Oddfellows Playhouse is a year-round youth theater running arts education programs at the Playhouse and in the Community. We produce 4-5 mainstage productions with our Teen Repertory Company, Junior Rep and Circophony Teen Circus each season, offer performing arts programming for ages 5 – 20, run the Children’s Circus of Middletown, a 5-week Circus camp for ages 7 – 15 each summer and provide teaching artists and special events at the Playhouse and throughout the community and local school systems.
We contract teaching artists, circus artists, and theater directors and designers on a project basis.
If you are considering a career in theater, circus arts or youth development, would like to be considered for up-coming projects, or are interested in volunteering/interning with the Playhouse, please email a resume and a cover letter describing your arts and teaching experience, interests, and goals in the field to info@oddfellows.org.
We contract teaching artists, circus artists, and theater directors and designers on a project basis.
If you are considering a career in theater, circus arts or youth development, would like to be considered for up-coming projects, or are interested in volunteering/interning with the Playhouse, please email a resume and a cover letter describing your arts and teaching experience, interests, and goals in the field to info@oddfellows.org.
Current Openings:
Hiring TEACHING ARTISTS for Children's Circus of Middletown
SUMMER YOUTH CIRCUS SEEKS INSTRUCTORS
***Acrobatics, Dance, Clowning, Unicycling, Puppetry Instructors, and Early Childhood Circus
Instructors***
The Children’s Circus of Middletown seeks experienced Circus Teaching Artists for our 32nd annual
summer circus program. Interested applicants should have experience working with kids, lesson planning
and have a strong base of circus and/or performance skills. Teaching Artists should be able to design
safe, fun, and engaging curriculum that challenges, instructs, and inspires young people in a circus
training and performing environment.
This five-week program provides instruction in a variety of circus arts to 150 children between the ages
of 5-15. The Children’s Circus of Middletown culminates in a huge outdoor performance for over a
thousand spectators annually and is a staple of the community. Teaching Artists must plan and implement
a variety of 1-2 hour lessons, for 10-20 kids of mixed ages, throughout the program. Teaching Artists
teach a basic intro class to all participants, plan and teach a 2-week training intensive for participants who
select their discipline, and direct two 5-min circus acts that will be featured the final performance.
Teaching Artists also work closely with the Circus Director, Director of Advanced Programming and the
Designer/Technical Director, Costume Designer and Band Director in the creation of their acts for the
final performance. The Teaching Artists are the heart of the Children’s Circus and ultimately create and
shape the circus performance under the guidance of the Circus Director and with the support of the
design team.
Counselors are assigned to Teaching Artists as assistants in all the disciplines. It is the responsibility of
the Teaching Artist to delegate tasks and mentor counselors towards becoming positive role models and
possibly future teachers themselves.
All candidates must complete a background check as a condition of employment.
**Competitive salary.**
Housing options may be available for applicants from out of town.
Please submit resume, cover letter and any related work samples to: Jason@oddfellows.org
The Children’s Circus of Middletown is a production of Oddfellows Playhouse and the City of
Middletown Commission on the Arts.
Program/Training Dates: June 24 - August 3, Weekdays from 8:30am-4:30pm
Mandatory Daily Staff/Artist Meetings 3pm - 4:30pm
Performance Date: Friday, Jul 31, 5pm. Rain Date Saturday, Aug 3, 5pm
Clean-up and Evaluations: August 3 rd 9am – 5pm
SUMMER YOUTH CIRCUS SEEKS INSTRUCTORS
***Acrobatics, Dance, Clowning, Unicycling, Puppetry Instructors, and Early Childhood Circus
Instructors***
The Children’s Circus of Middletown seeks experienced Circus Teaching Artists for our 32nd annual
summer circus program. Interested applicants should have experience working with kids, lesson planning
and have a strong base of circus and/or performance skills. Teaching Artists should be able to design
safe, fun, and engaging curriculum that challenges, instructs, and inspires young people in a circus
training and performing environment.
This five-week program provides instruction in a variety of circus arts to 150 children between the ages
of 5-15. The Children’s Circus of Middletown culminates in a huge outdoor performance for over a
thousand spectators annually and is a staple of the community. Teaching Artists must plan and implement
a variety of 1-2 hour lessons, for 10-20 kids of mixed ages, throughout the program. Teaching Artists
teach a basic intro class to all participants, plan and teach a 2-week training intensive for participants who
select their discipline, and direct two 5-min circus acts that will be featured the final performance.
Teaching Artists also work closely with the Circus Director, Director of Advanced Programming and the
Designer/Technical Director, Costume Designer and Band Director in the creation of their acts for the
final performance. The Teaching Artists are the heart of the Children’s Circus and ultimately create and
shape the circus performance under the guidance of the Circus Director and with the support of the
design team.
Counselors are assigned to Teaching Artists as assistants in all the disciplines. It is the responsibility of
the Teaching Artist to delegate tasks and mentor counselors towards becoming positive role models and
possibly future teachers themselves.
All candidates must complete a background check as a condition of employment.
**Competitive salary.**
Housing options may be available for applicants from out of town.
Please submit resume, cover letter and any related work samples to: Jason@oddfellows.org
The Children’s Circus of Middletown is a production of Oddfellows Playhouse and the City of
Middletown Commission on the Arts.
Program/Training Dates: June 24 - August 3, Weekdays from 8:30am-4:30pm
Mandatory Daily Staff/Artist Meetings 3pm - 4:30pm
Performance Date: Friday, Jul 31, 5pm. Rain Date Saturday, Aug 3, 5pm
Clean-up and Evaluations: August 3 rd 9am – 5pm