Theatre Assistant Professor

Theatre Assistant Professor
- Acting Tenure Track for Fall 2026 I02425Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply for this Job link/button.
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Posting DetailsPosition DetailsPosting Number I02425Classification Title Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Theatre
- Acting I02425Working Title Theatre Assistant Professor
- Acting Tenure Track for Fall 2026 I02425Employee Group FacultyBargaining Unit APSCUFLocation Main CampusDepartment TheatrePay RateEmployment Type Regular FTWork ScheduleEvening/weekend hours will be necessary during rehearsals, tech/dress rehearsals, performances, and for department/university/recruitment events.
Position Summary InformationPosition SummaryPOSITION :Assistant Professor of Acting, Full Time “ Tenure TrackDEPARTMENT :Department of Theatre, College of Liberal Arts, Slippery Rock University.
SUMMARY :The SRU Theatre Department is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and motivated theatre artist and scholar to fill a new, full-time, tenure-track faculty position to begin Fall 2026. This position will lead the continued development and execution of the BFA Acting program; teach several specialized BFA technique courses; and direct at least one production a year in our $31 millionnewly-renovated performance facilities.
The Theatre Department at SRU is a well-established undergraduate program offering a BFA degree in Acting (with concentrations in Musical Theatre and Acting) as well as BA degrees in Acting, Theatre Arts Management, Design & Technology, and Theatre Studies. Our department focuses on producing contemporary and new work as well as boldly inventive adaptations of classics. We are also focused on cultivating authentic, unique artists who are resilient and prepared for the theatre of tomorrow. To support our community we practice the principles of TIE and boundary work ”honoring and respecting boundaries in all spaces:classroom, creative, and community.
The candidate will be expected to assume a prominent leadership role in the successful development and continuing implementation of the new BFA Acting concentration, including extensive recruitment responsibilities, curricular development, mentoring of students, and advancing the visibility and reputation of the department and university.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES &

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching

Responsibilities:
3-4 courses per semester.
Course rotation WILL include Acting 1 (for BFA Acting students), Movement for the Actor, Acting for Camera I & II, Scene Study/Advanced Scene StudyCourse rotation MAY include (as applicant's abilities and schedule allow) Senior Showcase, Auditioning, Acting Shakespeare, Voice for the Actor, Meisner Technique, Stage Combat, IPA /Dialects, Fundamentals of Acting (non-major acting course, and Art of Theatre (large general education course)Additional Responsibilities will include:directing 1-2 mainstage productions per year; participation in the development and leadership of the BFA Actin