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    • Temporary Artistic Program Assistant

      Position Summary

      Join a fast paced, high performing artistic team operating at the top of its game. This is a unique opportunity to step into the center of a dynamic creative environment where multiple productions, programs, and priorities are moving forward at once, and where your work directly supports the art on stage.

      Milwaukee Repertory Theater seeks a highly organized and collaborative professional to support the Artistic Department during a period of transition. This temporary role focuses on strengthening the administrative systems that support artistic casting, the Emerging Professional Residency (EPR) Program, one of the nation’s longest-running early-career theater training programs, and new play development (NPD).

      The Temporary Artistic Program Assistant will play a key operational role in keeping casting processes, recruitment efforts, and program systems organized, updated, and moving forward. This individual will work closely with the Artistic team to support scheduling, maintain program infrastructure, and ensure EPR recruitment and selection processes run smoothly.

      This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting multiple complex creative processes, thrives on keeping systems running efficiently, and enjoys collaborating with multiple stakeholders across an organization.

      Work Schedule: 28-35 hours per week

      What We Are Looking For

      Proactive Project Supporter: You’re the calm at the center of the storm, juggling shifting priorities with ease, spotting what’s needed before anyone asks, and helping complex artistic processes move forward smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

      Systems & Process Optimizer: You love clean systems and organized workflows. Whether it’s updating databases, maintaining schedules, or refining processes, you take pride in making things run more smoothly and efficiently.

      Collaborative Problem Solver: You work well across teams with different priorities and perspectives. You communicate clearly, build strong working relationships, and approach challenges with creativity, initiative, and follow-through.

      Theatrical Fluency & Artistic Insight: You bring a strong understanding of the professional theater landscape, including casting practices, new play development processes, and how productions move from concept to stage. You navigate artistic conversations with confidence and contribute meaningfully within a creative environment.

      Essential Duties and Responsibilities

      Artistic Casting & Recruitment Support

      • Aid the Artistic team with administrative support related to casting and artist recruitment.
      • Maintain casting databases, schedules, and internal documentation related to artist engagement.
      • Support audition logistics, scheduling, and communication with artists and artistic staff.
      • Assist with tracking casting decisions and maintaining organized records for current and future seasons.

      EPR Recruitment & Selection Support

      • Support administrative aspects of the Emerging Professional Residency recruitment cycle.
      • Maintain applicant tracking systems, candidate materials, and internal evaluation processes.
      • Schedule interviews, callbacks, and selection meetings with Artistic staff.
      • Ensure recruitment materials, timelines, and communications remain accurate and up to date.

      Systems & Process Support

      • Maintain and update internal tracking systems related to casting, EPR recruitment, and artistic planning.
      • Organize documentation, calendars, and workflows to improve efficiency across artistic processes.
      • Identify opportunities to streamline processes and help implement improvements.
      • Support cross-departmental coordination where projects have shared ownership between Artistic, Production, and other departments.

      Team Collaboration

      • Partner with Company Management, Production, and Artistic staff to ensure information flows clearly across departments.
      • Assist with scheduling coordination related to EPR recruitment, auditions, and artistic meetings.
      • Contribute to maintaining a collaborative, solutions-oriented working environment within the Artistic Department.

      Requirements:

      Qualifications

      To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      Education and/or Experience

      • Any combination of experience, education, and training that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform job duties required of the position.

      Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

      • Willing to commit to the mission, vision, and values of the theater
      • Ability to navigate interdepartmental priorities and diverse personalities in a high-functioning and fast-paced environment
      • Ability to act in a professional mentor capacity, enabling young professionals to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement, all while leading with sound judgement, empathy, and grace.
      • Strong strategic, problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret information quickly and accurately and to implement directives
      • Ability to effectively communicate and work respectfully within a diverse group of colleagues and artists, all while exhibiting grace and good humor under pressure
      • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
      • Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion
      • Ability to work evenings and weekends

      Physical Demands

      The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      • Specific vision abilities required by the job include: Close vision, far vision, and the ability to discern fine detail.
      • Ability to maneuver around theatrical stages, platforms, and production sets.
      • This position is frequently required to communicate in person and on the telephone.
      • Ability to work in an in-person office environment during scheduled work hours.

      Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/BRJRGbSAMJRXjtkjXuRmwn

      PI283565345

    • Good Morning

      The NYT fired a freelancer for using AI to write a review. The Conversation frames the real question: not whether critics should hide or disclose their AI use, but whether using it at all is defensible. Separately, The Baffler runs a symposium declaring that being a writer is no longer a profession — freelance rates have been flat for a decade, and inflation is doing its quiet work. UK teachers tell The Guardian that two-thirds of them have watched students lose basic cognitive skills, with voice-to-text making spelling feel optional. Then there’s the story of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who have simply built an AI production company called Deep Voodoo and are apparently doing fine (Hollywood Reporter).

      A Tennessee library director was fired for refusing to remove more than 100 books on gender identity from the children’s section (The New York Times). Wallace Shawn is reviving “The Fever” — his 1990 monologue about wealth and guilt — and tells Slate it hits differently now: before, he was attacking implicit assumptions. Now he’s attacking open declarations.

      Jeremy O. Harris spent three weeks in a Japanese prison, read 23 books, finished a studio outline, and concluded that rich people would pay for this experience. He’s not wrong (The Cut).

      All of our stories below.

    • Is The Historical Performance/Period Instrument Movement Still Controversial?

      “Nearly half a century on, although performances on period instruments (let alone fortepianos) are hardly the norm, historically informed performance has increasingly moved toward mainstream acceptance, picking up new repertoires, time periods, and styles along the way. The movement’s relative success may seem surprising.” – Early Music America

    • Study: UK Teachers Report Decline In Student Cognitive Skills Because Of AI

      Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology. – The Guardian

    • Wallace Shawn On Reviving His Monologue “The Fever” In The Trump Era

      “When I did it before, nobody was really explicitly saying the opposite of what I was saying. I was attacking implicit assumptions, unthought-through assumptions that people seemed to have. Now I’m attacking open declarations that people are making very publicly.” – Slate (MSN)

    ISSUES

    MEDIA

    • Denver’s Arts District Is Thriving. Here’s Who Keeps It Running And How.

      “As of January, the RiNo Art District has split from the business and infrastructure groups it once operated alongside. Now, three separate entities share responsibility for the area. … Each has its own boss, board, budget and mission. Together, the three groups still shape the district with a shared vision.” – Denverite

    • University Of Syracuse Cuts Almost 100 Programs

      In all, 93 of the 460 academic programs at the school will be closed or paused, meaning that no new students will be able to enroll in those majors. Coursework in the areas will still be offered, and minors in many of the subjects will continue to be available. – The New York Times

    • Growing Recognition: Our Arts Models Need Reinvention

      We now operate in a landscape of cultural abundance – of content, of participation and of alternative platforms for meaning-making (if not direct investment). Yet many institutions continue to move at a different tempo, governed by inherited structures that assume a kind of centrality that no longer exists. The result is not just inefficiency, but misalignment. – ArtsHub

    • Australia’s New Idea For Arts Funding

      Creative Australia is testing a new model for financing organisations to be named the Creative Industries Impact Fund, by working with donors to raise capital against government funds. – AAP

    • Judge Halts Construction Of Trump’s White House Ballroom

      “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for future generations of First Families. He is not, however, the owner!” Judge Leon wrote in a 35-page ruling issued Tuesday afternoon. – Washington Post

    MUSIC

    PEOPLE

    • Temporary Artistic Program Assistant

      Position Summary

      Join a fast paced, high performing artistic team operating at the top of its game. This is a unique opportunity to step into the center of a dynamic creative environment where multiple productions, programs, and priorities are moving forward at once, and where your work directly supports the art on stage.

