A Call for 2015 Artistic (Co) Director/s BareBones Puppet’s 2015 Halloween Extravaganza
BareBones Puppets is accepting applications for the position of contract Artistic (Co) Director/s (1 or 2 persons) for production of the 2015 Halloween Extravaganza.

Applicants are invited to apply either by themselves as a single Artistic Director, or in a partnership with another person as Artistic CoDirectors. The contract period is from approximately midJune through November 30th with most work
concentrated in September and October. The contract is for a total of $2000.00 whether the position is staffed by one person or shared by two persons. The Artistic CoDirector/s are employed as 1099 Contractors and are expected to be available throughout the contract term. Though the schedule is flexible, the time commitment in the two weeks before Opening Night can be up to forty hours a week. Job Responsibilities The Artistic (Co) Director/s are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities: ● Work with BareBones Hiring Committee to hire the artistic staff for the Halloween Show. ● Facilitate storyboard process with input from the community and collaboration with artistic staff to create an original storyboard, including scheduling and promoting the public brainstorming, and storyboard meetings. ● Assist BareBones Board with organizing and facilitating the annual “Halloween Kickoff” in midSeptember. ● Attend public Build Workshops: Tuesdays and Thursdays 79pm and Saturdays 15pm from midSeptember – October. ● Work with the Hiring Committee to execute project budgets. ● Collaborate closely with contracted staff including Production Manager, Site ●
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Coordinator, Music Director, Lighting Designer, Sound Engineer, Stage Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, and Artists. Meet regularly with core artists and production team for production meetings. Conduct and attend Rehearsals: Sundays 15pm from midSeptember – October and three night rehearsals on MOWEFR prior to opening weekend. Coordinate with Stage Manager to prepare detailed rehearsal notes for the cast and crew. Coordinate with Stage Manager to organize nightly preshow site setup and postshow site cleanup including rehearsals. Attend Cast & Crew Appreciation Potluck. Attend Debriefing with Board of Directors. Collect requested data for grant purposes and write a final report before receiving final payment. Desired Experience Applicants should have experience building, supporting, directing, or performing in at least one previous BareBones Halloween Extravaganza. Experience with collective structure and facilitation is important to this role. Experience in one or more of the following artistic disciplines is strongly desired: ● Puppetry ● Circus ● Spectacle Pageantry ● Theater ● Musical theater ● Dance To Apply Email [email protected] th
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2015 ● One page resume (for each person) ● One page (joint) statement of vision for a BareBones Halloween Puppet Extravaganza ● Your availability for interviews on the following dates st
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(evening) BareBones’ Mission statement: To bring art into community and community into art through movement, puppetry and spectacle performance; creative reuse, education, and collaboration. About The Halloween Extravaganza Since 1994, BareBones Productions has presented The Annual Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza, a communitycreated spectacle pageant of largerthanlife puppetry, drama, stilting, dance, fire, music, and song that honors the circle of life by celebrating its arc of death through the seasonal metaphors of Fall. BareBones presents the popular "Halloween Show" each year as a grassroots Halloween community arts event, appropriate for all ages, that takes place at Hidden Falls Park in St Paul. Over 275 artists, builders, musicians, puppeteers, performers, technicians, ushers, and helpers of all kinds are involved in the creation of each performance. During the past twentyone, the show has grown from one performance to five, and our combined audience has mushroomed from around 100 to over 8000.