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Notnow Collective is looking for a Parent Ambassador for our audience development programme in collaboration with Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester.

Notnow Collective specialise in the baby-friendly, baby-welcoming and baby-proof shows for adults. We welcome babies into our performances and want to enable our audiences to enjoy a great night out at daytime, without needing to spend money on the babysitter.

Parents of young children often feel isolated and found a great benefit in coming to theatre performances geared at them, but fully welcoming of their children.  At the same time, this is not something often seen or offered and therefore we need to find ways of letting our parent audiences know what is happening in their local venue.

We have now been awarded funding to engage with outside collaborators within the local community to help us develop future audiences for this work.

We are looking for an individual who is a parent/carer local to Leicester, and very well plugged into local parent-baby groups, activities and places and local parents network.

You don’t need to be from the art background, but should be curious about widening the ways parents of young children can engage in activities that are geared at them, not just the babies.

This is a paid opportunity on a freelance contract basis (£15 per hour) ideally suited to an individual on the parental leave, stay-at-home parent or a part-time/freelance worker. It will require about 10-12hrs of work over a period of 6 weeks.

To apply please write a cover letter introducing yourself and explaining why is this opportunity of interest and how you think you might contribute to this activity. Please email it to info@notnowcollective.com with “PARENT AMBASSADOR” in the subject line. Deadline for applications is 4th May 2018. The interviews will be held at Attenborough Arts Centre the following week and will be fully welcoming of children.

Notnow Collective would like to hear from male actors who can move, sing and/or play an instrument!!

We are looking for a male performer (25-50) to join DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior team and play the part of DAD #2. You will be required to work for 1 week on the final R&D phase, and then rehearse for 4 weeks before the show goes out on a national tour. All relevant dates are below.

We are looking for a  terrific team player, hard working and versatile performer, comfortable with devising and movement, plays an instrument and/or has a good singing voice. Ideally with a West Midlands base, as the tour will be based from Birmingham. Notnow Collective encourages people with caring responsibilities to apply, although you do not have to be parent to be considered. Stage combat training is a bonus, as well as the current DSB check.

Important dates:

R&D Week: 23^rd-28^th April 2018

Rehearsal period: 14^th May-8^th June (Birmingham)

Tour dates (still to be finalised):

9^th June – The Quarry, Bedford

10^th June – Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester

27^th June – Stamford Arts Centre

21^st Septmeber– Theatre Clwyd

25^th October –  Cast, Doncaster

27^th October – Derby Theatre

1^st & 2^nd November – Square Chapel Halifax

7^th November – Wolverhampton Arena

January 2019 – 5 further UK dates dates TBC (between 25^th January and 10th February 2019)

FEE:

• £458 per week for 4 weeks’ rehearsal
• £150 per day for the 13 touring dates in total

To apply please send your CV, headshot and a cover letter (no more than 1 side of A4) outlining why you want to work on this project and with Notnow Collective by midnight Friday April 13^th  to info@notnowcollective.com, with the “DADMAN PERFORMER” in the subject line. Auditions will be held on 19^th OR 20^th April in Birmingham.

The show:

Dadman: The Bathtime Warrior is show, created by two mums, performed by two dads.

DadMan is a warrior. He stands strong at the gates of an ideal Birth-Plan and sings the blues about Being The Only Man At A Parent And Baby Group. This show is partly quiz, partly story intertwined with live music and original songs, partly total fantasy where DadMan dives in and out of the bathtub, running into Trust, Breasts, Flexi –Hours, Soft Play Areas and Sex (not necessarily in that order, or at the same time!!).

Notnow Collective specialise in the baby-friendly, baby-welcoming and baby-proof shows for adults. We want to enable our audiences to enjoy a great night out at daytime, without needing to spend on a baby-sitter.

For more info browse our web. We look forward to hearing from you!

Production/Technical Stage Manager

Notnow Collective are hiring a Production/Technical Stage Manager for our forthcoming tour.

We are looking for a hard working and organised individual to support the rehearsals and tour of our new show “DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior”.

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior is the second show by Notnow Collective, supported by Arts Council and Sir Barry Jackson Trust. The project includes a nationwide tour throughout 2018 and early 2019, and Audience Development activity. We create work for adults to which we welcome babies. Our focus is to help the venues in engaging new audiences, in particular parents of young children.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

ESSENTIAL

• At least 3 years professional experience of technical stage management and small scale touring
• Ability to compile production technical specifications for venues
• Experience of re-lighting shows using the lighting designer’s plan
• Experience of setting up and running of AV
• Knowledge of Qlab to a high standard
• Awareness of current Health and Safety regulations, including CDM

Regulations (Construction (Design and Management)

