Paperback Theatre
- Contact name: George Attwell Gerhards
- Contact email: [email protected]
Job Description
Paperback Theatre are hitting the (yellow brick) road, on their summer tour.
We are casting for two roles in our upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz.
Featuring original songs by Steve McCourt, in a new version of the text by Paperback Theatre’s George Attwell Gerhards, Lucy Bird will direct a cast of 5 in what has already been described by critics as “a fun and funky day-out”.
The Wizard of Oz will tour open-air throughout late-summer 2025.
Dates
Rehearsals:
W/C Monday 23rd June
W/C Monday 30th June
W/C Monday 7th July (including day-off on Thurs 10th and first performance on Sunday 13th July)
Tour Dates:
W/C Monday 14th July
W/C Monday 21st July
BREAK WEEK
W/C Monday 4th August – only required Wednesday 6th August
W/C Monday 11th August
Fees
Both roles will receive a fee of £523 per week for three weeks of rehearsals and three weeks of tour.
Rehearsals will be 5 days per week, 8 hours per day, including an unpaid hour’s lunchbreak. Rehearsal weeks will total 35 hours. This works out as £14.94 per hour.
Tour schedules will naturally vary, however we will adhere to Equity’s Charter for Outdoor Theatre and weekly hours will average out at no more than 42 hours a week (minimum £12.45 per hour).
They will receive an additional day rate of £104 for Wednesday 6th August and any additional days booked.
Currently the contract total comes to £3242, the final amount including per diems will be confirmed at the point of offer.
Where holiday days cannot be taken within the contract, this will be paid in lieu at the end.
There is no relocation budget for rehearsals, as such these roles are only open to actors with a West Midlands base, able to commute to Birmingham.
Accommodation and Travel will be provided by the company on tour and a meal allowance provided where appropriate.
Paperback Theatre are proud to be signatories of Equity’s Charter for Outdoor Theatre, and all schedules, pay and per diems will be calculated in accordance with this.
Job Requirements
Roles
Actor-Musician Multirole
Essential Skills/Experience
Chordal Instrument – Highly Proficient (ideally accordion but open to others)
Good comedic instincts
Ability to Multirole
Desirable
Experience of outdoor touring
Trainee Actor
We are delighted to be running our trainee actor scheme for the second time.
This is a role reserved for a West Midlands based actor with limited professional experience or training. We are also opening this opportunity to more established actors with no outdoor theatre experience.
Acknowledging the lack of diversity in the open air touring sector, we are particularly keen to hear from performers from underrepresented backgrounds.
Desirable Skills/Experience
Ability to multirole
Good comedic instincts
Even better if!
Ability to play an instrument and/or sing
Job Responsibilities
Main responsibilities
Rehearsing and performing the show, being present for all calls, working collaboratively in a small team.
Assist in the get-in and get-out at each venue (we do not tour a stage and this will not require heavy lifting)
You will not be required to drive the company vehicle, or perform front of house/box office responsibilities.
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