Chichester Festival Theatre Trains Young Directors
Chichester Festival Theatre is launching a to give emerging directors the opportunity to develop their skills and gain first hand experience of working in one of the UK's leading theatres.
The two year placement will also focus on running a festival and a venue, developing the essential qualities needed to become an Artistic Director. The scheme will initially run for three years, taking on a new trainee director each year.
A schedule of training is to be drawn up and could include assisting on in-house productions during the Festival, staff directing on touring productions, contributing to the programming of Festival Events, researching possible programming opportunities for the Autumn season, co-direction of the youth theatre show and script reading.
In addition there will be an opportunity to contribute to casting, sit in on auditions and rehearsed readings, participate in in-house meetings, work closely with the Education Department and gain experience of every department within the theatre.
“It is absolutely vital that the theatre industry develops new young directors for the future," Jonathan Church, Artistic Director at Chichester Festival Theatre said, "and I hope that this scheme, generously supported by the Heller Foundation, will make a small difference.
Morven and Michael Heller from the Heller Charitable Foundation have worked closely with Chichester Festival Theatre for a number of years and are keen supporters of the arts. They have pledged to support the scheme for three years.
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The two year placement will also focus on running a festival and a venue, developing the essential qualities needed to become an Artistic Director. The scheme will initially run for three years, taking on a new trainee director each year.
A schedule of training is to be drawn up and could include assisting on in-house productions during the Festival, staff directing on touring productions, contributing to the programming of Festival Events, researching possible programming opportunities for the Autumn season, co-direction of the youth theatre show and script reading.
In addition there will be an opportunity to contribute to casting, sit in on auditions and rehearsed readings, participate in in-house meetings, work closely with the Education Department and gain experience of every department within the theatre.
“It is absolutely vital that the theatre industry develops new young directors for the future," Jonathan Church, Artistic Director at Chichester Festival Theatre said, "and I hope that this scheme, generously supported by the Heller Foundation, will make a small difference.
Morven and Michael Heller from the Heller Charitable Foundation have worked closely with Chichester Festival Theatre for a number of years and are keen supporters of the arts. They have pledged to support the scheme for three years.
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