Alana Raquel Bowers (Associate Producer, Actor) is an actor, dancer, and singer born and raised in Baltimore, MD. She is a proud alumna of the Baltimore School for the Arts and NYU Tisch Drama. She made her Broadway debut in Chicken and Biscuits, originating her role as Simone at Circle in the Square Theatre. Regional credits include Scraps at Flea Theater, Chicken and Biscuits at Queens Theatre. Off-Broadway credits include Bernarda’s Daughters at the Signature Theater produced by the New Group and National Black Theater and What To Send Up When It Goes Down at A.R.T./New York Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, the Public Theater, and BAM, respectively, produced by the Movement Theatre Company. This past spring, she was featured in Moliere in the Park’s production of The Miser in Prospect Park. She has been featured in numerous readings and developmental workshops at notable institutions; the Irish Repertory Theatre, Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC), and MCC Theater to name a few. Film/TV credits include “After Class” starring Justin Long “There She Goes” starring Rachael Leigh Cook, “FBI: Most Wanted” on CBS, and “Dr. Death” starring Mandy Moore on Peacock (Season 2).
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Development Manager Opportunity
Irish Repertory Theatre seeks a self-starting collaborator to join our small but mighty Development Team of 3. As our Development Manager, you’ll be a driving force behind our fundraising initiatives, playing a pivotal role in helping to realize our mission and ensuring our patrons have unforgettable experiences. From crafting compelling communications and managing solicitation campaigns to composing thoughtful grant narratives and helping to orchestrate unforgettable special events, you’ll be at the heart of everything we do. The Development Manager will report to the Director of Development and will play an active role in all fundraising activities for Irish Rep, including individual giving & membership support, institutional support, and special events.
THE ORGANIZATION
Now entering our 36th year, Irish Repertory Theatre was founded by Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O’Reilly in 1988 and has become a vibrant part of New York’s Off-Broadway theater scene. Our award-winning programming includes classics by Irish and Irish-American playwrights, new plays focused on the Irish and Irish-American experience, and works from other cultures interpreted through an Irish sensibility. We’re dedicated to providing a platform for artists of all backgrounds and fostering a collaborative environment where creativity thrives. Our audiences are composed of a broad spectrum of those who seek singular theatrical experiences Off-Broadway. Irish Rep is not just a theatre company; we’re a supportive community united by our love for storytelling and commitment to inclusivity.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Development Manager will report to the Director of Development and will play an active role in all fundraising activities for Irish Rep, including individual giving & membership support, institutional support, and special events. The role is a dynamic, empowering position that will
- Spearhead development communications efforts, helping to weave captivating narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.
- Manage member benefit fulfillment with finesse, ensuring every patron feels valued and appreciated.
- Dive into the world of grants: researching prospects, managing calendars, and crafting persuasive applications and reports.
- Cultivate meaningful relationships with donors, providing impeccable stewardship and support.
- Plan and organize special events, from opening nights to our annual gala, leaving no detail overlooked.
- Provide support and collegial oversight to our Development Associate.
- Become an expert in and maintain the integrity and accuracy of our CRM software (Spektrix)
The specific responsibility portfolio of this position will be devised collaboratively by the Director of Development with the incoming Development Manager.
The ideal candidate will be
- An excellent and persuasive verbal and written communicator, adept at honing messaging for various audiences.
- Technologically savvy with broad computer proficiencies including a familiarity with robust CRM software platforms (i.e. Salesforce, Spektrix, Tessitura, Raiser’s Edge).
- A strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute a diversity of projects. working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- A passionate and resourceful individual with a knack for storytelling and synthesizing a narrative with information from various stakeholders.
- A problem-solver at heart, always ready to find creative solutions and lend a helping hand.
- High energy with a positive attitude and a scrupulous attention to detail.
- A joyful collaborator that enjoys working in cross-functional teams.
- Committed to an equitable and inclusive community.
The ideal candidate will likely have
- 2-5+ years experience in fundraising, marketing or related experience, preferably in the arts
- A passion for the work that Irish Repertory Theatre produces and for performance of all kinds and/or a willingness to become passionate and gain acumen.
- Talents for building and cultivating relationships with individuals and other organizations.
- A pleasant and helpful telephone manner and a love of clear, concise email communication.
- A track record of fundraising success via direct solicitations, written grant proposals, and special events.
- Project management experience, including creating timelines, running meetings, and ensuring that work is done on time, on budget, and to organizational standards.
- Experience working with and engaging a Board of Trustees and other volunteer stakeholders.
- Proficiency (or a hunger to gain one) in various technologies, including the Google Suite, Microsoft Office, WordPress, InDesign, email platforms like MailChimp and DotDigital, and project management software like Airtable or Asana.
- The ability to challenge status quo thinking and foster innovation to increase contributed income.
People of color, and/or persons from diverse backgrounds or underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
This position is based in Chelsea, New York. It is an in-office opportunity with some remote hours possible. Some weekend and evening hours will also be required. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, printers, and filing cabinets.
COMPENSATION
The salary range for this position is $60,000-$68,000, commensurate with experience. Irish Rep provides 100% employer paid comprehensive benefits (health, dental and vision) from the start, offers participation in 403b retirement plan with a 2% employer match after one year of service, professional development allowance, and a generous vacation policy.
TO APPLY
Please address the following three application materials to Jim Bredeson, Director of Development, at jobs@irishrep.org, with “Last Name | Development Manager” in the subject line of the email. Our aim here is to understand the work you’ve done before and what you bring to the opportunity we are offering. We are open to and interested in learning from folks across the spectrum of experience and industry.
- A short 2-3 paragraph introduction submitted as a .pdf attachment that tells us why you are interested in this position, how you believe you are up for the opportunity, and what you might be interested in learning in this role. We anticipate that this introduction will be no more than 300 words.
- Your work/skills/training history or résumé as an attached .pdf only
- A powerful short writing sample you have composed attached as .pdf only. This might include a solicitation letter, marketing blurbage, a pitch email, grant narrative, essay, song lyrics, note to a family member, etc. We are not asking for new work here. Please submit something you have written for another purpose that highlights your ability to communicate. We’re happy to review whatever you choose to send.
Submissions are encouraged by July 1, 2024. Qualified applicants will receive a reply within ten business days to schedule a conversation.
Position open until filled. Start date flexible – ideally a candidate will begin full time by the end of August 2024. No calls, tweets, or DMs, please. Simply submit the materials as requested.
Thank you for your interest in Irish Repertory Theatre.
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Your financial support can help to make New Work Development at Irish Repertory Theater possible. It will support all of our New Play Development Programs, including table reads, staged readings, workshops and commissions from voices that fulfill Irish Rep’s mission and tell stories of Irish and Irish-American people of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. THANK YOU.
The Transatlantic Commissions Program aims to address head-on the historical inequalities in representation that have existed in the theatrical canon. Your support helps us commission and produce plays by Irish writers and artists of color.
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What’s Coming Up at Irish Rep
The Beacon
on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
A North American Premiere
By Nancy Harris
Directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull
Starring Kate Mulgrew
With Zach Appelman, Sean Bell, David Mattar Merten, Ayana Workman
September 11 — November 3, 2024
A tragic accident, a dead husband; accusations resurfaced by a true crime podcast. Everyone will have a different interpretation. When you look at it, what do you see?
The Dead, 1904
Rejoice, the holiday favorite returns!
Dot Dot Productions, in association with the American Irish Historical Society,
presents Irish Repertory Theatre’s production
Based on the novella by James Joyce
Adapted by Paul Muldoon & Jean Hanff Korelitz
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
November 20 — January 5, 2025
The evening will take place at
The American Irish Historical Society
Book Member Tickets
Public On Sale September 19, 2024
Two Roads
The Premiere Screening of Two Roads:A shared journey between Black and Irish Americans
On the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
As told by Mick Moloney and Lenwood Sloan
An Ace Pictures and Irish Repertory Theatre Production
Produced and Directed by Susan Wittenberg
Monday, October 28, 2024 at 7pm and Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 7pm
Legendary folklorist Mick Moloney and performer Lenwood Sloan share how Irish and African Americans in the U.S. connected through music, dance, and humor despite racism and discrimination.
Followed by a Live Concert featuring: The Auction Project with David Bixler, Arturo O’Farrill, Heather Bixler, Vince Cherico, Paul Reyes and dancer Kaitlyn Sardin (Kaitrock)
New Works Fall Festival
Featuring Readings of New Plays, Spotlighting Northern Irish Voices
The Alternative by Michael Patrick & Oisín Kearney, Crocodile Feverby Meghan Tyler, and more to be announced!
November 4, 11, 12 & 18
Irish Repertory Theatre’s New Play Development Program includes table reads, staged readings, workshops and commissions from voices that fulfill Irish Rep’s mission and tell stories of Irish and Irish-American people of all ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. The New Works Festival returns this November with four new play readings spotlighting voices from the North of Ireland. This program enables us to hear new work aloud with an audience and discover new plays and musicals for possible future production.
