Boston’s Tony Award-winning Huntington Theatre Company, with an annual operating budget of $15M, seeks a dynamic, experienced Director of Development to lead a talented staff and partner with a distinguished Board in implementing the $60M campaign to renovate and rename the company’s historic home: the Boston University Theatre on Huntington Avenue, known as the “Avenue of the Arts.”
The Huntington Theatre Company’s new Director of Development will be an experienced and charismatic arts leader who cares deeply about the future of theater and its artists in the 21st Century, is passionate about the Huntington’s mission, and has the professional experience to guide the Huntington in realizing its ambitious dreams over the next 5-10 years.
Most importantly, the Huntington’s new Director of Development will catalyze the Huntington’s $60M campaign effort to renovate the Boston University Theatre on Huntington Avenue and be well-equipped to serve enthusiastically and successfully as the Huntington’s chief fundraiser in partnership with Managing Director Michael Maso, Artistic Director Peter DuBois, and the Board of Trustees.
Interested candidates are welcome and encouraged to call DUNCH ARTS at (212) 877-0500 to discuss this role. To download a detailed Position Guide for this opportunity, including desired qualifications and application requirements, please visit http://duncharts.com/
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Founded in 1982, Huntington Theatre Company has served over 3,500,000 audience members with more than 200 plays of eclectic work, ranging from classics to new plays. Today, the Huntington operates at the Boston University Theatre on Huntington Avenue and the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts on Tremont Street in Boston’s South End neighborhood. Its critically acclaimed productions draw audiences and artists from across Boston and beyond, and its reputation extends far beyond New England. In its history, the Huntington has produced 39 world premieres, seven American premieres, 73 New England premieres, and 16 Broadway and Off Broadway transfers. The company has nurtured 32 Huntington Playwriting Fellows, developed 78 plays through its “Breaking Ground” reading series, and produced 12 full productions of plays written by Huntington Playwriting Fellows.
A LEADER IN NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT: The Huntington is a national leader in developing new work and has an extraordinary track record of fostering the voices of our time. It supports local writers through its playwright residencies and the Huntington Playwriting Fellows program, which offer playwrights a rare opportunity to cultivate their work “from page to stage” over an extended period.