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Designers Open Call - How to Train your Dad to be feminist
Lighting Designer
Set & Costume Designer
Project
How to Train Your Dad to Be a Feminist by Sophie Wink is a new play in development. The play
explores the deep rooted misogyny in our family relationships as one family's celebratory dinner
unravels around their kitchen table. Through the play's characters, we experience the tension
between a generation yearning for change, parents fighting against the attitudes of the
generations before, and a family holding on to love.
The development will take place at Aberdeen Arts Centre the week of the 20th October to
support final amendments to the text and for the director, Sophie Bender, to build her creative
vision alongside designers.
The successful designers will work with the full team at AAC during the development week to
collaborate with the core team on initial concepts for the future production.
The project is led by an early-career team of theatre-makers based in the North and North East
Scotland. We encourage applications from designers in and around Aberdeen.
For questions, or support please contact the producer, Laura Valerie Walker, at
[email protected]
Director’s Note
The purpose of the design for this show will be to enhance the audience connection to the
characters and their relationships. All of the action happens at the kitchen table, but the design
should feel minimal and versatile.
As part of this development, we will be determining what scale the performance can be
produced at, so the designers should be confident engaging in this discussion, and collaborating
with all of the team to build a shared vision for the production.
Dates
Application deadline 9am Friday 19th September
Online Interviews 23rd and 24th September [morning, afternoon and evening slots]
R&D [Aberdeen] 20th-24th October [public sharing Friday 24th]
Fee
You will receive a fee of £695 [£620 per week, plus holiday pay at 12.07%]
Accommodation will be provided if not commutable, and any reasonable and agreed travel
expenses will be reimbursed.
We have a budget to cover access costs if needed.
Criteria
Essential Criteria
Designers must:
๏ Be available for the full R&D, including travel days on the 19th and 25th October if based
outside Aberdeen
๏ Have availability for at least one of the interview dates/times above
๏ Be based in Scotland
๏ Have experience designing for theatre
[we welcome applications from all career stages, including non-professional and
educational experience]
Other criteria
We will prioritise applications from the North and NE Scotland, but applicants based across
Scotland are invited to apply.
The application form will invite you to answer questions about your interest in the project
themes, and your approach to design. We will make decisions based on how well we feel
applicants have demonstrated an interest in the project, and the collaborative development
approach for this work.
How to Apply
Please use this form to apply, where you must answer the application questions, and provide
your CV; you may also provide images of your previous work.
Teaching Artist Post - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland are currently advertising the following vacancy:
Teaching Artist – Design (Digital Scenography)
Production (Stage and Screen)
Part time (17.50 hours, 0.5 FTE), Annualised, Permanent
Please see vacancies page https://www.rcs.ac.uk/vacancies/ for more information and to apply online.
Teaching Artist – Design (Digital Scenography)
Production (Stage and Screen)
Part time (17.50 hours, 0.5 FTE), Annualised, Permanent
Please see vacancies page https://www.rcs.ac.uk/vacancies/ for more information and to apply online.
Theatre and Live Arts Records at Risk Project
We have recently been contacted by The University of Bristol Theatre Collection about a fund that has been awarded to them to facilitate a project to identify and rescue significant theatre and live art records.
The impact of the pandemic on the performing arts sector has been severe, and there is the possibility of collections being lost if action is not taken now to save records to preserve the cultural history and heritage of the industry.
They are looking to help individuals including but not limited to artists, backstage professionals, designers, directors, performers, photographers, practitioners, producers, and writers, as well as organisations which have been affected by the pandemic and need help with caring for their archives, both digital and analogue.
Follow these links for more information about this project and the Bristol University Theatre Collection
The impact of the pandemic on the performing arts sector has been severe, and there is the possibility of collections being lost if action is not taken now to save records to preserve the cultural history and heritage of the industry.
They are looking to help individuals including but not limited to artists, backstage professionals, designers, directors, performers, photographers, practitioners, producers, and writers, as well as organisations which have been affected by the pandemic and need help with caring for their archives, both digital and analogue.
Follow these links for more information about this project and the Bristol University Theatre Collection