A paid opportunity to assist on a Young Vic show
Learning from experienced directors 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 a director's knowledge. Each year the Jerwood Assistant Director Program, supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation will aim to provide five assistant directorships which include a residency at the Young Vic and an attachment to a production. The programme 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 direct a short piece of work, in The Clare Theatre, to be presented alongside the work of other Jerwood Assistant Directors
- The opportunity to devise and lead two peer-led projects for the Genesis Directors Network
Each assistant will receive a fee to covers their placement and assistantship on a production. There is a fee and small budget to support the direction of a short piece as part of Five Plays in The Clare.
Recent Jerwood Assistant Directors include:
- Monique Touko and Emily Ling, Blood Wedding
- Munotida Chinyanga, Tree
- Emerald Crankson, Death of a Salesman
- Seif Abdel Salam, Jesus Hopped The A Train
- Mina Barber, The Convert
- Eva Sampson, Twelfth Night
- Leo J. Skilbeck, Fun Home
- Sadie Spencer, The Inheritance
- Nicole Charles, The Jungle
- Anna Poole, Wings
- Natalie Denton, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation