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About the Role

Lincoln Center Theater (LCT) is seeking a Literary Manager/Dramaturg to collaborate with the Artistic Director on selecting, developing, and producing new productions. This role involves overseeing play submissions, soliciting scripts, and identifying emerging talent across the theater landscape.

Responsibilities

• Oversee new script submissions, read and provide coverage, maintain a log of submitted work, and meet with playwrights.
• Solicit, read, evaluate, report on, and respond to submissions of new work.
• Maintain a submission log and shared tracking system, as well as communications with agents and writers.
• Actively engage and refine ongoing long-term artistic vision for Lincoln Center Theater along with the Artistic Leadership Team and the Producing Team.
• Partner in curating new commissions and in developing a plan for fostering relationships with commissioned writers, including arranging workshops.
• Act as Executive Editor of LCT’s Magazine, LCT Review.
• Reconceive and lead the annual Director’s Lab.
• Assist the Artistic team in all productions, in-house readings, workshops, and other relevant events.
• Coordinate with multiple LCT departments, schedule events, serve as a liaison between stage management and LCT staff, attend all events, and provide creative input and feedback to artists.
• Attend performances, readings, workshops, and other events in New York City and beyond to identify artists and works for consideration.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience with the new play development process, either as an artist, producer, literary manager, or dramaturg.
• Institutional theater experience is welcomed.
• Experience with both new play development and reinvestigation of classic texts.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to guide the artistic vision of Lincoln Center Theater.
• Ability to work collaboratively across all departments, incorporating LCT’s values in every facet of the process.
• Broad knowledge of live performance of all mediums and genres, theater history, American playwrights, and the contemporary theater landscape, both in New York City and regionally.
• Ability to communicate with equal clarity to artists, crew people, administration, and other colleagues.

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time
• Salaried

Experience Level

• At least five years of experience

Salary/Compensations

• $125,000-$135,000

Benefits

• Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 403(b) and Employer Match
• Paid Time Off

About the Company

• LCT’s mission is to bring exceptional theater to life, expanding what is possible and making the magic of theatre more palpable.
• Founded in 1985, LCT is one of the leading nonprofit theaters in the country, producing an annual season of plays and musicals.
• LCT is one of 11 autonomous constituents of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
• LCT welcomes nearly 400,000 audience members annually to its home on the Lincoln Center campus.
• Over the last 40 years, LCT and its productions have received numerous accolades, including 91 Tony Awards, 181 Drama Desk Awards, and one Pulitzer Prize.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, affectional preference, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, disability, genetic predisposition, age, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.