Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Frown...

Great things are happening at the downtown Barksdale/Theatre IV office. Our beloved Sara Heifetz has come back to us to resume some of her former duties. She returns to Richmond after “a wonderful four years of personal and professional growth in the Big Apple.”

She’s come home, in part, “to grow something quite different, but hopefully no less of a contribution to the Richmond theatre scene.” Sara and her partner Carlos, a sound designer and audio engineer, are expecting their first “joyous bundle of stinky diapers and overdramatic tantrums” in mid-January, and they couldn’t be more thrilled—“nothing short of miraculous!”

Sara’s mother has been seriously ill for quite some time in Richmond, and Sara and Carlos have been traveling back and forth between NYC and Richmond every month. When they got the good news they decided to relocate to be closer to the family they both have here, and to give Grandma Heifetz “the healing energy only a grandchild can provide.”

It’s a blessing for us too, to have the ebullient Ms. Heifetz back in the office, looking lovelier than ever, by the way. She’ll be crunching numbers with a smile, assisting our new Operations Manager, Lucas Hall. Lucas took John Gotschalk’s place when John left a couple weeks ago to serve his stint as Mr. Mom so that his amazing wife, Alex, could return to her job as an architect. Sara is filling Lucas’s old position.

Welcome Sara! We can’t believe it’s been four years since you left. We’re thrilled to have you back on the team!

--Originally posted by Bruce Miller on the Barksdale Buzz

Lucky # 7

To me it seems that Theatre IV gets an amazing amount of work done for the size of our staff. We handle Theatre IV's season in Richmond Virginia, the huge Theatre IV on Tour operation, performing in schools and auditoriums throughout the country, and we also manage our sister organization, Barksdale Theatre in Virginia. Productions have to be directed, acted, sung, booked in venues and schools, marketed, and we will not even begin to cover the myriad accomplishments by our Production Department, who create sets, lighting, costumes, props, etc... for literally dozens of productions each season - it's like watching a magician pull an SUV out of his hat.

Somehow the stars have aligned and we are currently hiring for 7 office positions in Richmond, Virginia at once. We can go a long time without posting a job listing on our website, so I thought it worthy of mentioning here on the blog. If you'd like to be part of a staff that gets a lot done, here are the listings for August. Get 'em while they're hot!

7 Job Listings...


6 Box Office Positions
Deadline August 15, 2007

Theatre IV and Barksdale Theatre are seeking friendly and professional people for 6 positions in our Box Office beginning in September. Great customer service skills are our main requirement; our Box Office staff must work well with one another and be the first point of contact with the public, so a friendly attitude is a must. Computer skills are also required. Previous box office experience is preferred, but is not required.

All positions are hourly and pay $8/hr. They differ in schedule.

How to Apply:

UPDATE: This position has since been filled. However, if you would like to send a resume to be kept on file for future box office openings, please send an email to Joy Ross, our Box Office Manager, at j.corbin@theatreivrichmond.org.

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1 School Tour Dept. Position
(UPDATE: This position has since been filled. Thanks to all who applied.)

The tour department at Theatre IV is looking for a pro-active assistant in our school tour division at our offices in Richmond VA. Primary duties include booking Hugs and Kisses performances through phone contact with educators throughout Virginia. Hugs and Kisses is the principal child sexual abuse prevention program of the Commonwealth of Virginia. This highly effective and acclaimed musical play, now in its 25th year of touring, changes lives and helps keep children safe. Candidate will also assist Arts in Education Manager in the day-to-day activities of the school tour department.

Jessica Daugherty
Internet Services Mgr.