A paid opportunity to assist on a Young Vic show
Learning from experienced artists by assisting is a vital chance to develop skills and understanding. Equally, having the chance to spend time in a theatre and understand how the various departments work together is also an important aspect of an artist's knowledge. Each year we provide five assistantships which include a residency at the Young Vic and an attachment to a production. The scheme will include:
- An assistantship on a Young Vic production or co-production
- A two-week tailored placement observing day to day running of the theatre, attending planning and management meetings and spending time in departments such as marketing, production and development
- The opportunity to devise and lead a peer-led project for the Genesis Network
Each assistant will receive a fee to cover their placement and assistantship on a production.
Recent Jerwood Assistant Directors include:
- Caroline Yu (untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play)
- Ellis (Beneatha's Place)
- Bellaray Bertrand-Webb (The Homecoming)
- Natalie Simone (Nachtland)
- Tian Brown-Sampson (Passing Strange)
Assistant Directors are recruited on a show-by-show basis. We will soon be recruiting for two Jerwood Assistant Directors on:
- A Face in the Crowd, book by Sarah Ruhl, music and lyrics by Elvis Costello, directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah
- The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman, directed by Lyndsey Turner
Applications open on Tuesday 7 May and close on Tuesday 28 May. For more information on the opportunities, please click on the button below.
Assistantships are a key part of the Young Vic’s Jerwood Artist Development Pathway. This Pathway is generously supported by the Jerwood Developing Artists Fund.