• Experience of writing and managing Risk Assessments
• Driver with valid UK driving licence happy to drive a touring van
• Experience of managing production budgets
• Good communicator
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and to organise workload efficiently
• Knowledge of Word and Excel

DESIRABLE

• First Aid trained
• Holds a current DBS check (dates within the last year)
• Familiarity with relaxed performances
• Familiarity with family/early years shows

DUTIES

• Writing and distributing rehearsal and production schedules
• Taking the lead on liaising with Set Designer regarding the delivery/transport of the set
• Liaising with the LX/AV designer around LX/AV design and hiring of all the necessary equipment.
• Compiling technical specifications and liaising with the venues regarding technical details and get-ins
• Leading technical set up for each performance
• Leading the get-out of each show and packing the van
• Support Performer #3 in the technical operation of the show during rehearsals and performances.
• Hiring of touring vehicles and managing the hires and returns
• Liaising with the creative team about rehearsals and tour logistics
• General stage management duties during the rehearsals and tour including maintaining The Book, sourcing and maintaining set, props, and costume care, running props, etc.
• Managing the set and equipment storage
• Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety regulations
• Preparing, updating and distributing Risk Assessment
• Writing and issuing Show Reports after each performance
• Reporting regularly to Artistic Director and Project Manager, coordinating production expenditure
• Contribution to evaluation of the project including a blog post reflecting on your experience of stage managing a baby-friendly performance
• Operating the Difference Engine during 4 performances – training on this will be provided (*see note below)

* The Difference Engine is a tool for delivering captions and audio description to the mobile devices of audience members at a performance (or other event).

Designed by Talking Birds, it is intended for site specific, promenade, small scale or touring performances, made by small companies who have thus far been unable to afford the conventional access solutions, or unable to fund the necessary audience development to attract deaf or hard of hearing audiences to see our work.

Important dates:

Rehearsal period: 14^th May-8^th June (Birmingham)

Tour dates:

9^th June – The Quarry, Bedford

10^th June – Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester

27^th June – Stamford Arts Centre

21^st September– Theatre Clwyd

25^th October –  Cast, Doncaster

27^th October – Derby Theatre

1^st & 2^nd November – Square Chapel Halifax

7^th November – Wolverhampton Arena

January 2019 – 5 further UK dates dates TBC (between 25^th January and 10th February 2019).

Pick up and returns around these dates will be confirmed by mutual agreement of Project Manager and Production Manager.

The tour still awaits full confirmation.

FEE

• £1832 to cover 4 week rehearsal period (ITC rate of £458 per week).
• £1950 for 13 odd touring dates (at £150 per day)

Deadline to apply is 11^th April 2018, 5pm. Interviews will take place in Birmingham in the week of 16^th April 2018.

To apply: Please send up to date CV together with the cover letter which outlines your interest and suitability for this position (max 1 side of A4) to:  info@notnowcollective.com with the “DADMAN PRODUCTION/TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER” in the subject line.

Please include names and contact details (e-mail and telephone) of two referees. They might be contacted prior to possible offer of the role.

THE SHOW

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior

This is a show about not baby-sitting your own kids.

DadMan is a warrior. He stands strong at the gates of an ideal Birth-Plan and sings the blues about Being The Only Man At A Parent And Baby Group. He courageously navigates the precipices of School Runs. DadMan enters the contest for the title of The Breadwinner armed with swords and Lego.

This show is partly quiz, partly story intertwined with live music and original songs, partly total fantasy where DadMan dives in and out of the bathtub, running into Trust, Breasts, Flexi –Hours, Soft Play Areas and Sex (not necessarily in that order, or at the same time!!). Finally, DadMan realises there is actually another, much bigger mountain to climb.

Dadman: The Bathtime Warrior is a devised show, created by two mums, performed by two dads, with contributions from 5 dad-artists, including Daniel Bye.

Notnow Collective supports parent-artists in the performance industry, which can be so notoriously inaccessible to those with caring responsibilities. We try to work alongside our collaborators’ caring duties, and open our rehearsal space to kids. We try to implement the chaos and order of parenting into the dramaturgy of our work, creating a “baby-proof dramaturgy”.

Notnow Collective specialise in the baby-friendly, baby-welcoming and baby-proof shows for adults. We want to enable our audiences to enjoy a great night out at daytime, without needing to spend on a baby-sitter! If, on the other hand, they desire a baby-free experience, we offer an adult-only evening show!

Notnow Collective are hiring a Project Manager for DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior project.

We are looking for a passionate, driven individual, curious about finding the variety in the way we engage with the arts and “baby-friendly” set-up of performances, and excited about supporting a young and ambitious theatre company.

