We received several excellent questions about the Artistic Director position and we’d like to answer them for clarity. Thank you to everyone who reached out to respond to our job posting! To provide extra time for anyone interested in applying, we are adjusting our search timeline and extending the application deadline to August 20, 2021.

How is the company structure changing?

Azuka’s artistic choices have always occured in a collaborative way. All shows selected for a season have been agreed upon by the majority of the staff. We are returning to one of the founding tenets of Azuka, and working as a collective that invests each administrative member with equal decision-making power. While each of us has specific responsibilities within the company, we are all working together to move the company forward. One small step in this direction is to include “Company Member” in our titles.

Is Kevin Glaccum leaving Azuka?

No, but Kevin’s position in Azuka is shifting! His work as producer will be more in the forefront, with a greater focus on the day-to-day business of Azuka while supporting the other members of the company. Kevin’s new title is Company Member - Producing Director.

Would the new Artistic Director be running the company?

Not on their own! The Artistic Director will be collaborating with Kevin Glaccum and Quinn Eli to strengthen the artistic base of Azuka, and with other members of the company to continue building our artist support and community engagement efforts. Previously, this position was credited as Associate Artistic Director, but is now Company Member - Artistic Director to better reflect the impact the position has within the company.

Why is the new Artistic Director position part time?

We consider this position part time because of the salary we are able to offer at this time and we acknowledge our responsibility to ensure that the average weekly work hours do not exceed 20 hours.

Over the years, most of the members of the Azuka staff have held other jobs outside of the company, either to pursue other interests or, more often, to supplement their incomes. This is a structure we expect to continue, not only to attract candidates who themselves are engaged in artistic pursuits, but also in frank acknowledgment of the fact that our pay scale is modest. Accordingly, some Azuka Theatre staff members are designated as Full-Time Equivalents—functioning as full-time employees, but offered the flexibility to supplement a less-than full time salary with outside work.

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