URGENT REQUIREMENT: Stage Manager

Location: London
Production Specific - April / May 2016
Voluntary Position - Non Professional Company

Proforça Creative is a brand new theatre company based in London. Our first project is a brand new play, entitled "If I Go" to be produced at a theatre in East London (Walthamstow) in May 2016. We are looking for a Stage Manager to work closely with the Production Team and to manage the stage for performance week.

You will ideally have had some prior experience for amateur / low budget productions. You will also have also worked closely together with a production team, and stage management team in a prior small studio / fringe theatre environment and hopefully have run a production yourself from a technical perspective, including contributing to the set up / build process of staging, running a book, calling and managing scenery and set changes and managing a small cast of actors (7 in total for this production).

As we are non-professional company, and none of us take a salary, this position would suit either someone looking to start out and work on a production for fun, or has worked in this area for other amateur productions / societies before. We will be happy to encourage and develop your ideas and creativity, give you lots of freedom and experience, and input into the production as well as lots of publicity for your work through our social media channels. We foster a fun, creative and supportive environment and happy to promote you and your work to others.

Rehearsals for the production are underway, so we would be looking to have someone signed up as soon as possible. In terms of commitment, we would be looking for someone to attend as many rehearsals as possible (weekly, some weekends) to become familiar with the production, as well as be available for the whole of show week (May 2nd - 7th inclusive) and work closely with the production team as we develop the production further.

For more information, check out our website or send us an email for more information. We're looking forward to hearing from you!

www.proforca.co.uk 

"If I Go" - Tickets on Sale NOW!

If I Go - May 4th - 7th 2016 - Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre Pub, E17
Performances at 7.45pm, Saturday Matinee 2.30pm

"This thing that the two of you have, it's an illusion, and it can't be this way forever..."

It's been this way for years. Matt and Becky have lived together forever. In a parallel universe they're probably married, except Matt's going out with Danny. Then of course there's Will, who been in love with Becky for the longest time, if only she'd be nice to him long enough to notice.  Can one phone call be enough for Matt to make the biggest decision of his life, and in turn, change things for all of them forever? 

Proforça Creative presents a brand new comedy drama written by James Lewis and directed by David Brady about moving on, moving out, drifting apart  and the people we can't bear to leave behind. 

Tickets for this new production are on general sale NOW via the website or via the link below. (Booking fees may apply). 

EARLYBIRD TICKET OFFER!

Follow us on Twitter and retweet a copy of the "If I Go" Poster (The pinned tweet at the top of our twitter account) and receive a discount code to pay NO BOOKING FEES. 

Offer expires March 31st 2016, (One code per Twitter User. Codes are non-transferable, this offer can be withdrawn at any time) 

Tickets on General Sale - 7th Feb 2016

Tickets for our first production go on general sale to the public at Midday on Sunday 7th February 2016

"If I Go" is a new production by Proforca Creative, written by James Lewis, directed by David Brady and produced by Martina Schoning. 

Performances May 3-7, Ye Olde Rose & Crown Theatre, Walthamstow London E17 4SA. Performances at 7.45 with a Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm.

For more information and tickets, please visit www.proforca.co.uk

Festive Wishes...

With the Festive Season nearly upon us, we are taking a brief break for the Holidays and will be back raring to go in January. 

2015 has been a great year for us, (our founding year!) with many things to learn, new people to meet and lots of plans being made. Having made the decision to finally move this brand new project forward, we have been very lucky to work with a huge number of very talented individuals and have benefitted from the support and guidance of many people (too numerous to count!) who have been on hand and generously given their time, expertise and most of all energy and friendship and we are very grateful. Thank you everyone. 

2016 is a very exciting year for us - our first production "If I Go" by James Lewis will debut in May, with tickets on sale very soon, and we have a really talented group of actors ready to start rehearsals in earnest in January. 

So from all of us, we wish you and yours a very Creative and restful Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Thank you for all of your ongoing support, and we can't wait to share with you all of our exciting plans in the year to come. 

Best Wishes, 

David, Martina, Rui & Chris x

Team Proforca 

Harriet Rose Lambert - Camilla

Harriet is a performance artist, dancer and actress based in London. Originally training in Contemporary Dance, Harriet later completed a MA in Performance and Visual Practices at the University of Brighton. Her work has been performed throughout London, Brighton and Munich, most recently at Brighton Fringe 2015, with her own one woman show ‘CETBC’.

When she’s not writing/performing her own work, or performing in others’ work, she is also currently training part time as an Osteopath. Harriet is delighted to join the cast of ‘If I go’ as ‘CAMILLA’. 

Christine Walters - Jeri-Anne

Christine Walters is a Performance Artist and Artistic Director of LiveArt.London. (www.liveart.london)  She and her creative posse have put on themed Performance Painting events with LIVE DJ’s, costume, photography and video.  She has performed in NYC, Tokyo, Washington, DC, Amsterdam and London for these events.   Christine has also performed in several off Broadway productions in New York City and been a supporting actress to major Hollywood Films in NY & London.  In addition to Christine’s creative life she served a successful 13 years in several Corporate Leadership positions for a major global company in the United States.  It was Corporate America that helped her discover her love for bourbon.

Roshni O'Riordan - Amira

Originally born in India, and been brought up in New Zealand, Roshni has now settled in the UK. She has decided to pursue her passion and aims to become a working actress. Having been involved in a series of short films and most recently a pilot TV show 'Here I Come' She am truly thrilled to be part of this production, and we are delighted to welcome her to the cast. ROSHNI O'RIORDAN - AMIRA

Daniel Kewn - Danny

After performing as Simon Bliss in "Hay Fever" at the Peoples Theatre in Newcastle, Daniel moved to London to pursue a career in acting. Since moving to London in July 2015, Daniel has worked on several short films in leading roles while training with City Academy. Daniel will shortly be making his London Theatre debut with Proforҫa. He is a qualified gymnastics coach with an active background in the sport. He has a passion for music and is a competent drummer...he also once solved a Rubik’s Cube in 45 seconds.

Paris Bailey - Will

Paris started as a Berkovian actor, with numerous credits such as East and Brighton Beach Scumbags. His career 'highlight' was Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot several years ago, a play he wants to revisit in his latter years. Recent credits include Pinter's Betrayal and A Midsummer Nights Dream.

Paris is currently working with Dramatize Co, (www.dramatize.co.uk) - a company which aims to break barriers within mainstream theatre, making theatre accessible for all body types. They hope to tour in 2016.