a supportive, respectful, and disciplined environment that encourages student growth, teamwork, and confidence.
• Provide instructional guidance in acting, storytelling, rehearsal etiquette, and theatrical performance techniques appropriate for high school students.
• Supervise students during all rehearsals, tech weeks, and performances, ensuring compliance with Stamford Public Schools safety policies.

4. Administrative & Community Relations

• Manage the production budget in coordination with the club advisors, and school’s fiscal officer.
• Oversee or assist with licensing, scripts, and score acquisitions.
• Collaborate with parent booster groups, volunteers, and school staff on marketing, ticket sales, playbill creation, and front-of-house logistics.

Qualifications & Requirements
Availability: Must be available for after-school and weekend commitments (including rehearsals, tech weeks, performances, and strike.). Rehearsals are typically from 2:30 - 5:30 PM every day until tech weeks.

Experience: Proven experience directing musical theater productions (experience working with high school or youth theater is highly preferred).

Knowledge: Strong understanding of acting techniques, stagecraft, musical theater repertoire, and the technical aspects of theater (lighting, sound, set design).

Skills: Exceptional communication, time-management, and conflict-resolution skills. Ability to motivate and manage large groups of teenagers.

Clearances: Must pass standard Stamford Public Schools background checks, fingerprinting, and DCF clearance

America at 250

Exhibition dates:
Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 30, 2026

Deadline for Electronic submissions
Wednesday September 23, 2024

Opening Reception
Friday, October 2, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Arts Alliance of Stratford Gallery at
Sterling Community Center
2283 Main Street, Stratford

Woody Guthrie's song, This Land is Your Land, was written to remind us that our country, with all its opportunity, and potential, belongs to all of us, not just the privileged few.

For this show, we encourage artists to show us America through their unique lens. Guthrie performed all across the USA, so his song is also a travelogue describing places he had been: California, The New York (Staten) Island, the redwood forest, the Gulf stream waters, golden valley, diamond deserts, and wheat fields. Perhaps you can find inspiration there.

Visual art, music, written/spoken word, and dance art forms are encouraged.

We invite artists to submit 1-2 pieces.

All Carriage Barn Arts Center members are invited to participate in our annual Member Show, an exhibition celebrating the creativity and diversity of our artist members. The exhibition features original artwork across a wide range of subjects, styles, and media, showcasing the exceptional talent of our artistic community.

Membership is open to all. Learn more about becoming a member here.
Submit your artwork to the Member Show and view the exhibition guidelines here. Entry deadline is August 10th. Exhibition dates are September 19th-October 24th. 

Calling all artists, artisans and vendors! Submit your application now for the 4th annual Waveny Park Arts Fest on Sunday October 11th presented by the Carriage Barn Arts Center. Festival Highlights: 50 Artist & Artisan Vendors • Live Music & Entertainment • Food Trucks •  Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace Applications accepted on a rolling basis until space is full. Apply Here 

Call for Entries | 76th A•ONE

Submissions are now open for Silvermine Galleries’ 76th A•ONE International Juried Exhibition.

Now in its 76th year, A•ONE continues to celebrate contemporary artists working across disciplines, materials, and points of view.

This year’s exhibition will be juried by Robert Manley, Chairman and Worldwide Head, Modern and Contemporary Art at Phillips.

Artists are invited to submit original work in all media, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, mixed media, installation, digital work, and more.

Awards include:
• $2,500 Art Prize
• Solo Exhibition Opportunity
• Additional Awards

Entry Fee: $50 for up to 5 entries
Deadline: July 16
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 22, 2026

https://www.silvermineart.org/call-for-entries/

Megan Stanley
Social Media

Silvermine Arts Center

1037 Silvermine Road

New Canaan, CT   06840
203.966.9700 x121

silvermineart.org

PAID STAGEHAND – IMMEDIATE OPENING
Summer Theatre of New Canaan

The Summer Theatre of New Canaan is seeking an experienced Stagehand to join the backstage crew for our production of Matilda.

Our theatre is located in New Canaan, Connecticut, with convenient access via the Metro-North New Canaan Branch.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting with scene changes and backstage operations
• Supporting technical rehearsals and performances
• Working as part of a professional production team

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Previous backstage or stagehand experience required
• Reliable, punctual, and able to work in a fast-paced theatrical environment

Required Availability:

• Technical Rehearsals: July 7–9
• Performances: July 10–12, July 17–19, and July 24–26

Compensation: Paid position.

To apply, please email your resume and a brief summary of your backstage experience to info@stonc.org.

Subject: Immediate hire.

