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We’ve got some exciting plans for 2023 - firstly that we’re going to be going back into R+D for our new show Keep The Lights On (originally commissioned by the wonderful Chronic Insanity Theatre last year for Puncture The Screen Festival).

We're currently looking to meet people from the following disciplines to join the team:

-1 Creative Technologist (ideally London/ South West based)

-2 Performance BSL Interpreters ( 1 Exeter based & 1 London based)

-2 Technicians (Exeter/ Plymouth based)

WHAT’S THE SHOW ABOUT:

Keep The Lights On is a hybrid interactive piece that explores our energy usage & asks why we should care about the climate amidst a cost of living crisis. Online and in person audiences fight to control the show’s energy supply, with the online audience trying to turn the lights off in the theatre whilst the in person audience battle to avoid experiencing the show in complete darkness by powering the show’s lights through a bike generator!

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WHY WE NEED A CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST:

It’s a big technical beast of a show with audiences joining from 2 separate theatres in different locations as well as an online audience - all of whom are connected to each other live via video link and can directly effect each other’s experience. So we’re looking for an experienced Creative Technologist to join our team to help bring this mad project to life!

We’re looking for someone who is interested and excited to help us work out solutions to:

-the challenges of an interactive hybrid piece across multiple locations

-making an exciting interactive live stream experience

-exploring sustainable ways of an audience generating power for the show using bike generators and other forms of tech

We have some ideas already from our scratch performance last year, but need someone with more technical experience to help us improve these (or tell us when we’re barking up the wrong tree and that there’s a much better alternative method).

Fee for the R+D is £1800 (to cover 12 days at at a £150 day rate)

We’re still waiting on confirmation of funding so this is just a callout for us to meet people and have an informal coffee (in person or on zoom) so that we can hit the ground running when we get the all clear. Currently the timeline is for the R+D to take place in Feb and March but if the ACE gods are not forthcoming then this timeline will be pushed back.

Ideally we’re looking for someone based in London/ the South West.

If interested just drop us an email to killthecattheatre@gmail.com to say hi with a link to a CV/ portfolio/ website and a couple of lines about a previous project you’ve worked on.

TECHNICIAN INFO

We’re looking for some Exeter and Plymouth based technicians to join us to help technically operate our work in progress sharings of our new show Keep The Lights On in March this year!

We’re still waiting on confirmation of funding so rather than an application this is just a callout for us to make contact with people we may not have worked with before as it’s gonna be a pretty quick turnaround from when we do hear back about funding but we also want to have given enough time to reach as many people with the callout as possible.

So if you’re interested and may have some availability in March this year for a couple of dates then all you need to do is just drop us an email to killthecattheatre@gmail.com with the subject line 'Keep The Lights On Technician Callout' and then when we get the all clear from our funding we will drop you an email with a link to a job description so you don’t miss the application.

Fee will be £150 per show. (1-2 shows will be available depending on where you’re based).

PERFORMANCE BSL INTERPRETER INFO

We’re looking for 2 Performance BSL Interpreters (one London and one Exeter based) to join us for our work in progress performances of our new show Keep The Lights On in March this year.

For our R+D we want to integrate a BSL interpreter into the performance, so are looking for BSL interpreters who are comfortable with a more performative style.

Exeter BSL Interpreter dates:

Half day rehearsal on 9th March

Evening performance on 10th March- performance lasts 1 hour. (Also paid at half day rate to include time for prep/ run through beforehand)

London BSL Interpreter dates:

Half day rehearsal on 16th March

Evening performance on 17th March- performance lasts 1 hour. (Also paid at half day rate to include time for prep/ run through beforehand)

Fee will be £140 per half day in line with NUBSLI Interpetation rates.

So if you’re interested and are available then all you need to do is just drop us an email to killthecattheatre@gmail.com with the subject line 'Keep The Lights On Performance BSL Interpreter Callout’ and let us know whether you are based in London or Exeter. Then when we get the all clear from our funding we will drop you an email with a link to a job description so you don’t miss the application.