Oddfellows Playhouse is Seeking an Experienced Office Manager

Oddfellows youth theater needs a part time office manager (30 hours a week) with experience in general administrative duties, managing social media, press releases, marketing, and website updates.  Must have experience with databases and spreadsheets.  Must be able to multi-task and respond to walk ins and phone calls and direct the work of interns.  Hours can be flexible but will include some evenings and weekends supporting classes and productions.  Preferred Bachelors in Communications or Marketing or 5 years of business experience.  Accounting experience a plus.  

Location: 128 Washington St. Middletown, CT

Please send your resume and cover letter to info@oddfellows.org 

About us:

Oddfellows Playhouse was founded in 1975 as a community-based, multicultural theater program designed to include children from all backgrounds. Oddfellows remains Connecticut’s largest and most active year-round youth theater, an independent, not-for-profit organization that annually serves over 1,200 young people.  The mission is “ to build essential life skills through the performing arts.”
In 2013 Oddfellows Playhouse was named “Connecticut’s Best Children’s Theatre by Connecticut Magazine.  In 2012 Oddfellows was awarded its very first National Endowment for the Arts award for the Our Town grant. In 2003, Citizens Bank named Oddfellows Playhouse its Community Champion for youth services, and CPTV featured the Playhouse and its program on a special titled art.culture.life. In 1999, the Playhouse received a Community Service Award from the Middlesex County NAACP in recognition of its years of commitment to young people, particularly those challenged by poverty.  The New England Theatre Conference recognized the Playhouse’s history of quality performing arts and youth education with an Award of Excellence in 1998.

The Playhouse has produced over 350 shows, including classics, contemporary and world premieres.

We The People

Observed around noon on the corner of Main Street and College Street, a group of CVH employees protesting what they say are racist practices in their workplace.

Literature that I obtained from the protesters reads as follows:

" Peoples Manifesto

Undoing Racism at Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)

We the People of Color are the victims of an unrelenting and systemic level of institutionalized racism and classism that permeates us at CVH.

We the People are tired of discrimination practices at CVH.

We the People are informing all that this issue of racial and class bias within CVH has most recently been aggravated by the reassignment of an African-American man in Nursing Support to another location.

We the People are committed to assuring that the racial class imbalance at CVH senior administration END TODAY, and that CVH Senior Management and Decision Makers finally mirror those in the work force it serve.

We the People are tired of workplace bullying by management.

We the People can no longer accept being victims of disparate treatment.

We the People in supervisory roles get minimum management support than our caucasians co-workers.

We the People have a lack of confidence and trust in management. This is based on evidence of disciplinary matters and yearly performance appraisals.

We the People are looking for equality and fairness when applying for positions and promotions.

We the People will no longer accept being singled out because of the color of our skin. "