1st Annual Online Juried Competition
“Forms and Fragments”

Suite 540 527 West 27th Street or 548 West 28th Street, New York, NY

October 1st 2026 – November 11th 2026

The Atlantic Gallery is proud to announce their 1st "Forms and Fragments" Online Art Competition for 2026. “Fragments and Forms” invites artists to explore the relationship between what is transformed, remembered, assembled, or broken, and the shapes those experiences become. This exhibition considers the beauty of what remains, what is reconstructed, and what emerges. From shattered histories to merging organic structures, artists are encouraged to interpret fragmentation and form in personal, political, material, or conceptual ways. Works may investigate memory, identity, landscape, culture, architecture, the body, or abstraction through literal or symbolic fragments and evolving forms considering how the parts relate to the whole.
Juror: Patricia Miranda is an artist, curator, educator, and founder of The Crit Lab and MAPSpace where she created residencies in NY and Italy. She is the founder of the Lace Archive, an historical community archive of thousands of donated lace and family histories. She has received grants from Barbara Deming Fund; Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance; ArtsWestchester/New York State Council on the Arts; an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Relief Grant; and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth. She has been awarded residencies at the Textile Art Center, NYC; RUC Rural Contemporary Residency, Italy; Constance Saltonstall Foundation; I-Park Foundation; Weir Farm Foundation; Vermont Studio Center, and JV Printmaking Studio. Recent solo exhibitions include: Five Points Art Center, CT; the Olin Fine Art Center, PA; 3S Artspace, NH; Jane Street Art Center, Garrison Art Center, NY; ODETTA Gallery, Maine Window DUMBO, NYC. Group exhibitions include Museo Camuno, Italy; Spartanburg Art Museum; Dunedin Fine Art Center; HV MOCA; Lyman Allyn Museum; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, NYC. Her work has been featured in PiùValli TV, Movida Terre Camune Magazine, Art New England, Two Coats of Paint, and Brooklyn Rail.
ENTRY Instructions and Information:
* Online Entry July 1st thru August 30th, 2026 via entrythingy.com
* Entry fees must be paid via PayPal through Entrythingy.com.
* A non-refundable fee of $30.00 for up to 3 entries and $10.00 for up to 5 more entries. Multiple entries from the same artist must be submitted at the same time to take advantage of the lowered additional entry fee
* Artwork may be no greater than 32” in any direction, including sculpture.
* All wall art awarded a prize must be wired and ready for hanging, no saw tooth hangers.
* Accepted artwork posted online www.atlanticgallery.org on,2026
* Exhibition closes September 4th,2026

CATEGORIES: Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Drawing, Pastel, Watercolor, Sculpture, Photography, Original Digital Art, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Traditonal printmaking (printmaking no digital/giclee prints of original or AI generated artwork.)

IMAGES OF ARTWORK: The Atlantic Gallery will produce an online digital catalog. All works exhibited will be included. All accepted works will also be featured on our social media platforms.

AWARDS: Award winners will be selected for inclusion in our Group Show December 1st – December 19th,2026 in our Chelsea Gallery in New York City. Artwork must be delivered to the gallery in person or by proxy during regular gallery hours.
SALES: 40% commission

see link below

Status: Full Time / Regular / Exempt

Reports to: General Manager

Salary: $50,000 + benefits

Desired start date: early July

THE POSITION

The Building Maintenance Manager (BMM) manages the building and grounds of Westport Country Playhouse and ensures all spaces are functional and safe for audiences and staff. The BMM should have hands-on experience and knowledge in building maintenance and repair to handle minor problems and/or projects that might arise (ie plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc.) and will call in outside companies when necessary.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Management of all building systems (HVAC, electric, mechanical, etc)
• Negotiate and manage all related service agreements
• Order and maintain inventory of building supplies
• Schedule landscaping services, cleaning services, waste disposal, and recycling
• Serve as primary contact for all building system vendors
• Schedule and manage all major repairs and annual inspections (fire, generator, elevator, sprinklers, etc.)
• Maintain security system and serve as primary contact for alarm company
• Maintain inventory of building keys and manage distribution of keys to appropriate staff
• Maintain fleet of vehicles including scheduled maintenance
• Serve as liaison for and manage all leased spaces, including but not limited to the restaurant located onsite at 27 Powers Court
• Work with Director of Finance and Managing Director to create an annual facilities budget
• Submit invoices to the finance department on a weekly basis
• Assist House/Events Manager with the set up and execution of facility rental contracts
• Assist with development and maintenance of Playhouse Building and Maintenance Manuals
• Maintain and track push button door access system
• Ensure campus is always safe, clean, and welcoming for patrons
• Work with the Managing Director, Director of Finance, and State of Connecticut to manage projects covered by the CT State bond.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Mechanical expertise
• Basic knowledge of building maintenance (plumbing, electrical, etc)
• Ability to diagnose building/mechanical issues
• Flexible schedule and ability to be on call during all performances and events
• Proactive, positive attitude, strong work ethic, and a sense of humor
• Customer Service experience
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Excellent collaborative, verbal, and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

ABOUT WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE

Westport Country Playhouse sits on Paugussett and Wappinger land.

The Playhouse is a non-profit organization that produces theater from playwrights, actors, directors, and designers of all backgrounds, while entertaining audiences and exploring human and societal issues along the way.

As our nation grapples with current events, we at Westport Country Playhouse have begun the process of creating an antiracist environment with our staff, artists, community leaders, and board members. We are having ongoing discussions around equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) as well as relevant trainings in antiracist practice, bystander intervention, and social justice. All Playhouse staff, including the BMM, must be committed to learning about EDI work and engaging with the Playhouse in this mission.

YOU SHOULD APPLY

The Playhouse is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

A relocation stipend may be available, to be discussed upon job offer.

For more information about the Playhouse and other job opportunities, visit westportplayhouse.org.

How to Apply

• Send cover letter and resume to resume@westportplayhouse.org with subject line: Building Maintenance Manager
• Or mail to:

Building Maintenance Manager Search
Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Court
Westport, CT 06880

• No phone calls or drop-in visits, please.