Magdalen College School, Oxford and Oxford Playhouse have created this opportunity to enable a talented, ambitious theatre maker to gain experience of professional theatre and apply their learning through a variety of school productions and outreach programmes. The post holder will undertake a wide variety of duties across both organisations, with opportunities for training, shadowing and assistant directing at Oxford Playhouse.

The resident director will work closely with Director of Drama and Associate Director to maintain and develop the artistic and professional standards of Magdalen College School drama productions. This will include leading weekly sessions for both the Magdalen College School Theatre Academy, devising and delivering a broad range of skills development workshops for the students.

The resident director will be expected to direct at least three of the school’s productions over the year, working with a range of age groups. This will include reading scripts and choosing the title and aims for each production in agreement with the resident producer and Director of Drama. The resident director is expected to generate the overall vision and concept, hold auditions and cast, take rehearsals and lead the technical rehearsals. The students’ skills and abilities should be developed through this process in a creative and supportive manner. The resident director will lead the lower school drama club, for years 7-8, which performs at least one play during the course of the year. The resident director will (in conjunction with other drama department staff) take a school production to the Edinburgh Fringe during August.

The Resident Director will also work as assistant director on the school’s Main Stage production at the Oxford Playhouse during Arts Festival. There will be other opportunities for the resident director to work with pupils at all stages of the school, during the course of the year.
The resident director will work as Assistant Director to Steve Marmion on Oxford Playhouse’s pantomime Dick Whittington and His Cat, with specific responsibility for preparing the young company (20 young performers between the ages of 11 and 15), maintaining performance levels throughout the run and offering creative and pastoral support as appropriate. The role will support the Director in full company rehearsals both through creative input and administrative tasks, ensuring good communication between the creative team and staff. The resident director will be expected to run line runs, understudy rehearsals and visit the show on a weekly basis and give notes to the company.

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