Assistant Director - The Key

at  Theatre Royal Plymouth

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CALL OUT - THE KEY

Reports to: Project Manager, Young People & Partnerships
Salary: £13.05 per hour
Contract: Zero hours, Fixed Term
Benefits: 28 days annual leave (pro-rata, inclusive of Bank Holidays); contributory pension & great ticket offers!
Theatre Royal Plymouth is a registered charity, inspiring a lifetime of creativity for audiences, artists and participants throughout Plymouth and the wider region. As the principal home of performing arts in the South-West, we engage and inspire many communities, creating memorable experiences for people from all backgrounds. TRP do this by creating and presenting a breadth of shows on a range of scales, with their extensive creative engagement programmes, by embracing the vitality of new talent and supporting emerging and established artists, and by collaborating with a range of partners to provide dynamic cultural leadership for the city of Plymouth.

REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum of 2 years experience working in theatre OR studying theatre, or related subjects
• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to working in an inclusive and accessible manner
• A passion for delivering high quality work opportunities for young people

This summer marks the 21st birthday of our Production & Learning Centre, TR2. Over the years, this building has seen the evolution of countless sets, productions and personal journeys.
Inspired by the tradition of giving a key to celebrate a 21st birthday, and interwoven with William Shakespeare’s great coming-of-age play The Tempest, The Key is an immersive theatre, music and dance experience featuring a cast of over 100 performers from across the organisation.
Young people aged 8 – 21 will create and perform in our latest production, The Key. We are seTheatre Royal Plymouth are looking for a number of Assistant Directors to support performance & design groups taking part in a large-scale community production.eking dynamic, creative & caring Assistant Directors to support both the Director and the young people participating in this project.

The Assistant Directors will work closely with the Directors leading each group in the creating this new production. Opportunities are available to work within the following areas:

• Acting groups for 811 year olds
• Acting groups for 11 14 year olds
• Acting groups for 15 – 21 year olds
• Acting groups for SEND young people
• Musical Theatre groups for 11 – 18 year olds
• Movement (physical theatre) groups for 11 18 year olds
• Theatrical Design groups for 11 – 18 year olds