      Milwaukee Repertory Theater seeks a highly organized and collaborative professional to support the Artistic Department during a period of transition. This temporary role focuses on strengthening the administrative systems that support artistic casting, the Emerging Professional Residency (EPR) Program, one of the nation’s longest-running early-career theater training programs, and new play development (NPD).

      The Temporary Artistic Program Assistant will play a key operational role in keeping casting processes, recruitment efforts, and program systems organized, updated, and moving forward. This individual will work closely with the Artistic team to support scheduling, maintain program infrastructure, and ensure EPR recruitment and selection processes run smoothly.

      This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting multiple complex creative processes, thrives on keeping systems running efficiently, and enjoys collaborating with multiple stakeholders across an organization.

      Work Schedule: 28-35 hours per week

      What We Are Looking For

      Proactive Project Supporter: You’re the calm at the center of the storm, juggling shifting priorities with ease, spotting what’s needed before anyone asks, and helping complex artistic processes move forward smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

      Systems & Process Optimizer: You love clean systems and organized workflows. Whether it’s updating databases, maintaining schedules, or refining processes, you take pride in making things run more smoothly and efficiently.

      Collaborative Problem Solver: You work well across teams with different priorities and perspectives. You communicate clearly, build strong working relationships, and approach challenges with creativity, initiative, and follow-through.

      Theatrical Fluency & Artistic Insight: You bring a strong understanding of the professional theater landscape, including casting practices, new play development processes, and how productions move from concept to stage. You navigate artistic conversations with confidence and contribute meaningfully within a creative environment.

      Essential Duties and Responsibilities

      Artistic Casting & Recruitment Support

      • Aid the Artistic team with administrative support related to casting and artist recruitment.
      • Maintain casting databases, schedules, and internal documentation related to artist engagement.
      • Support audition logistics, scheduling, and communication with artists and artistic staff.
      • Assist with tracking casting decisions and maintaining organized records for current and future seasons.

      EPR Recruitment & Selection Support

      • Support administrative aspects of the Emerging Professional Residency recruitment cycle.
      • Maintain applicant tracking systems, candidate materials, and internal evaluation processes.
      • Schedule interviews, callbacks, and selection meetings with Artistic staff.
      • Ensure recruitment materials, timelines, and communications remain accurate and up to date.

      Systems & Process Support

      • Maintain and update internal tracking systems related to casting, EPR recruitment, and artistic planning.
      • Organize documentation, calendars, and workflows to improve efficiency across artistic processes.
      • Identify opportunities to streamline processes and help implement improvements.
      • Support cross-departmental coordination where projects have shared ownership between Artistic, Production, and other departments.

      Team Collaboration

      • Partner with Company Management, Production, and Artistic staff to ensure information flows clearly across departments.
      • Assist with scheduling coordination related to EPR recruitment, auditions, and artistic meetings.
      • Contribute to maintaining a collaborative, solutions-oriented working environment within the Artistic Department.

      Requirements:

      Qualifications

      To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      Education and/or Experience

      • Any combination of experience, education, and training that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform job duties required of the position.

      Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

      • Willing to commit to the mission, vision, and values of the theater
      • Ability to navigate interdepartmental priorities and diverse personalities in a high-functioning and fast-paced environment
      • Ability to act in a professional mentor capacity, enabling young professionals to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement, all while leading with sound judgement, empathy, and grace.
      • Strong strategic, problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret information quickly and accurately and to implement directives
      • Ability to effectively communicate and work respectfully within a diverse group of colleagues and artists, all while exhibiting grace and good humor under pressure
      • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
      • Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion
      • Ability to work evenings and weekends

      Physical Demands

      The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      • Specific vision abilities required by the job include: Close vision, far vision, and the ability to discern fine detail.
      • Ability to maneuver around theatrical stages, platforms, and production sets.
      • This position is frequently required to communicate in person and on the telephone.
      • Ability to work in an in-person office environment during scheduled work hours.

      Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/BRJRGbSAMJRXjtkjXuRmwn

      PI283565345

    • Good Morning

      The NYT fired a freelancer for using AI to write a review. The Conversation frames the real question: not whether critics should hide or disclose their AI use, but whether using it at all is defensible. Separately, The Baffler runs a symposium declaring that being a writer is no longer a profession — freelance rates have been flat for a decade, and inflation is doing its quiet work. UK teachers tell The Guardian that two-thirds of them have watched students lose basic cognitive skills, with voice-to-text making spelling feel optional. Then there’s the story of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who have simply built an AI production company called Deep Voodoo and are apparently doing fine (Hollywood Reporter).

      A Tennessee library director was fired for refusing to remove more than 100 books on gender identity from the children’s section (The New York Times). Wallace Shawn is reviving “The Fever” — his 1990 monologue about wealth and guilt — and tells Slate it hits differently now: before, he was attacking implicit assumptions. Now he’s attacking open declarations.

      Jeremy O. Harris spent three weeks in a Japanese prison, read 23 books, finished a studio outline, and concluded that rich people would pay for this experience. He’s not wrong (The Cut).

      All of our stories below.

    • Is The Historical Performance/Period Instrument Movement Still Controversial?

      “Nearly half a century on, although performances on period instruments (let alone fortepianos) are hardly the norm, historically informed performance has increasingly moved toward mainstream acceptance, picking up new repertoires, time periods, and styles along the way. The movement’s relative success may seem surprising.” – Early Music America

    • Study: UK Teachers Report Decline In Student Cognitive Skills Because Of AI

      Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology. – The Guardian

    • Wallace Shawn On Reviving His Monologue “The Fever” In The Trump Era

      “When I did it before, nobody was really explicitly saying the opposite of what I was saying. I was attacking implicit assumptions, unthought-through assumptions that people seemed to have. Now I’m attacking open declarations that people are making very publicly.” – Slate (MSN)

    PEOPLE

    • Temporary Artistic Program Assistant

      Position Summary

      Join a fast paced, high performing artistic team operating at the top of its game. This is a unique opportunity to step into the center of a dynamic creative environment where multiple productions, programs, and priorities are moving forward at once, and where your work directly supports the art on stage.

      Milwaukee Repertory Theater seeks a highly organized and collaborative professional to support the Artistic Department during a period of transition. This temporary role focuses on strengthening the administrative systems that support artistic casting, the Emerging Professional Residency (EPR) Program, one of the nation’s longest-running early-career theater training programs, and new play development (NPD).

      The Temporary Artistic Program Assistant will play a key operational role in keeping casting processes, recruitment efforts, and program systems organized, updated, and moving forward. This individual will work closely with the Artistic team to support scheduling, maintain program infrastructure, and ensure EPR recruitment and selection processes run smoothly.

      This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting multiple complex creative processes, thrives on keeping systems running efficiently, and enjoys collaborating with multiple stakeholders across an organization.

      Work Schedule: 28-35 hours per week

      What We Are Looking For

      Proactive Project Supporter: You’re the calm at the center of the storm, juggling shifting priorities with ease, spotting what’s needed before anyone asks, and helping complex artistic processes move forward smoothly in a fast-paced environment.

      Systems & Process Optimizer: You love clean systems and organized workflows. Whether it’s updating databases, maintaining schedules, or refining processes, you take pride in making things run more smoothly and efficiently.

      Collaborative Problem Solver: You work well across teams with different priorities and perspectives. You communicate clearly, build strong working relationships, and approach challenges with creativity, initiative, and follow-through.

      Theatrical Fluency & Artistic Insight: You bring a strong understanding of the professional theater landscape, including casting practices, new play development processes, and how productions move from concept to stage. You navigate artistic conversations with confidence and contribute meaningfully within a creative environment.

      Essential Duties and Responsibilities

      Artistic Casting & Recruitment Support

      • Aid the Artistic team with administrative support related to casting and artist recruitment.
      • Maintain casting databases, schedules, and internal documentation related to artist engagement.
      • Support audition logistics, scheduling, and communication with artists and artistic staff.
      • Assist with tracking casting decisions and maintaining organized records for current and future seasons.

