Hiring:  PTC  Associate  Dramaturg    Application  deadline  June  8,  2016  Send  cover  letter  and  resume  in  one  PDF  with  file  title  “LastnameFirstnameApplication.pdf”  to:  hiringcommittee@playwrightstheatre.com  by  midnight,  June  8,  2016.  If  you  intend  to  apply  but  this  schedule  is  difficult  for  you,  please  contact  us.    

   PTC  is  hiring  an  Associate  Dramaturg  starting  mid-­September,  2016.  This  is  a  contract  position  with  specific  responsibilities  and  a  semi-­  flexible  schedule  extending  over  a  year.    Interviews  will  take  place  June  27-­30  with  an  offer  by  mid  July.    About  us    Theatre  is  alive.  An  ever-­evolving  dialogue  with  life  and  with  the  world.  PTC  is  where  that  conversation  starts.  We  collaborate  on  new  work  with  emerging  and  established  theatre  artists.  Our  focus  is  dramaturgy,  development,  playmaking  from  A  to  Z.  Through  carefully  curated  programs  and  deep  conversations  with  artists,  we  are  reimagining  theatre  together.  New  and  necessary  stories  take  shape.  Fresh  ways  of  working,  thinking  and  creating  emerge.  We  foster  a  culture  of  inclusivity  and  aim  to  make  PTC  accessible  to  artists  of  vision  with  a  wide  range  of  lived  experience.    PTC  is  an  equal  opportunity  employer.  At  this  time,  our  office  is  on  the  second  floor  with  no  elevator  access.  We  welcome  applications  from  all  qualified  candidates.    About  you    The  Associate  Dramaturg  develops  the  winning  project  for  the  Fringe  New  Play  Prize  2017,  including  the  selection,  process  design  and  collaboration  with  the  lead  artist(s).  You  will  also  manage  PTC’s  Block  programs,  liaising  with  the  Block  Leaders  and  welcoming  new  participants  into  the  company.    You  are  a  theatre  maker  with  at  least  4  years  of  post-­training  experience.  You  are  a  collaborator  who  is  also  capable  of  independent  work,  with  experience  in  both  development  and  production  dramaturgy,  including  script  analysis  in  relationship  to  production  design,  as  well  as  aspects  of  producing  (scheduling,  resource  allocation).  You  are  interested  in  the  larger  Vancouver  theatre  ecology  and  in  making  and  maintaining  connections  to  community,  especially    to  emerging  artist  communities.  You  have  basic  administrative  skills  (scheduling,  participant  management,  payment  schedules).        About  the  job    Dramaturgy  –  Fringe  New  Play  Prize    PTC  and  the  Vancouver  Fringe  Festival  have  offered  a  Fringe  New  Play  Prize  for  four  years.  Each  year,  the  project  chosen  has  been  different  –  from  collectively  devised  pieces  in  process  to  a  text-­based  shows  for  one  to  four  actors.  The  submissions  are  in  the  form  of  a  script  fragment  or  idea,  a  production  plan  and  artist  resumes.  The  Associate  Dramaturg  will  help  select  the  2017  winner  (along  with  PTC  Dramaturg  Kathleen  Flaherty  and  Fringe  AED  David  Jordan).    In  January,  once  the  winner  is  announced,  there  will  be  an  analysis  phase,  a  process  design  phase,  followed  by  weekly  meetings  developing  into  workshops,  script  work,  and  

eventually  rehearsal  visits.    As  the  main  PTC  liaison  with  this  project,  the  Associate  Dramaturg  is  also  responsible  for  including  the  Communications  Manager  in  community  engagement  and  promotional  opportunities.    The  Associate  Dramaturg  will  take  on  this  project  in  consultation,  as  required,  with  PTC  Dramaturg  Kathleen  Flaherty.    Management  of  PTC  Block  Programs    PTC  offers  a  series  of  Block  Programs  to  emerging  writers  (Block  A),  for  writers  to  self-­produce  (Block  P)  and  to  dramaturgs  (Block  D).  Members  apply  to  the  programs,  which  are  curated  to  create  small  diverse  cohorts  with  similar  goals  and  needs.  The  Associate  Dramaturg  will  assist  with  the  continual  evolution  of  the  form  of  the  blocks  and  manage  the  community  engagement,  application  process,  intake,  and  administration  of  the  Blocks,  including  submission  calls,  scheduling,  contracting  of  facilitators,  communications  with  participants,    and  evaluation.  The  Associate  Dramaturg  completes  administration  in  conjunction  with  the  Operations  Manager,  and  develops  and  executes  community  engagement  and  communications  in  collaboration  with  the  Communications  Director  and  the  Dramaturg.  A  familiarity  with  Excel,  data  bases  and  online  sharing  platforms  is  essential.    To  apply,  send  your  letter  of  application  and  CV/resume    Attention  Heidi  Taylor,  in  one  PDF  (LastnameFirstnameApplication.pdf)  to:  hiringcommittee@playwrightstheatre.com,    subject  line:  Associate  Dramaturg    Deadline  for  applications:  Midnight,  June  8,  2016.