Assistant Director for - Everyday Inferno Theatre Company

Everyday Inferno Theatre Company is currently accepting applications from Assistant Directors for their upcoming world premiere theatrical adaptation of Nella Larsen’s Harlem-Renaissance novel, Quicksand, to be produced at the IRT Theatre in December 2018. We particularly, but not exclusively, encourage artists of color to apply.

 



Production period: 



Rehearsal period begins on or around 10/29

Mandatory walk through 11/26 at 6pm

Load in and tech 11/27-12/1

Production runs 12/1-12/16

Load out 12/16 or 12/17 (pending scheduling)



*NOTE: Assistant Directors will not be required for all dates, we can be flexible with scheduling as needed.



Assistant Director stipend: $100



 

About the play: Quicksand is an original theatrical adaptation of Nella Larsen’s semi-autobiographical novel of the Harlem Renaissance that tracks the journey of Helga Crane, daughter of a Danish white mother and West Indian black father, as she searches, fruitlessly, for a community of her own. Crane’s travels take her through black, white, and predominantly male-dominated populations, the deep South, Denmark, and New York, eventually returning her to essentially the same place she started from – still other, still alien, still unfulfilled. The cyclical nature of this journey will be reflected in dynamic staging that illustrates the constant motion and existential unrest that comes from trying to find one’s place in the world. Quicksand was developed as part of the Access Theatre’s 2016-2017 Artist Residency program, is the recipient of grants from The Puffin Foundation, The Yip Harburg Foundation, and ART/NY, and has received a 3B residency from the IRT Theatre.





About Everyday Inferno: Everyday Inferno Theatre Co. is a small but growing company entering our 6th year as a producing organization. We are focused on developing and supporting new theatrical works that fit our mission, and on creating professional-level production opportunities for early career and emerging artists in New York City, particularly those who share our aesthetics and goals. We strongly encourage applicants to take a quick look at past productions and the other information available on our website (www.everydayinferno.com) in order to get a sense of our production abilities and limitations, and the type of theatre we are interested in creating. 





To apply: Please submit a brief cover letter / email of interest along with your resume to everydayinferno@gmail.com. We will follow up to schedule interviews with candidates over the next few weeks.