OPPORTUNITIES – March 2014
Dates and Deadlines (see details below):
03/03 New York: Symposium for Emerging Artists: Musicals – priority application deadline
03/04 Southern California: Dominique Serrand Observership application deadline
03/10 National: Guest Artist Initative application for U.S. universities and colleges posted online
03/15 New York: Symposium for Emerging Artists: Musicals – notice of acceptance emailed
03/24 New York: One-on-One Conversation with Sean Mathias and Derek McLane
03/31 New York: DCN Topic TBD
Upcoming Programs – a selection of our upcoming programs, some dates are approximate:
04/14 National: Observership Application Posted online
04/28 New York: NY Symposium for Emerging Directors and Choreographers – Musicals
05/05 Eastern U.S.: Zelda Fichandler Award Nomination process opens.
06/23 New York: NY Symposium for Emerging Directors and Choreographers – Plays
Outside Opportunities:
03/08 Pennsylvania: Application deadline Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre, Allegheny College
See opportunity details below. For further questions after reading details, please email ERusconi@SDCweb.org
EMERGING ARTISTS SYMPOSIUM: Musicals and Plays
The Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation announces its application for Emerging Artists Symposium to build community and provide information on craft and career to emerging directors and choreographers. Participants will spend the day discussing conceiving, developing, directing, and choreographing musicals with professional directors, choreographers, and industry professionals. Click for more information.
OBSERVERSHIP PROGRAM
Through this program, we offer 25 grants to shadow master directors and choreographers mounting new productions across the country. SDCF provides each Observer with a weekly stipend of $200 plus a small project travel stipend. Only those who have applied for this program – are eligible to apply for these opportunities and only they receive full details. Applications for this year are now closed. Application for projects beginning July 1, 2014 will be available online in April, 2014.
Click for more information.
GUEST ARTIST INIATIVE
The Guest Artist Initiative Program enables SDCF to facilitate and fund the hiring of professional SDC Directors and Choreographers to helm theatre productions at universities and colleges across the country. An SDCF panel comprised of professional directors and choreographers and college educators select productions for the award. Two proposals receive funding and facilitation services, and several more are offered free facilitation services. The schools are solely responsible for selecting the Guest Artist among SDC Members applicants (limited to Full SDC Members only).
For more information on this opportunity, please click here.
If your college or university would like information on our free search facilitation services, please contact us at Foundation@SDCweb.org.
ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION
Open to the public, this series of conversations with theatre’s prominent artists offers rare insights into the creative process and personal experience of forging an artistic career.
On Monday, March 24, Director Sean Mathias (No Man’s Land, Waiting for Godot, Indiscretions) and Scenic Designer Derek McLane (Beautiful, Ragtime, 33 Variations) join us for our next conversation in the series. Look for more information about this event in an upcoming email.
For information on this program, visit SDCF Conversations and Events.
DCN
Produced in association with SDC, DCN’s are typically held one Monday of each month at SDC, 1501 Broadway, Suite 1701, and focus on exploring a topic of interest to directors and choreographers with invited distinguished guests. Attendance is free and open to the public.
For information on this program, visit SDCF Conversations and Events.
THE ZELDA FICHANDLER AWARD
With this award, SDCF recognizes the profound impact and honors the legacy of the founders of regional theatre and celebrates the creativity and artistry of theatre around the country. Named after Zelda Fichandler, a founder of the American regional theatre movement, the award celebrates significant achievement in the field, singular creativity and artistry, and a deep investment in a particular region. This award is not for lifetime achievement; the intent is to honor an artist for both accomplishment to date and promise for the future. This award presents an unrestricted grant of $5,000 to an outstanding director or choreographer making an exceptional contribution to the national arts landscape through theatre work in a region. For more information, visit Zelda Fichandler Award at sdcfoundation.org. We will begin accepting nominations in May.
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THEATRE, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre. The Department of Communication Arts/Theatre at Allegheny College invites applicants for a One-Year Non-Tenure Track Theatre Generalist position beginning August 2014. Qualifications include M.F.A. in Acting or Directing, or Ph.D. in Theatre. In April 2015, the Visiting Assistant Professor will direct a mainstage production in the Playshop Theatre. Please send a cover letter and CV in a single PDF file with the candidate’s name as the file name, and three letters of reference (these may arrive separately) to Professor Mark Cosdon at theatresearch2014@allegheny.edu. Review of applications begins on March 14, 2014. Women and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.