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Roles

Assistant Directors

Work with exceptional theatre directors to learn about production planning, actor direction, and artistic vision. You will get the opportunity to join the process and be able to take notes of blocking and character as well as the potential to run scenes and help with the organisation of rehearsals. 

Assistant Choreographers 

You will collaborate with professional choreographers to understand movement, staging, and dance integration. You will get the opportunity to take down the blocking, footwork and spacing to help with the cast remembering where they should be. You might be the opportunity to run warm up rehearsals.

Assistant Musical Directors

You will gain insights into musical arrangement, scoring, vocal coaching, conducting, and working with performers. You will get the opportunity to make notes of stylistic choices that the Musical Director makes and then work with the band in leading rehearsals as well as an experience working in the pit for the production week.

Assistant Designer 

The Set and Costume Designer plays a pivotal role as part of the core creative team on a production, responsible for creating a world for the show and ensuring the production feels cohesive and original. As an assistant you'll work with the designer and hear about their vision for the show, attending production meetings and planning sessions with the other creatives. During rehearsals you'll suport the Stage Management team will curating and making props before supporting the visuals of the production through the technical rehearsal process. Youll see out the process by ensuring that the quality is maintained across the performances. 

Projects

Application Process 

We invite applications between October and December. Your £25 application fee provides open access to a vibrant online community, where we offer skill building sessions, group mentorship and the chance to observe a production process. Once we receive your application, you’ll receive a Zoom link and an invite to participate in as much as you can! 

Fees 

NYMT fees vary from course to course, project to project. We work hard to maintain fees at affordable levels. We never want finances to be a barrier. We provide our Young Company Members with a fundraising guide and we offer various bursaries at a range of levels.