Gap year training course - Peer Productions - Surrey
This is a voluntary position
Woking based theatre company Peer Productions are currently seeking young actors (aged 16 - 24 years for their free gap year training course.
This is an ideal opportunity for any one who needs more experience before going to drama school.
Our young actors are training in all aspects of acting for stage and screen and are also trained as peer educators delivering a series of arts projects and touring to schools across the South East.
In previous years our actors have been offered places at Mountview, Central School of Speech and Drama, Rose Bruford, East15, Guildford School of Acting, Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, ALRA, LIPA and AADA in New York.
Apply by 24 Jun, 2010
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Other ways of getting work experience include:
- Joining a youth theatre
- Doing a Creative Apprenticeship
- Volunteering. Check out vinspired
- Work shadowing (ie following a theatre professional around for a day or two, obviously with their permission. Otherwise, it’s simply stalking)
- Studying for The Diploma in Creative & Media
- Taking a casual job in a local theatre eg stage hand, usher, bar work
- Working somewhere other than a theatre where you can learn similar skills eg a cinema, a music venue, at an outdoor event, a conference or exhibition etc
- Doing an Arts Award
North East training with bursary
InterACT is a year-long training scheme for graduate actors, directors, designers and stage managers, run by Northumberland Theatre Company.
You are eligible to apply if you originate from Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Cleveland, Durham or Cumbria or studied for a degree in those counties.
All InterACT trainees receive a modest training bursary and some additional support for travel and relocation.
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