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YEP Directors

...Create new worlds

Recruitment to join YEP Directors opens in Summer 2024.
Sign up to the YEP newsletter and we'll email you when the application process is open.

 

If you're aged 18-25 with an interest in creating theatre and directing, this group meet weekly on Wednesdays from 5pm-7pm.

Sessions, guided by our team of professional artists, give you the opportunity to experiment with different techniques, styles of directing and art forms. You'll gain an insight into approaches to directing plays, learning about working with actors and creative teams.

This activity is free! 

Jason Kelly from Our House is Condemned (Directed by George Fragakis) as part of the YEP Directors' Festival 2023
Jason Kelly from Our House is Condemned (Directed by George Fragakis) as part of the YEP Directors' Festival 2023

YEP Directors will include the following:
•    Directing skills and techniques.
•    The process of theatre making.
•    Working collaboratively.
•    Developing confidence, resilience and social skills.
•    Increasing aspiration.
•    Staging a play as part of the YEP Directors Festival (YDF)
•    Theatre masterclasses.
•    Mentoring.
•    Exploring creative opportunities.
•    Going on trips and seeing theatre.
•    Meeting other young people and networking to build your own community and connections. 
•    Engaging with the creative process of at least one professional production.  

The group size is up to 6 people. 

Every year our YEP groups get the opportunity to stage their work in our professional spaces. YEP Directors will direct a full play as part of the YEP Directors Festival (YDF). The play will be under 75 minutes, have a small cast and will be performed in front of an audience. 

Is this for you or someone you know?
We want to make sure we're reaching the people who would most benefit from this creative training, so read on to see if this could be you or email us at [email protected] if you're not sure. 

You should be:
•    Aged 18-25.
•    Living in Liverpool City Region.
•    Creative. 
•    Imaginative. 
•    Open to ideas. 
•    Expressive.
•    Willing to learn, play and make mistakes.

You could be:
•    Interested in a career in the creative industry.
•    Disengaged from education.
•    Limited by opportunities in the arts.
•    On an Education, Health and Care plan.
•    A young carer.
•    A care leaver.
•    Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent.
•    From the Global Majority community.
•    LGBTQIA+.
•    In a job that is not creative.
•    Studying or graduated and need some support to progress.

You would like to:
•    Meet new friends.
•    Be creative in a new space.
•    Work on performance skills as director.
•    Direct a play.
•    Have somewhere to be safe and not judged.
•    Build a network of creative people like you.

Who runs YEP Directors?
Our outstanding team of freelancers are professional theatre makers and experienced in making work with young people. A dedicated practitioner will run YEP Directors and there'll be masterclasses with visiting professionals working in the industry too. Our YEP Mentor will provide support throughout and can give guidance on submitting your application, setting personal goals and deciding on your next steps at the end of your course. There will also be support from our Young People & Community Producer, as well as other creatives in our building.

How do I sign up?
Recruitment to join YEP Directors opens in Summer 2024. Sign up to the YEP newsletter and we'll email you when the application process is open.

I know a young person – how can I sign them up?
We'd love to hear from you if there's someone to refer to us. Drop us an email at [email protected]

Interested in theatre but want to know more about different roles behind the scenes?
Check out YEP Producers, YEP Technicians or YEP Writers.  

Interested in theatre but want to perform?
Check out YEP Actors 18-25.  

“To be able to work with a full crew on a professional production is just so fulfilling. I just love the whole process and thrive on the pressure.”
Sarah Van Parys, YEP Director Graduate