JERWOOD TRAINEE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OPPORTUNITIES: A Face in the Crowd, The Little Foxes, and Girl in the Machine

The opportunity

The Trainee Assistant Director role provides an opportunity for a director or theatre maker to gain experience working on a show at the Young Vic. The opportunity to support and observe the director in rehearsals, previews, and run of a show will provide the Trainee Assistant Director with the experience of the workings of the rehearsal room, the relationships between the creative team, the craft of the actor, and the process of making a show from first day of rehearsals through to opening night. They will have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in a supported environment working alongside a director on a professional production. 

We hope the chance to observe a rehearsal and production process of a show will give the Trainee the confidence to apply for assistant director roles, either at the Young Vic or elsewhere.

Traineeships on a production

We are currently recruiting Jerwood Trainee Assistant Directors for:

• 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 
• Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith, directed by Annie Kershaw as part of the Genesis Future Directors Award

How to apply

We are taking expressions of interest for all three roles simultaneously, in the hope that this will reduce the amount of work for applicants as we recognise these processes are time intensive.

To find out more about each role and express your interest, please download an application pack from the list below. Plain text, large print, screen reader, dyslexia-friendly, and audio versions of the information are available. 

Applications open on Tuesday 7 May and close on Tuesday 28 May.

There will be an information session taking place on Wednesday 15 May from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. For those who could not attend the information session, you can access a link to the recording here. The password to access is Jerwood2024! (exclamation point included).

A recording will be made available for those who cannot attend on the day - you can use the same form below to request the link to be sent to you.

If you have any questions, or need assistance with the application process, please email Khánh Hạ Nguyễn, Creators Program Administrator on opportunitiescreatorsprogram@youngvic.org.