Downstage Theatre
http://www.downstage.co.nz
General Overview of Downstage Theatre
Downstage began as an alternative theatre in 1964. When it proved impossible for national touring companies to stay solvent, theatre practitioners who had worked with the New Zealand Players and enjoyed a reasonable continuity of radio drama, needed a professional theatre. Something that began small and grew out of its own community was the answer.
Another group of Wellingtonians – academics, lawyers and business people – desperate for a richer, cultural nightlife, coalesced with the theatre people to make it happen. In form and content, Downstage was very much a product of the 1960s social revolution.
Over its first forty years, Downstage has ‘parented' a range of related activities and been a central support system for other theatres. It has reinvented itself at least a dozen times, in line with the visions of new artistic directors and in response to prevailing economic imperatives, and has come through at least two near death experiences. Mistakes have been made and learned from and its continued survival is a testament to professionalism, good governance and the determination of its community to keep revitalising this nucleus of Wellington cultural activity.
What types of jobs do you profile on Workchoice Day?
Administrative, technical, and creative
What kind of qualifications are needed to do them?
A passion for the arts, and people who enjoy thinking on their feet and working out creative solutions to problems.
http://www.downstage.co.nz
General Overview of Downstage Theatre
Downstage began as an alternative theatre in 1964. When it proved impossible for national touring companies to stay solvent, theatre practitioners who had worked with the New Zealand Players and enjoyed a reasonable continuity of radio drama, needed a professional theatre. Something that began small and grew out of its own community was the answer.
Another group of Wellingtonians – academics, lawyers and business people – desperate for a richer, cultural nightlife, coalesced with the theatre people to make it happen. In form and content, Downstage was very much a product of the 1960s social revolution.
Over its first forty years, Downstage has ‘parented' a range of related activities and been a central support system for other theatres. It has reinvented itself at least a dozen times, in line with the visions of new artistic directors and in response to prevailing economic imperatives, and has come through at least two near death experiences. Mistakes have been made and learned from and its continued survival is a testament to professionalism, good governance and the determination of its community to keep revitalising this nucleus of Wellington cultural activity.
What types of jobs do you profile on Workchoice Day?
Administrative, technical, and creative
What kind of qualifications are needed to do them?
A passion for the arts, and people who enjoy thinking on their feet and working out creative solutions to problems.