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior is the second show by Notnow Collective, supported by Arts Council and Sir Barry Jackson Trust. The project includes nationwide tour throughout 2018 and 2019, and an audience development activity. We create work for adults to which we welcome babies. Our focus is to help the venues in engaging new audiences, in particular parents of young children. By the end of the project we want to have helped the development of a stronger and more recognised touring circuit for baby-friendly work, laying the foundations for organising a consortium of companies who create in this kind of immersive way.

The job is specified by the number of days. We strongly encourage people with caring responsibilities to apply as it will be up to you how you spread your working hours, and where you do them from. We will regularly meet and update on the progress of the phases of the project needing attention. Fundamentally all we want to know is that the job is done, and done well!

Job Title: Project Manager

Description: Supporting artistic director Tina Hofman by project-managing DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior (show development, rehearsals, organising/delivering the tour and overseeing the audience development activity).

Fee: £3000

Dates: April 2018 – March 2019

Number of days of work: 25

Location: Midlands

Reports to: Artistic Director

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential 

• Excellent communicator
• Ability to set and meet deadlines consistently and delegate effectively
• Excellent organisational skills, self-initiative and time management
• Willing to work with an element of flexibility
• Computer literate with strong Word, Excel skills
• Excellent administrative skills, with at least 3 years relevant experience of project management for small/mid-scale touring theatre work
• Experience of project-managing for small-scale theatre work
• Basic day to day book-keeping
• Experience of creating and managing budgets
• Knowledge of drafting and reading contracts
• Experience of writing/managing evaluation and reports
• Ability to meet regularly with the artistic director Tina Hofman (either via Skype or face-to-face)

Desirable

• Understanding and knowledge of managing Arts Council grants
• Knowledge of the current conversations around Parents In Performing Arts and Mothers Who Make

Duties:

Supporting artistic director by project-managing DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior (show development, rehearsals, organising/delivering the tour and overseeing the audience development activity)

• Working with artistic director on managing the callout, auditions, recruitment and contracting of the show’s creative team
• Supporting the administration for Parent Ambassadors Scheme
• Data and evaluation collection for project reports
• Taking the lead on collecting data and submitting interim reports and evaluations to funders.
• Supporting the evaluation of the project, including contribution to report for funders.
• Supporting the production and tour management for rehearsals and performances, liaising with the Production/Technical Manager
• Arranging travel, transport and accommodation
• Managing the day-to-day budget and cash-flow, including controlling income and expenditure
• Financial reconciliation of the project

FEE

• £3000 to cover the fees for Project Manager based on 25 days between April 2018 & March 2019 at £120 per day plus reasonable travel expenses.

This job description is intended as a guide to the nature of the work required of this position, it is neither wholly comprehensive nor restrictive and is subject to review.

Deadline to apply is 6^th April 2018, 5pm. Selected candidates will be contacted by 11^th April. Interviews will take place in Birmingham in the week of 16^th April 2018.

To apply: Please send up to date CV together with the cover letter which outlines your interest and suitability for this position, with the reference to job description and person specification (max 1 side of A4) to:  info@notnowcollective.com with the “DADMAN PROJECT MANAGER” in the subject line.

Please include names and contact details (e-mail and telephone) of two referees. They might be contacted prior to possible offer of the role.

Anticipated start day Monday 30^th April 2018

THE SHOW

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior

This is a show about not baby-sitting your own kids.

DadMan is a warrior. He stands strong at the gates of an ideal Birth-Plan and sings the blues about Being The Only Man At A Parent And Baby Group. He courageously navigates the precipices of School Runs. DadMan enters the contest for the title of The Breadwinner armed with swords and Lego.

This show is partly quiz, partly story intertwined with live music and original songs, partly total fantasy where DadMan dives in and out of the bathtub, running into Trust, Breasts, Flexi –Hours, Soft Play Areas and Sex (not necessarily in that order, or at the same time!!). Finally, DadMan realises there is actually another, much bigger mountain to climb.

Dadman: The Bathtime Warrior is a devised show, created by two mums, performed by two dads, with contributions from 5 dad-artists, including Daniel Bye.

Notnow Collective supports parent-artists in the performance industry, which can be so notoriously inaccessible to those with caring responsibilities. We try to work alongside our collaborators’ caring duties, and open our rehearsal space to kids. We try to implement the chaos and order of parenting into the dramaturgy of our work, creating a “baby-proof dramaturgy”.

Notnow Collective specialise in the baby-friendly, baby-welcoming and baby-proof shows for adults. We want to enable our audiences to enjoy a great night out at daytime, without needing to spend on a baby-sitter! If, on the other hand, they desire a baby-free experience, we offer an adult-only evening show!

Notnow Collective are hiring Audience Development Officer for DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior project.

We are looking for a passionate, driven individual, curious about finding the variety in the way we engage with the arts and “baby-friendly” set-up of performances, and excited about supporting a young and ambitious theatre company.

