What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor - Musical Theatre position at apsu?
The Austin Peay State University Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking to hire an additional tenure-track, nine-month, full-time faculty for a Musical Theatre Generalist at the rank of Assistant Professor. Applications are now open for this position which begins on August 1, 2025.The Theatre and Dance program is one of the fastest growing programs on the APSU campus. The Department of Theatre & Dance offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with concentrations in Acting, Design, or Dance and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with concentrations in Acting, Dance, Design, or Musical Theatre. In addition, minors in Theatre and Dance are popular choices for many students. A main stage, seating 200, as well as a laboratory black box theatre houses five-six productions each academic year. Additionally, the program is supported by two spacious dance studios and rehearsal spaces for acting, directing and voice work which may also function as alternative performance spaces. The department also houses an experimental space for student directors, and a recording studio with capability for voice-over, cast recordings, motion capture, and on-camera reel production.Austin Peay State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance launched its Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees with concentrations in Acting/Directing, Musical Theatre, Design, and Dance in Fall of 2015. Our main stage season typically includes plays, musicals, and dance concerts. APSU is Tennessee’s designated comprehensive liberal arts institution and supports and promotes a welcoming atmosphere that is unique at a public university. APSU is also home to the Center of Excellence in Creative Arts, the only university in the state with this designation. Theatre and Dance are integral parts of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (www.apsu.edu/creativearts). A long-established state-funded initiative, APSU’s Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts is designed to enhance the cultural environment of the university, community, and region through a diverse range of imaginative arts experiences.A Focus on Diversity:Austin Peay State University prides itself on its incredibly diverse student body and pride ourselves on having a diverse student body and diversity among faculty and staff. The Department of Theatre and Dance is a part of the APSU College of Arts and Letters. As such, the College reiterates its commitment to diversity through its own Diversity Statement:“The College of Arts & Letters at Austin Peay State University is committed to an active, intentional, and ongoing engagement to foster diversity. Providing diverse voices and viewpoints is essential to achieving our mission and vision of educating informed global citizens. We welcome all people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, political views, or veteran status and we seek to safeguard the safety, dignity, and well-being of all people. We encourage and accept expressions of diversity in all of its forms.”