Curated by Nicola Murphy Dubey
Directed by Nicola Murphy Dubey, Keelie Sheridan
A Childs Christmas in Wales
on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
by Dylan Thomas
Adapted and Directed by Charlotte Moore
Music Direction by David Hancock Turner
December 4 — 29, 2024
This December, Irish Rep offers up the seventh special return of its joyous holiday classic, Dylan Thomas’s iconic A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Charlotte Moore’s musical adaptation of this “never to be forgotten day at the end of the unremembered year” features heartwarming contemporary and traditional Christmas music interwoven with the popular story of that snowy Christmas Day in Wales.
*Please note: There will be no shows on Tuesday December 24 and Wednesday, December 25. There will be an additional show on Friday December 27 at 2pm
Beckett Briefs
From Cradle Through the Grave
On the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage
Three plays by Samuel Beckett
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
Three short plays by Samuel Beckett that run the gamut of existence from birth to the afterlife —Krapp’s Last Tape, starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham; Play and Not I — presented on a single bill.
January 15 — March 9
More information will be announced soon.
The Dead, 1904
Rejoice, the holiday favorite returns!
Dot Dot Productions, in association with the American Irish Historical Society,
presents Irish Repertory Theatre’s production
Based on the novella by James Joyce
Adapted by Paul Muldoon & Jean Hanff Korelitz
Directed by Ciarán O’Reilly
November 20 — January 5, 2025
BOOK MEMBER TICKETS
MEMBER ON SALE SEPTEMBER 12, 2024, AT 1PM
PUBLIC ON SALE SEPTEMBER 19, 2024, AT 1PM
The evening takes place at:
The American Irish Historical Society
991 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
directly across Fifth Avenue from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Joyce’s novella, The Dead, describes a holiday gathering on January 6, 1904, the Feast of the Epiphany, in the Dublin home of two elderly sisters, Kate and Julia Morkan, and their niece, Mary Jane. At the party are students, friends, a celebrated tenor, a lost alcoholic, and the couple, Gabriel and Gretta Conroy. Over the course of an evening, there are conversations, music, dancing, and dining. There are speeches and disagreements – polite and impolite – and when it is all over Gabriel learns something about his wife that changes his sense of who she is and who they are to each other, of what it actually means to be alive, and to be dead.
This exquisite recreation of James Joyce’s haunting story was the most sought-after theatrical event of New York’s 2016 and 2017 holiday seasons. We relish the opportunity to welcome you again, or for the first time.
“an unusually sparkling affair… you are not likely to attend a holiday gathering in a more sumptuous setting this season. – The New York Times
“combines the fun and spontaneity of immersive theater with tender and nuanced acting from an accomplished cast.” – AM New York
“a holiday treat, full of songs and high spirits” – The New Yorker
“a welcome and decidedly grown-up addition to the holiday season’s usual roster of theatrical fare.” – Theatermania
The Dead, 1904 is an adaptation of James Joyce’s novella. 57 audience members act as guests in attendance at the Morkans’ holiday party; as they move from room to room, they observe character interactions, enjoy music and dance, and are served a meal inspired by the menu in the novella. The production takes place in an authentic Victorian mansion, perfectly evoking the atmosphere of the story. At each performance, premium ticket holders will be seated with the actors to truly experience the famous dinner scene from within.
For questions regarding venue accessibility, please call The American Irish Historical Society at 212-288-2263 prior to purchasing your ticket.
WATCH VIDEO TRAILER FROM 2017 PRODUCTION:
On Beckett
Bill Irwin still can’t escape Samuel Beckett. The MacArthur Fellow has spent a lifetime captivated by the Irish writer’s language. In this intimate 90-minute evening, Irwin will explore a performer’s relationship with Beckett, mining the physical and verbal skills acquired in his years as a master clown and Tony Award-winning actor. Irwin’s approach to the comic, the tragic, and every side of Beckett’s work—including Waiting for Godot, Texts for Nothing, and more—will allow audiences to experience the language in compelling new ways. Whether you’re encountering the Nobel Prize winner’s writing for the first time or building on a body of Beckett knowledge, this dynamic showcase is not to be missed.
Please keep in mind that patrons cannot purchase tickets online one hour before the scheduled showtime. If you’d like to buy tickets anytime after that, you can call the Box Office at 212.727.2737 or visit us at 132 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011.