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior is the second show by Notnow Collective, supported by Arts Council and Sir Barry Jackson Trust. The project includes nationwide tour throughout 2018 and 2019, and an audience development activity. We make work for adults to which we welcome babies. Our focus is to help the venues in engaging new audiences, in particular parents of young children. By the end of the project we want to have helped the development of a stronger and more recognised touring circuit for baby-friendly work, laying the foundations for organising a consortium of companies who create in this kind of immersive way.

This job is specified by the number of days. We strongly encourage people with caring responsibilities to apply as it will be up to you how you spread your working hours, and where you do them from. We will regularly meet and update on the progress of the phases of the project needing attention. Fundamentally all we want to know is that the job is done, and done well!

Job Title: Audience Development Officer

Description: Managing the audience development activity throughout the project DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior by Notnow Collective

Fee: £3000

Dates: April 2018 – March 2019

Number of days of work: 25

Location: Midlands

Reports to: Artistic Director

Essential 

• Excellent communications skills, ability to engage with both theatre professionals and members of the community
• Excellent organisational skills, self initiative and time management
• Computer literate with strong Word, Excel skills
• Excellent administrative skills, with at least 3 years of experience in audience development
• Experience of developing audiences for small-scale theatre work on the UK touring circuit
• Ability to travel to Derby, Leicester, Birmingham and Wolverhampton to meet our partner venues and Parent Ambassadors Ability to meet regularly with the artistic director (either via Skype or face-to-face)
• Holds a current DBS check (dates within the last year)

Desirable

• Good familiarity with the baby-friendly set-up for adult shows
• Familiarity with the dynamic of life of parents-to-be/parents of small children
• Familiarity with accessible and relaxed performances and Extra Live Theatre
• Full driving license and access to own transport
• Familiarity of the current conversations around Parents In Performing Arts and Mothers Who Make

Duties:

• Managing the audience development activity throughout the project DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior
• Managing the Parent Ambassadors Programme at Attenborough Arts Centre, MAC, Wolverhampton Arena and Derby Theatre
• Take charge of call out, interviews, recruitment and training of Parent Ambassadors
• Regular meetings with Parent Ambassadors to check on their progress
• Liaison between Parent Ambassadors and partner venues
• Working with tour venues to gather audience data
• Collaborate with the Marketing Officer to create and implement effective marketing strategies.
• Contribute to Notnow Collective’s 5 year Audience Development Strategy
• Contribute to interim and final reports and evaluation.
• Regularly report to the Artistic Director

Fee is £3000 based on £120 daily fee for 25 days of work (plus travel), spread out in accordance with the needs of the project and by mutual agreement with the Artistic Director between April 2018 and March 2019.

This job description is intended as a guide to the nature of the work required of this position, it is neither wholly comprehensive nor restrictive and is subject to review.

Deadline to apply is 6^th April 2018, 5 pm. Selected candidates will be contacted by 12^th April. Interviews will take place in Birmingham in the week of 16^th April 2018.

To apply: Please send up to date CV together with the cover letter which outlines your interest and suitability for this position, with the reference to job description and person specification (max 1 side of A4) to: info@notnowcollective.com with the “DADMAN AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER” in the subject line.

Please include names and contact details (e-mail and telephone) of two referees. They might be contacted prior to possible offer of the role.

Anticipated start day Monday 30^th April 2018

THE SHOW

DadMan: The Bathtime Warrior

This is a show about not baby-sitting your own kids.

DadMan is a warrior. He stands strong at the gates of an ideal Birth-Plan and sings the blues about Being The Only Man At A Parent And Baby Group. He courageously navigates the precipices of School Runs. DadMan enters the contest for the title of The Breadwinner armed with swords and Lego.

This show is partly quiz, partly story intertwined with live music and original songs, partly total fantasy where DadMan dives in and out of the bathtub, running into Trust, Breasts, Flexi –Hours, Soft Play Areas and Sex (not necessarily in that order, or at the same time!!). Finally, DadMan realises there is actually another, much bigger mountain to climb.

Dadman: The Bathtime Warrior is a devised show, created by two mums, performed by two dads, with contributions from 5 dad-artists, including Daniel Bye.

Notnow Collective supports parent-artists in the performance industry, which can be so notoriously inaccessible to those with caring responsibilities. We try to work alongside our collaborators’ caring duties, and open our rehearsal space to kids. We try to implement the chaos and order of parenting into the dramaturgy of our work, creating a “baby-proof dramaturgy”.

Notnow Collective specialise in the baby-friendly, baby-welcoming and baby-proof shows for adults. We want to enable our audiences to enjoy a great night out at daytime, without needing to spend on a baby-sitter! If, on the other hand, they desire a baby-free experience, we offer an adult-only evening show!