Director Open Call- Scratch night call out for THE SCRAP! (Jan-Mar)

The Scrap is a monthly open-call night for new writing, designed to showcase freshly developing texts for performance, and bring artists together to collaborate and keep their instincts sharp – while celebrating communal creativity!

We’re currently programming up until December, and looking for directors to workshop script submissions.

WHAT IS IT?

The Scrap works in a hybrid form, with two different categories of showcase: the Scratch and the Jam. The Scratch is for ensembles who have already been preparing a piece to do a work-in-progress performance of their work in front of an audience. For the Jam, we take a short excerpt of a new script, partner it up with actors and a director, and workshop it rapid-fire on the afternoon of the event – before doing a rehearsed reading that night. We’re looking for playwrights with a new script they’ve been working on, who are keen to hear it performed out loud and get some responses from creatives and audiences, but who haven’t yet assembled a group to develop it.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

If you apply as a director to help jam on a new text, the process is simple: you get the text a week in advance. You come on down to The Others in Stoke Newington at 1pm on the day of the event. You all say hi to the writer and actors. You workshop the play, and present a rehearsed reading that night.

You can find a more detailed breakdown of The Scrap on our website, and if you have any questions before applying, get in touch!