Experience Opportunity

Paid Placement: Ebony Scrooge

ZooNation is offering a paid placement opportunity on our upcoming production Ebony Scrooge, at Sadler’s Wells East, as a part of our Behind The Scenes Initiative. The initiative aims to support Black and Global Majority talent in creative and backstage theatre roles, who are currently underrepresented in the sector. 

For Ebony Scrooge the placement offered is within the Costume team, learning from and supporting our Costume Designer and Costume Supervisor. 

The placement will take place across 15 sessions, which may vary between full days and split days. Within this placement, you will receive hands on experience of working on a main stage production with ZooNation. 

In order to apply please send a letter (max 1 A4) OR a short video or audio submission (max 1 minute) explaining why you are interested in this programme. Please include details of any relevant experience or transferrable skills you have to date. 

Successful applicants will be invited to a Zoom chat with members of the team, where we can get to know you better and discuss the role in more detail. After this time, one applicant will be invited to join the programme. 

Application deadline 25  July at 5pm

Requirements

To be eligible to apply for this placement, you must be:

• Aged 18 - 25

• Have some experience or transferrable skills in costume, fashion or art, such as through school or a project, but no formal qualification in this area (a degree course). 

• Available during the placement dates (See below) – we will plan dates based on mutual availability of the creative team and successful applicant however, you must have good availability throughout the dates stated below.

• Be from the Global Majority. In reference to our Black Lives Matter Pledge, we particularly encourage applications from those of African or Caribbean heritage.

Dates required for this programme:

Interview date: Thursday 31 July, afternoon for a 30 minute Zoom meeting.

15 sessions, dates to be confirmed with successful applicant, falling between; 

August and December

Rehearsal weeks, between 13 October and 15 November. Rehearsals in East London. 

Production week, 17 – 27 November

Previews, 26 November – 3 December

*Please note, from production onwards, hours will follow those required, with later starts and later finishes.

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