Assistant Director

2 weeks ago


StratforduponAvon, United Kingdom Royal Shakespeare Company Full time

**We are looking for an Assistant Director to assist Blanche McIntyre on a professional theatre production of **_The Merry Wives of Windso_**r in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.**

**The Assistant Director will lead on BSL integrated rehearsals, understudy rehearsals (including technical and dress rehearsal) and will maintain the production during the run in Stratford-upon-Avon.**

The engagement will run from Monday 25th March to Saturday 7th September 2024. During this period, you would be contracted exclusively to the RSC on a full-time basis. The terms of the engagement will be covered by the RSC/EQUITY Agreement.

London Rehearsals: w/c 25 March 2024 - w/c 13 May 2024
Stratford-upon-Avon Rehearsals: w/c 20 May 2024
Tech From Thursday 30th May 2024
Performances Wednesday 5th June 2024 - Saturday 7th September 2024

The _Merry Wives of Windsor_ runs in rep with _School for Scandal_ and will operate on a priority rehearsal schedule which will be set before the first day of the engagement.

You will:

- Play an active part in the creative process, understanding the vision and intention of the production, and identifying opportunities to enrich it as the production is made
- Support the Director with research in advance of rehearsals if necessary and respond to research requests as they arise in the rehearsal process
- Attend all production meetings
- Assist the Director as needed. Attend all rehearsals, taking notes and actively watching and listening, representing the audience in the room. Communicate regularly with the Director regarding the progress of the production
- Maintain the standard of the production as set by the Director and keep the Director updated
- Run special rehearsals such as line-throughs etc.
- Make notes for the Director as instructed during rehearsals and tech. Share these notes with the Director
- Assist the Casting Department with the final allocation of understudy roles
- Rehearse the understudy company and keep a rehearsal 'book' and understudy cards to cover every possible understudy situation
- Be a point of contact between assisted performances freelancers (Audio Describers, Captioners, BSL Interpreters) and the production and lead on rehearsals for Relaxed Performances
- Support the well-being and morale of the acting company and share any concerns directly with the Director, Producer and Stage Manager as they arise
- Take a lead in rehearsals when the Director or Associate Director is not available
- Support any press and marketing requests
- Take part in additional activity which could include but are not limited to; Insight Sessions,
- Unwrapped Sessions, Post Show Talks, Trailers, Student Conferences, Workshops, one-off Concerts.

We will:

- Embed you within the wider RSC team giving you experience of working within a large organisation
- Help develop your professional development plan and offer development opportunities where needed for the production. This may also include wider projects such as play readings, script workshops and literary projects
- Facilitate introductions to key industry contacts as appropriate
- Ensure you have regular catch ups with the Producer
- Give you the opportunity to learn about our work nationally with schools, teachers and young people
- Provide an opportunity to work on, and gain a greater insight into, Assisted Performances which could include Audio Described, Captioned, Relaxed and performances with an integrated BSL Interpreter
- Sign post any suitable external opportunities

Provide opportunities to participate in and/or lead additional activities in order to gain valuable experience of working with our audiences and young people.

The RSC strives for excellence, and values integrity, inclusion, ambition and innovation. We act with respect, show leadership and build resilient ways of working in all our activities.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity



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