Learning & Culture Assistant

LEARNING & CULTURE ASSISTANT  – MCC THEATER, New York, NY 

MCC THEATER seeks Learning & Culture Assistant
The Learning & Culture Assistant reports to the Director of Learning & Culture and collaborates with the Manager of Learning and across other departments to carry out all programs within the Learning & Culture department. This includes youth company projects, public engagement events and occasional support to larger institutional needs.

About MCC Theater

MCC Theater is one of New York’s leading non-profit Off-Broadway theater companies, driven by a mission to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would. Founded in 1986, by Bob LuPone (1946-2022) and Bernie Telsey, and later joined by co-Artistic Director Will Cantler, MCC fulfills its mission through the production of world, American, and New York premiere plays and musicals that challenge audiences, artists, and students alike to confront contemporary personal and social issues. This is done through four programmatic areas: annual productions of new plays and musicals; programming to support the development of new work by artists with bold voices; deep and enriching public engagement programs; and in-school and onsite educational programs that foster in high school students the desire to be heard and the courage to speak out.

In January 2019, MCC Theater opened and took residence in the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in Hell’s Kitchen. The venue features two state-of-the-art theaters, two studios, and additional program and office space. This transition brought all artistic and educational programming as well as administrative operations under one roof for the first time in MCC’s history.

Recent and celebrated productions include Cold War Choir Practice, Caroline, Trophy Boys, Shit. Meet. Fan., Table 17, The Connector, Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice, Soho Rep’s Wolf Play, School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play, All The Natalie Portmans, The Wrong Man, Alice by Heart, Hand to God, among many others.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Compensation

This position is full-time, non-exempt.

• Salary is $52K/yr firm to start

• plus health, dental and vision benefits, opt-in 403(b), paid time off, and other benefits

• Within an industry that centers the live, in-person experience, our core mission to provoke conversation is often most effectively achieved through spontaneous collaboration and personal interaction. To that end, all positions in our organization are primarily in-person positions with potential flexibility for remote work 1-2 days per week

Primary Responsibilities

• Works with the Learning & Culture team to create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (e.g. meeting agendas and notes, or event-related documents) including timely and current upkeep of the department’s general calendar.

• Scheduling of meeting, classroom, and rehearsal spaces for workshops and labs, ordering of supplies, charting student attendance, data collection, and document management. Participate in the evaluation of projects, tracking, and reflecting on areas for improvement.

• Participate in shaping the content of a project, such as selecting materials or lesson plans, with support from Learning & Culture leadership.

• Research, pitch, and liaison with arts and community organizations about public engagement events, guest speaker selection and for our Ambassadors Program. Maintain performer and director database for project casting.

• Supports department leadership in ensuring that MCC’s mission, values, guidelines, policies, and procedures are implemented in the execution of our programing.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working with NYC teens

• Innovative rehearsal management skills, organizational and time-management skills

• Demonstrated experience in a collaborative work environment including working with a production team

• A learner first mentality, meaning they are open to learning from and alongside the Youth Company members

• Knowledge of and deep investment in anti-racist work with an understanding of how your intersectional identity and positional power impacts the way you show up as a facilitator

• Experience facilitating research and dramaturgical work

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Flexibility to work evening and weekend hours

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus

• Eagerness to be an active participant and meaningful contributor to our ongoing work on creating and upholding a culture of belonging rooted in our values and apply EDI principles to their scope of work.

• Collegiality and team orientation are a must with opportunities to contribute beyond job parameters.

• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for theater, performing arts, and arts education.

Our Values 

From MCC’s early days on 42nd St, through a long residency at the Lucille Lortel Theater in Greenwich Village, to the recent move into our current multi-stage facility in Hell’s Kitchen, MCC’s mission has been to provoke conversations that have never happened and otherwise never would.  To us, this mission has always meant building space for discussions about new, transformative ideas with a community that is engaged, vibrant and expansive.  Along the way we’ve learned about new and better ways to serve the mission both in our productions and in our internal operations. 

Fulfilling our mission relies upon a deep understanding of and serious commitment to diversity.  Our experiences have taught us that a fundamental part of our progress is being a company with a workspace where a diverse staff can have productive, honest exchanges. We also have to be a company that promotes talent and topics on stage that invite the entire community into the conversation.  In different ways, we have applied this thinking over the years to improve both our internal operations and our productions. But we also know there is more important work to do. 

As part of this work and our journey, MCC has articulated a set of values that are a central underpinning of how the organization operates and exists on a daily basis. These values – Artistry, Collaboration, Inclusion, Empathy, and Accountability – are key to modeling and catalyzing positive change within the theater industry.  

Application Process 

• Submission deadline: Monday, May 18, 2026
  
• Approximately 3 interviews during the month of Jun
• Approximate start date is Monday, July 6, 202
• Send a cover letter and resume to jobs@mcctheater.org with subject: Application for Learning & Culture Assistant
• A strong cover letter will give reader an understanding of applicant’s interest in this position, how they are able to apply the experience they bring to the role, how they would like to grow in the future and any specific learning pedagogy that guides their work with young people

No mail or phone calls please. 

Equal Opportunity Employer  

In accordance with our values, we seek to have the best available person in every job. To that end, MCC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on qualifications. We do not allow employment decisions to be made on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, partnership status, unemployment status, domestic victim status, veteran status, uniformed service, protected activity (i.e., opposition to prohibited discrimination or participation in proceedings covered by the anti-discrimination statuses) or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local law. All employment-related activities are conducted on a non-discriminatory basis and in full compliance with any federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment. Violations of this policy are strictly prohibited. Every employee undertakes, through such an employee’s employment, to comply with this policy.  

The facilities at MCC Theater are fully accessible and ADA compliant with self-opening entrance doors, elevators, ramps, and ADA-compliant restrooms on both floors.