Seeking A Theatre Director with Lived Experience of Disability*
We are looking for a theatre-maker with lived experience of disability to direct a developmental season of a show featuring disabled characters.
The show will take place in Wellington September 2023 with six weeks of rehearsals leading up to the show.
To apply, please send an email telling us about yourself and your theatre experience to Helen at Helenvivienne@hotmail.com by January 16th 2023. If you don’t have previous directing experience, but it is something you are interested in pursuing, please consider applying, as mentorship will be provided by an experienced director.
We want this opportunity to be accessible to everyone, so if you would like to submit your application another way, such as a video proposal, please get in touch.
Any questions, please contact Helen on helenvivienne@hotmail.com
By applying to this opportunity you are confirming you have lived experience of disability*.
Seeking A Playwright with Lived Experience of Disability*
We are looking for a playwright with lived experience of disability to write a short play (7-15 minutes run time) which will be staged with five other short plays all featuring disabled characters in Wellington in September 2023.
The play must feature a disabled or neurodiverse main character
The play must be 7-15 minute long
The play can be about anything and does not have to focus on the experience of disability (but can if you wish).
This can be a work you want to act in yourself, or one you would like to be performed by others.
The play can be an existing work, as long as it fits the above criteria and you own all necessary rights for it to be included in this show.
To apply, please send a brief explanation of your play idea, some information about yourself, and a short sample of your writing to helenvivienne@hotmail.com by January 30th 2023. The writing sample could be a couple of pages from the script you want to write, or from something else.
If you don’t have much previous playwriting experience, but it is something you are interested in pursuing, please consider applying, as support will be provided by experienced playwrights.
We want this opportunity to be accessible to everyone, so if you would like to submit your idea another way, such as a video proposal, please get in touch.
Any questions, please contact Helen on helenvivienne@hotmail.com
By applying to this opportunity you are confirming you have lived experience of disability*.
*We are using a broad definition of disability, including physical and sensory disabilities, neurodiversity, chronic illness or lived experience of mental distress. If you feel the term “disability” applies to you, then we want to hear from you.
About the show
The show will consist of five short plays, all featuring disabled characters. Two of these plays have already been written, three will be written specifically for this show. The two existing plays are “Lessons Learnt from Hannibal Lecter” by Angela Pope and “Interrupt-able” by Helen Vivienne Fletcher.
Cast and crew will come from the disabled community.
Sameena Zehra from The Magnificent Weirdos will be taking on the role of mentor to the director.
Rehearsals will be evenings and weekends.
We are currently applying for funding for this project, and plan for these to be paid roles.