RTYDS Associate Artistic Director
An opportunity for directors with a strong professional track record of making work and a desire to learn about leadership and to make significant work on the mid-scale
The RTYDS Associate Artistic Director Scheme is a remarkable opportunity for a building-based theatre company to partner with RTYDS and to benefit from having an experienced director with a strong professional track-record in residence for 18 months. The Associate Artistic Director will develop their craft as a director while learning about the role of an artistic director in cultural leadership.
There are few opportunities for directors to learn about the challenges and demands of the role of artistic director. This strand of RTYDS’s work reflects our strong commitment to the development of artistic directors as cultural leaders. There continues to be a significant lack of diversity in those who lead organisations and there is a pressing need to provide progression routes for talented people from backgrounds that continue to be under-represented in the arts.
“My RTYDS placement threw me into the heart of one of the UK’s top producing theatres, allowing me a rare and thorough insight into the role of the Artistic Director and the importance of Regional theatre. The 18-month bursary allowed me to focus fully on my craft and ambitions as an artist and gave me the opportunity to direct my first professional production. The RTYDS is one of the most important and influential schemes of its kind and joining its alumni was a turning point for me in my career.” Rebecca Frecknall, RTYDS Alumni 2015
Applications are now closed for
the Associate Artistic Director Residency
Information for Directors
This is a paid residency for a director with a strong professional track record of making work and a desire to develop their artistic leadership.
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Our success stories
“There is no doubt in my mind that without this extraordinary chance I would not have had the experience or confidence to be the director I am or to have set up the National Theatre of Scotland.”
Vicky Featherstone
Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre