Open call for creative roles
Lighting Designer & Choreographer
As part of our creative approach, we will recruit a proportion of freelance creative and acting positions through open call outs to promote accessible, fair and representative practices.
We are delighted to be able to offer two opportunities to local creatives on our Christmas Youth Project (CYP), The Wind in the Willows.
If you require flexibility because of access needs or caring responsibilities, please let us know and we will offer further support including advance notice of production schedules, where possible. Diversity and Inclusion are central to our work at MAST Mayflower Studios, we are a Disability Committed Employer, and our recruitment process is open to all.
Whilst this is an open call and we are happy to consider all submissions, we strongly encourage artists who are based in or have links to the South and the Solent to apply. We are defining this region as Portland to Portsmouth from east to west, and Basingstoke to the Isle of Wight, from north to south. We seek to support and build a sustainable and vibrant artistic community in Southampton and the region, believing that having outstanding creative teams with strong links to our area will develop an ecology that will help culture thrive.
Our ambition is to achieve greater diversity so that our organisation better reflects the city and country in which we live.
About Mast Mayflower Studios
MAST, approaching its third birthday in May 2024, is a multi-art form cultural hub presenting and producing theatre, dance, musicals, music, comedy, circus, cabaret, spoken word, visual arts and family shows. We are community focussed, with engagement and consultation at the heart of everything we do.
We work with the best touring companies and local artists to present a diverse, vibrant, high-quality artistic programme, alongside our own productions and co-productions.
It is the sister venue to Mayflower Theatre and across both venues, our Participation teams – work throughout the community giving opportunities to take part and developing both future audiences and future theatre makers.
Creative & Casting
We are currently looking to engage with Choreographers and Lighting Designers.
We are looking for applicants for roles to have:
- a minimum of two professional credits (at any type or scale of venue) in your chosen discipline.
- a passion and ambition to continue and develop your professional creative practice.
- a collaborative and sympathetic approach to creative concepts.
- an ability to realise, support and contribute to the vision of the lead creatives.
- excellent attention to detail.
- a calm, organised, tactful, collaborative team approach.
- experience of and commitment to working with young people.
Please note all creatives will be required to provide proof of or undertake an enhanced DBS check, which Mayflower will finance.
Creative roles
Role: Choreographer
Title: The Wind in the Willows (Christmas Youth Production), stage adaptation and directed by Jacquelyn Ockwell. Musical Director Teddy Clements.
Dates:
- Audition day – Sunday 9 June (Round 1 Dance Audition).
- Production meetings throughout the year (online).
- Rehearsals – exact schedule TBC, but we rehearse every Sunday from 22 September and Monday – Wednesday during October half term.
- Technical rehearsals: 16 – 22 December (young people not called until 19 December).
- Performances: 22 – 31 December 2024.
- Production meetings as (reasonably) required.
Cast size: 55-60
Fees: £2,750 (including £150 for audition day)
Role: Lighting Designer
Title: The Wind in the Willows (Christmas Youth Production), stage adaptation and directed by Jacquelyn Ockwell. Musical Director Teddy Clements.
Dates:
- Production meetings throughout the year (online).
- Technical rehearsals : 16 – 22 December.
- Performances: 22 – 31st December 2024.
- Production meetings as (reasonably) required.
Location: MAST Mayflower Studios – Studio 1 (450 seats)
Cast size: 55-60
Fees: £2,000
How to apply
Please email creativecallout@mayflower.org.uk with “OPEN CALL 2024, ROLE APPLYING FOR, YOUR NAME” in the subject line. Please attach your CV and a short covering letter, in which you reference your links to Southampton/Hampshire if applicable. Please indicate if you are already in posession of a valid enhanced DBS certificate (NB – this will not impact applications).
All applicants must include their postal address and mobile telephone number.
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
The closing date for all opportunities is 10am on Tuesday 2 April 2024. We will not consider applications submitted after this point and we are not able to offer feedback at this initial stage.
Applicants will be contacted directly to arrange interviews/auditions.
Please note parking is not available on site.
We also require all applicants to complete an EDI form which should be sent with your application:
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