Volunteer Actor

Let’s street perform & raise awareness for young people’s issues with YMCA Mendip & South Somerset @ ‘Belong, Contribute and Thrive Tour’. YMCA Mendip & South Somerset seek to help young people in your community and wants to continue being active and making a difference to vulnerable young people’s lives, by sharing and speaking out that: ‘Everyone deserves a second opportunity!’ To do this we are launching a new exciting project: ‘Belong, Contribute and Thrive Tour’. We will be attending the main towns and villages in Mendip & South Somerset throughout 2019. YMCA Staff will be present offering information and advice. We are currently in the process of setting up a team that will stage short street performances to introduce our work and boost the message. The performance will be based on real life case studies of young people who have stayed at Mendip and South Somerset YMCA. We are looking for really enthusiastic, passionate and committed people who want to join our team of performers. We are so excited that Joanna Procter has decided to join us to direct the artistic training. Joanna has been a Social & Community Theatre facilitator for over thirty years. Joanna has directed professional theatrical productions in London, Grenoble, Edinburgh, Milan, and Paris, amongst other places. She began her conventional theatre career working with the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber, French and Saunders, and Phillip Pullman; but her personal experience of overcoming the effects of trauma led her towards Social & Community Theatre. Joanna works with individuals and communities who have endured suffering and abuse, and helps them find their voice in order to resolve their issues. This has become her life’s work. What will I be doing? Join the YMCA ‘Belong, Contribute and Thrive Tour’ team means becoming a vital part of a group where each member’s work is essential to the delivery of the whole project. You will be asked to: Attend all the rehearsal days * Attend as many of the YMCA Mendip and South Somerset street performances as you can throughout the year * Helping with specific activities such as setting-up the YMCA gazebo, helping with display materials as well as transporting theatrical materials * Helping to ensure that the street performance provides a safe environment for volunteers, staff and all visitors * Acting professionally and maintaining appropriate boundaries * Maintaining a positive approach that promotes the work of YMCA Mendip & South Somerset both within and outside the rehearsal space * Opportunity for free training by a highly experienced professional * Opportunity to develop new and existing skills and gain valuable experience * A character reference if required * Opportunity to meet new people * Personal fulfilment in knowing you are making a difference to many young persons’ lives. How much time is needed for rehearsals? The rehearsal sessions will take place on: * Mon 11th March 6-10pm (4hrs) * Sat 16th March 10-6pm (8hrs) * Sat 30th March 10-6pm (8hrs) * Mon 1st April 6-10pm (4hrs) * Sat 6th April 10-6pm (8hrs) * Sat 13th April 10-6pm (8hrs) We will run at least 6 street performances during the year 2019. We would love you to attend as many of the YMCA Mendip and South Somerset street performances as you can throughout the year. All the street performances will be half days (between 9am-1pm including stall set-up and taking-down). There will be at least one exception when we will stay there a full day (from 9am to 4pm including stall set-up and taking-down).