      EPR Recruitment & Selection Support

      • Support administrative aspects of the Emerging Professional Residency recruitment cycle.
      • Maintain applicant tracking systems, candidate materials, and internal evaluation processes.
      • Schedule interviews, callbacks, and selection meetings with Artistic staff.
      • Ensure recruitment materials, timelines, and communications remain accurate and up to date.

      Systems & Process Support

      • Maintain and update internal tracking systems related to casting, EPR recruitment, and artistic planning.
      • Organize documentation, calendars, and workflows to improve efficiency across artistic processes.
      • Identify opportunities to streamline processes and help implement improvements.
      • Support cross-departmental coordination where projects have shared ownership between Artistic, Production, and other departments.

      Team Collaboration

      • Partner with Company Management, Production, and Artistic staff to ensure information flows clearly across departments.
      • Assist with scheduling coordination related to EPR recruitment, auditions, and artistic meetings.
      • Contribute to maintaining a collaborative, solutions-oriented working environment within the Artistic Department.

      Requirements:

      Qualifications

      To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      Education and/or Experience

      • Any combination of experience, education, and training that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform job duties required of the position.

      Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

      • Willing to commit to the mission, vision, and values of the theater
      • Ability to navigate interdepartmental priorities and diverse personalities in a high-functioning and fast-paced environment
      • Ability to act in a professional mentor capacity, enabling young professionals to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement, all while leading with sound judgement, empathy, and grace.
      • Strong strategic, problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret information quickly and accurately and to implement directives
      • Ability to effectively communicate and work respectfully within a diverse group of colleagues and artists, all while exhibiting grace and good humor under pressure
      • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
      • Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion
      • Ability to work evenings and weekends

      Physical Demands

      The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

      • Specific vision abilities required by the job include: Close vision, far vision, and the ability to discern fine detail.
      • Ability to maneuver around theatrical stages, platforms, and production sets.
      • This position is frequently required to communicate in person and on the telephone.
      • Ability to work in an in-person office environment during scheduled work hours.

      Apply Here: https://www.click2apply.net/BRJRGbSAMJRXjtkjXuRmwn

      PI283565345

    • Good Morning

      The NYT fired a freelancer for using AI to write a review. The Conversation frames the real question: not whether critics should hide or disclose their AI use, but whether using it at all is defensible. Separately, The Baffler runs a symposium declaring that being a writer is no longer a profession — freelance rates have been flat for a decade, and inflation is doing its quiet work. UK teachers tell The Guardian that two-thirds of them have watched students lose basic cognitive skills, with voice-to-text making spelling feel optional. Then there’s the story of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who have simply built an AI production company called Deep Voodoo and are apparently doing fine (Hollywood Reporter).

      A Tennessee library director was fired for refusing to remove more than 100 books on gender identity from the children’s section (The New York Times). Wallace Shawn is reviving “The Fever” — his 1990 monologue about wealth and guilt — and tells Slate it hits differently now: before, he was attacking implicit assumptions. Now he’s attacking open declarations.

      Jeremy O. Harris spent three weeks in a Japanese prison, read 23 books, finished a studio outline, and concluded that rich people would pay for this experience. He’s not wrong (The Cut).

      All of our stories below.

    • Is The Historical Performance/Period Instrument Movement Still Controversial?

      “Nearly half a century on, although performances on period instruments (let alone fortepianos) are hardly the norm, historically informed performance has increasingly moved toward mainstream acceptance, picking up new repertoires, time periods, and styles along the way. The movement’s relative success may seem surprising.” – Early Music America

    • Study: UK Teachers Report Decline In Student Cognitive Skills Because Of AI

      Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell because of voice-to-text technology. – The Guardian

    • Wallace Shawn On Reviving His Monologue “The Fever” In The Trump Era

      “When I did it before, nobody was really explicitly saying the opposite of what I was saying. I was attacking implicit assumptions, unthought-through assumptions that people seemed to have. Now I’m attacking open declarations that people are making very publicly.” – Slate (MSN)

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