Supervisor: Music & Theatre Department Chair and Coordinator
Start Date: August 18, 2025
Overview
The New Trier Theatre program consists of both acting and technical theatre and design courses, available to students throughout their four year experience. The position includes teaching Theatre courses that span from Theatre 1 to Theatre 4, as well as the ability to teach the Technical Theatre & Design course. It is a general expectation that Theatre faculty direct or sponsor at least one extracurricular theatre production or related organization each school year for an additional stipend. We are seeking an individual with a background in directing and theatre history and a familiarity with a variety of acting, directing, and designing techniques. A strong candidate for this position should be able to collaborate with other theatre artists to contribute to a rigorous curriculum and after school program.
Qualifications
Valid Illinois Professional Educator License with appropriate endorsements, including Theatre endorsement.
Professional theatre performing and/or designing experience.
Knowledge of content, curriculum development, and best practices in theatre instruction.
Experience with curriculum development, implementation, and assessment.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
The ability to work in a collegial environment in a Music & Theatre Department with 10+ other highly motivated theatre, instrumental, choral, and general music teachers.
Experience working in a comprehensive theatre program, including directing dramatic, comedic, and musical theatre productions (cast size of 15-80).
Experience with student mentoring in producing, directing, and/or playwriting.
Job Responsibilities
Work to develop, implement, and assess a high-quality curricular theatre program that welcomes students of all abilities and interest levels.
Contribute to the development of extracurricular programs that align with the shared goals and practices of the Music & Theatre Department and Performing Arts Division.
Guide and develop student growth in the areas of characterization, staging, text analysis, ensemble-building, and vocal and physical preparation.
Assist Department Chair/Coordinator and the Performing Arts Coordinators with the hiring, evaluation, and collaborative work of Theatre and Departmental Support Staff
Communicate with and arrange support from the New Trier Fine Arts Association Theatre liaisons.
Coordinate field trips and student experiences related to Theatre education
Coordinate multiple guest artists and clinicians to work with students.
Counsel students through the process of applying to summer camps, national awards, and college admissions.
Develop, visit, and maintain a good relationship with sender schools.
Attend and assist with Departmental and Performing Arts events as needed.
Why New Trier?
New Trier welcomes any qualified candidate seeking a collaborative team environment. Over the past several years, New Trier has reaffirmed and deepened our “Commitment to Equity” through our New Trier 2030 Strategic Plan and is actively seeking applicants from all backgrounds to join our team.
New Trier High School is ranked #2 in "Best places to teach in Illinois" and 97% of teachers have earned a master’s degree or higher.
New teachers are supported through a comprehensive four-year mentoring program that provides an introduction to the New Trier culture, encourages experimentation with new instructional strategies, promotes critical thinking and civil discourse as well as best practices in grading and evaluation.
The school has a reputation for academic excellence, a commitment to serving the needs of every student, and an extraordinary extracurricular program. With an enrollment of 3,743 students, the average class size is 22 students and there is a 13:1 overall student/teacher ratio. Approximately 97% of New Trier’s Class of 2022 enrolled in college. And 410 of 984 seniors were named Illinois State Scholars.
New Trier offers numerous opportunities for learning and involvement outside of the classroom in activities, athletics, fine and performing arts, and social service. Service learning is an important part of the New Trier experience, and students are asked to participate in service projects throughout their four years at the school.
More than 150 clubs and other student activities, including an extensive social service component.
35 interscholastic sports (winning more athletic state championships than any high school in Illinois interscholastic history) as well as an extensive intramural program; and
fine and performing arts programs, including a Grammy-award winning music department.
Competitive compensation and benefits.
Starting full-time salaries for the 2025-2026 school year are:
NEW TRIER DISTRICT 203 OVERVIEW
Founded in 1901, New Trier Township High School District 203 is a comprehensive four-year high school in Northfield and Winnetka, Illinois, along the Lake Michigan shore and approximately 16 miles north of Chicago.
New Trier serves about 4,000 students from Chicago's North Shore suburban communities of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northfield, Wilmette, Winnetka, and portions of Glenview and Northbrook - communities that reflect a tradition of support for academic and cultural achievement. Freshmen are housed on the Northfield Campus. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are housed on the Winnetka Campus.
Governed by its own Board of Education, the district serves six sender public school districts (kindergarten through eighth grade), each with its own governing board. Local private and parochial schools also graduate students who advance to New Trier High School.
New Trier offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and routinely ranks among Illinois' very top schools for academic achievement. For the Class of 2023, New Trier's mean composite score on the ACT was 27.1, one of the highest in Illinois for an open-enrollment public school. Approximat...ely 96 percent of the Class of 2023 enrolled in college.
As evidence of the New Trier motto, "to commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of humanity," New Trier offers numerous opportunities for learning and involvement outside of the classroom in activities, athletics, fine/performing arts, and social service. Its 35+ interscholastic athletic teams have won more athletic state championships than any high school in Illinois interscholastic history, and finished the 2023-24 Fall sports season with the most wins in the State. New Trier also offers more than 150 student clubs, many with a service component. A comprehensive Student Services program serves students' social and emotional growth in a variety of ways, from social work and special education services to student support groups and tutoring. Service Learning is also an important part of the New Trier experience, and students are asked to participate in service projects throughout their four years at the school.
New Trier has a longstanding commitment to promoting the Fine and Performing Arts, dating back almost to the school's opening in 1901. The school's arts program has been recognized as among the top 25 in the nation by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2007, the GRAMMY Foundation recognized New Trier's Music Department by naming New Trier its National GRAMMY Signature School, and in 2014, New Trier was selected as one of only six schools across the country to receive the National Band Association's inaugural Blue Ribbon Award for Programs of Excellence.
