Temporary General Manager

Temporary General Manager (Parental Leave Coverage)
Length of Employment: Four months
Employer: Lucille Lortel Theatre
Title: Temporary General Manager
Salary: $1,500/week
Benefits: Health Insurance, Paid Safe and Sick Leave
Date Posted: November 10, 2025
Deadline to Apply: November 19, 2025
Start Date: January 12, 2026 (anticipated)
End Date: May 11, 2026 (anticipated)
Location: Primarily remote, with some in-person events in NYC required.
To Apply: Please upload a resume and brief cover letter in one PDF detailing your interest in this position. Applications accepted through November 19, 2025.

The Lucille Lortel Theatre provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the hiring process.

The Lucille Lortel Theatre seeks a Temporary General Manager to provide coverage during a parental leave. This is a full-time, fixed-term position expected to run from January 12, 2026, through May 11, 2026. The position will overlap briefly with the current General Manager for training and handoff.

The applicant will work on the Lortel’s Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services Program. As a team member, the applicant will be responsible for the day-to-day financial management of two theatre companies, working closely with the senior leadership of those companies. The General Manager will also work on the Lortel’s Musical Theatre Lab program and the Lucille Lortel Awards.

An ideal candidate has strong organizational skills, attention to detail, works independently, and is comfortable dealing with our clients’ varied needs. The position involves extensive work in QuickBooks and Excel, and a familiarity with bookkeeping and theatrical production budgets is helpful. Experience with QuickBooks, Microsoft Office (Excel/Word), ADP Payroll, audit procedures, 501(c)(3) operations, and an understanding of Off-Broadway union agreements is preferred but not required. The candidate should be comfortable with the Mac computer system. If required, a computer can be provided, and additional resources are available.

About the Lucille Lortel Theatre

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We strongly encourage applicants from historically marginalized communities. We recognize that inequities have shaped access and opportunity in the arts, and we are committed to doing our part to foster a more inclusive and equitable field.

Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to foster both new and established artists, increase awareness and appreciation of Off-Broadway, and uphold fair and equitable business and artistic practices in service of creating a larger, more diverse community of theatre makers and audiences. The Company builds on the legacy of its founder, Lucille Lortel (1900–1999) who was a champion of work by Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Adrienne Kennedy, Larry Kramer, Terrence McNally, Marsha Norman, Sam Shepard, and Wendy Wasserstein. In addition to its Off-Broadway theatre, which has been in continuous operation since 1955, the Company is renovating a three-story carriage house in Chelsea that will act as the Company’s new headquarters. Its programs include The Alcove at the Lortel, a commissioning and development program for early and mid-career playwrights; the 121 Project, a bespoke development program for new musicals; NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Fellowships in NYC Theatre at Bennington College, Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, and Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org