Assistant Director Applications Due Today for Stray Cat Theatre's productions of SHEEPDOG and ASSASSINS

From our friends at Stray Cat Theatre: 

Applications for assistant director positions for SHEEPDOG and ASSASSINS. 

all applications will be stripped of all identifying information and scored anonymously.

If we need to see you for an in-person interview, we will be in touch.

Otherwise, all applicants will receive notification via email once a decision has been made.

Assistant Directors will receive a $150 honorarium at the end of the process upon submitting a brief report on their time with us.

DEADLINE

11:59pm Monday, December 27th.

Contingent on the volume of applications received, we hope to have the positions filled by Monday, January 3rd.

*****SHEEPDOG*****

Sue to the specific racial content of the show, we are respectfully considering ONLY african-american applicants.

*****ASSASSINS*****

All applications will be considered.

YOU MAY APPLY FOR BOTH IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE AND INTERESTED IN BOTH.

NO INDIVIDUAL WILL BE AWARDED MORE THAN ONE POSITION A SEASON.

YOU MUST BE 18 OR OLDER BY THE START OF YOUR ASSISTANTSHIP.

IF NOT, WE WILL NEED A PARENT/GUARDIAN TO APPROVE YOUR PARTICIPATION.

Please complete the following and submit to: akeegan@straycattheatre.org 

PLEASE SUBMIT - Body of email:

Name -

Phone -

email - 

Preferred pronouns -

Show(s) you are interested in - 

Are you 18 or older? - 

If not, please have a parent or guardian contact us at this email so we can get the proper permission to consider you.

Are you vaccinated? -

If not, please advise when you plan to get vaccinated before the start of rehearsals. (please note all participants must provide proof of vaccination.)

On a separate WORD Document titled APPLICATION, please answer the following:

1. Why are you interested in Assistant Directing for Stray Cat?

2. What expectations/hopes would you have as a result of being selected for the position? Like...in an ideal world, what all would transpire during your time with us?

3. What is it about the show (or shows) you are applying for that most excites you?

4. Shows typically rehearse 4 weeknights 6:30pm-10:30pm and weekends for 4 to 8 hour chunks for at least one of the days. Production meetings tend to be held before or after rehearsals on weekends. All of this is subject to change. We would expect you to take part in all production meetings, as many rehearsals as possible, all of tech week, and opening night. Let us know what kind of conflicts you would have with this kind of schedule. (specific show breakdown below)

SHEEPDOG*

Auditions: January 16-17

1st Rehearsal: January 30

Tech week: March 6 - 10

Run: March 11 - 26

ASSASSINS*

Auditions: January 23-24

1st Rehearsal: March 28

Tech week: May 1 - 5

Run: May 6 - 21

5. Do you have reliable transportation? 

6. To keep this as blind an application process as possible, please generally describe any previous experience you have on the production side of the table. We ask you not to submit a resume - simply a general summary of ‘directed twice, assisted with props once, etc.

NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY. 

*ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE