About this role
Harwood Unified Union School District Extra Duty Stipend Job Description
Extra Duty Stipends are awarded to employees who oversee, direct, or contribute to an activity outside of the regular workday. These activities include HUUSD sanctioned activities, or extension of existing HUUSD activities or co-curricular programs that culminate in a public performance (product) or a local, state, or national competition.
JOB TITLE: Fall Play Director
STIPEND AMOUNT: Co-curricular Category A, range $2500 to $4000 based on experience. UPDATED DATE: 8-3-24
POSITION OBJECTIVES: Conceptualizes production from start to finish.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Is responsible for envisioning the artistic strategy of the production and communicating that with the various support team members including Lighting Designer, Set Builder, Producer, Costumer, and the cast/crew. The director is responsible for managing the entire rehearsal process for the cast and working all the pieces together through blocking (the art of staging a production) while integrating the work of the tech team in a coherent, one-vision, approach. With a straight plan, the director is responsible for staging every moment in the show and does not have collaborators such as a choreographer and music director to contribute to the artistic material.
NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING (IF APPLICABLE): Average 20-30 kids per fall play
WHEN THE ACTIVITY OCCURS (OUTSIDE OF REGULAR WORKDAY/ WEEKENDS): Monday through Friday
TIME COMMITMENT: Rough Number of Hours Worked: Prep-Work: 30 hours Weeks 1-7: 10 hours/week Week 8: 16 hours Week 9 (Show Week): 30 hours Rough Total: ~ 136 hours
WHO OVERSEES THE ACTIVITIES: Athletic Director