Hannah Drake

Directing Toby Hulse's adaptation of 'Julius Caesar' for school children aged 7 and above, with second year acting students. 23 performances in schools and theatres in the South West area Jan 26th - Feb 7th 2015.

Directing Tennessee Williams' 'Orpheus Descending' in traverse with final year performing arts students.

http://www.burdallsyard.org/events/orpheus-descending-by-tennesse-w/1391110200/

Main Duties:

Venue management: FOH management/Box office (prepping/selling tickets/cleaning/checking toilets/customer service). Bar management (cashing up/serving). Writing bar orders, and placing them with the brewery. Assist with trips to the cash-and-carry. Stock the bar. Train new volunteers. Field queries from the public either by the office phone or in person.

Representing the Rondo at local arts-related events and deputising for the Artistic Director on request: e.g. assessed visiting productions/companies and provided feedback. Maintained an awareness of other local performances and, again, provided feedback to the theatre/Artistic Director – took an active interest in local theatre, as well as on a wider scale – scouting future productions/companies for programming. Acted as an ambassador for the theatre, promoting it as a venue for artists and audience, whether at the theatre or not.

Producing & Directing: Produced and Directed the Writers’ Group showcase, in collaboration with its leader. Ran the Rondo Acting Workshops – preparing and leading drop-in sessions (and being responsible for the building). Chose, Produced and Directed a production of my choice for the Autumn/Winter season ("Product Displacement" by Dom Rowe).

Administration: Help with accounts: producing invoices for companies; using Quicken to document incomings and outgoings from ticket sales and bar takings, organising cheques to be sent to companies (chasing up contact information if necessary). Reviewing existing policies and documents.

Marketing: Ensure an appropriate rotation of publicity in the FOH and Bar areas – creating attractive poster displays and consistent tidiness of flyers. Proof publicity and helping chase information for the theatre’s season brochure.

Co-managing with Monty Till, directing all productions to date. Including 'Someone Who'll Watch Over Me', '86,400 Seconds' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.

Assistant Director to David Thacker on 'Lighthearted Intercourse' by Bill Naughton

Additional projects during the placement included directing 'Poetry on a Plate' with cast-members from Max Stafford-Clark's 'Our Country's Good', textual and script research in association with the University of Bolton, and the theatre's own 'Investigate' day.

Supporting director John Kachoyan on the traverse-staged 'Unrestless' as part of the event 'Civil Unrest', which was included in the newly launched 'Coming Up' season in the Debut Tunnels, London. Tasks included admin, one-to-ones with actors, noting the show, moral support, and physical theatre.

Directing 'On the Shore of the Wide World' (Simon Stephens) Text Project with final year students.

BOVTS assisting includes:

2010 'The Crucible' (Arthur Miller). Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal. Dir: Sue Wilson

2010 Graduate Showcase (Various). Criterion Theatre, London. Dir: Sue Wilson & John Hartoch

2010 An Actor’s Life For Me (Malcolm McKee). Redgrave Theatre/Circomedia/Bristol Old Vic Theatre Royal, Bristol. Dir: Malcolm McKee

2010 The Long Road (Shelagh Stephenson). Rehearsed Reading, Bath Literary Festival. Dir: Marilyn Imrie

2009 The Nativity: Bristol Fashion (Phil Wilmott (2004), adapted by Chris Scott (2008) and Toby Hulse (2009)). Schools’ Tour & Redgrave Theatre, Bristol. Dir: Toby Hulse

2009 Great Expectations (Charles Dickens, dramatised by Martyn Wade). RADIO. Dir: Marilyn Imrie

Assisting Andrew Hilton on his production of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol.