The Citadel is proud of its history of training and mentorship. We are pleased to be able to offer five Mainstage directing internships in the 2020/21 season.
Five APPRENTICE DIRECTOR positions are available, one for each of the following shows:
ELVIS: THE MUSICAL
By Sean Cercone and David Abbinanti
Director: Ashlie Corcoran
Rehearsal Dates: June 23 – July 23, 2020
NETWORK
By Lee Hall
Director: Daryl Cloran
Rehearsal Dates: August 18-September 17, 2020
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
By Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson
Director: Dave Solomon
Rehearsal Dates: October 6 – November 12, 2020
JANE EYRE
By Erin Shields
Director: Daryl Cloran
Rehearsal Dates: February 9 – March 11, 2021
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
By Patricia Resnick and Dolly Parton
Director: Rachel Peake
Rehearsal Dates: March 16 – April 15, 2021
Directing Interns are theatre professionals with post-secondary training and at least two years’ experience. The program will include:
- Shadowing the director at all rehearsals and technical rehearsals.
- Shadowing the director at design and production meetings as available.
- Supporting the director as the project requires.
- Throughout the year being invited to group meetings with senior Citadel staff members (Producer, Marketing, etc.) to learn about the company’s operations.
- Meeting with the directors of other productions in the season to learn about their process.
Assistant Directors will receive an honorarium of $2000. At this time, we are only accepting applications from Edmonton-based artists. We encourage applications from artists of diverse backgrounds.
To submit yourself for consideration please email the following information to Rachel Peake, Associate Artistic Director (rpeake@citadeltheatre.com):
1. Your professional theatre resume.
2. The show(s) of interest to you, and a brief description as to why you are drawn to them at this stage in your career.
3. A one-minute video introducing yourself and what you hope to gain from this internship.
Please submit to rpeake@citadeltheatre.com on or before March 23, 2020 with the subject line: Directing Internship Program. All questions may also be directed to this same email address. Thank you for your application.