Opening Act, a premiere New York City organization offering accessible and transformative theater education experiences to youth throughout the city, is seeking its next Executive Director to guide the vision and resource development of the organization into the future. The Executive Director will steward the organization with a love for theater and arts education combined with a talent for strategic leadership.
Opening Act has engaged Management Consultants for the Arts to lead the search, and interested candidates may apply for this position by visiting this link: https://www.mcaonline.com/searches/executive-director-opening-act
Organizational Profile
Founded in 2000 by an intrepid collection of artists, activists, and educators, Opening Act was created for a simple purpose: to use theater to give young people living in NYC something to look forward to after school. Committed to closing the arts education access gap in NYC, Opening Act centers the voices of students of color through free, high-quality theater programming.
Opening Act puts young artists and leaders center stage, using inclusive theater education at under-resourced public schools to set students up for success regardless of their ultimate career path, by developing confidence, fostering community, teaching collaboration, and inspiring creativity. More information about Opening Act can be found at https://openingact.org/
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