Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Application 2024-25

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All applicants will be notified by email of their application status by February 7, 2025.

All materials must be submitted online via YAP Tracker application. In addition to the application form, you will be required to upload your resumé (pdf), one high-resolution headshot (png or jpg), one page cover letter expressing your approach as a director and why this opportunity is important for you, and images of productions you have directed or assisted directing.

Before submitting, please check if anything may have been auto-filled incorrectly. Incorrect information submitted due to an auto-fill error may result in a voided application.

Personal Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Professional Name (if different)

Date of Birth*

MM/DD/YYYY Format

Pronouns*

She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

They/Them/Theirs

Prefer not to say

Other

Please specify below

Please write your pronouns if not listed above

Contact Information

E-mail address*

Primary Phone*

No spaces, dashes etc. phone number fields

Current Address Line 1*

Current Address Line 2

City*

State/Province*

Zip/Post Code*

Country*

Place of Birth/Hometown (City, State, Country)*

Website or Portfolio

Are you authorized to work in the US through June 29, 2025*

Applicants must be work authorized, or have the ability to become work authorized with an offer, in the US to apply. A photocopy of employee authorization documentation will be required. Note: Canadians may gain work authorization by joining Canadian Federation of Musicians and applying for a P2 Visa. This process is completed ONLY after successfully securing a contract with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and will be done at your own expense.

Yes

Work Authorization Detail

If you are not work-authorized, please list your country of citizenship and the work authorization documentation you have or will secure. Please include your specific visa type and expiration date (e.g. Green card, O1, OPT, CPT, etc.).

Languages (Native/Studied)*

Specify language and years of study/fluency

Directing Experience*

Please list up to five productions you have personally directed. Please include name of work, composer/playwright, language of performance, presenting company/institution, year, and if it was a professional or student production.

Assistant Directing Experience*

Please list up to five productions you have assisted directing. Please include name of work, composer/playwright, language of performance, presenting company/institution, year, and if it was a professional or student production.

Imagination and Vision*

Share a concept for a production you have or would like to produce.

Please list any other special skills and level of experience*

Dance, musical theatre, stage combat, dialects, etc. can all be included in this section

Education*

Education 1

Education 2

Education 3

Education 4

Professional References*

Number of selections required: 2.

Selection 1

Selection 2

Additional Details

Please include a resume*

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Please upload a cover letter*

Number of documents required: 1.

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Please include a headshot*

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How did you learn about this program?*

OTSL website

YAP Tracker

OPERA America

Friend/Colleague

Social Media

Former Apprentice

Teacher Recommendation

Other

If yes, please specify below

If you answered yes or other, please specify how you learned about this opportunity.

Production Images

Please upload production images for works you have directed or assisted directing. Maximum number of documents permitted: 5

You must be signed in to add your resume.

Application Process Information:

There is no application fee.
Incomplete and/or late applications will not be accepted or considered.
If granted an interview, you will be contacted to set up a time and date.
Applicants will be notified if granted an interview no later than February 7, 2025.
Participation in the apprentice program is limited to individuals who are work-authorized in the United States.
All applicants must be available to work in St. Louis from April 28 through June 29, 2025.
An automated e-mail response will confirm receipt of your materials once submitted.
For more information or questions regarding your application, please email audition@opera-stl.org.

Please note: This is not an AGMA Assistant Director Position. This is an Apprentice Artist Position.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, veteran, or disability status.

Demographic Information

This section is used only for statistical purposes. It is not part of the selection process and will not be accessible or considered by the judges.

With which of the following do you self-identify?*

Select all that apply

Agender

Nonbinary/Third Gender

Female

Male

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe

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Do you self-identify as transgender?*

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Yes

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe

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With which of the following do you self-identify?*

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American Indian, Alaska Native, Indigenous, or First Nation

Arab, Middle Eastern, or North African

Asian, East

Asian, South/Southeast

Black or African American

Hispanic, Latino, Latina, or Latine

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Two or more races

White

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-describe

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Do you self-identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community?*

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Yes

Prefer not to say

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Do you self-identify as a person with a disability?*

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Yes

Prefer not to say

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