Crisp Sketches (Dirty Dog Productions)

Venue/Date of Show: BT Studio HTWK7

Content Warnings: Political imprisonment, slapstick violence, descriptions of blood/dismemberment, death (offstage).

Deadline: 3/12/2025

Alf and Rube have questions. Would you notice if you were underwater? What would it be like to be rich? Why has everyone started wearing black?

Crisp Sketches is a playful, Beckettian exploration of personal responsibility and rising authoritarianism. The play follows Alf and Rube - two strangely co-dependent vagrants as they bicker, ruminate on their shared past, rob strangers, get arrested, and wonder what it would be like to be a fish.

The piece jumps eccentrically between different times and locations - with a fairly minimal set planned, there will be lots of scope for the creative use of tech!

We are recruiting for the following roles:

Production Manager - Work alongside producer Alice Walder; coordinating funding, logistics, and scheduling.

Marketing Manager - Lead the marketing strategy for the production; including social media content, poster design and program copy.

Welfare Officer - Act as the first point of contact for any welfare concerns throughout the production.

Sound Designer - Design sound effects and soundscapes for the production in support of the director's vision.

Dirty Dog Productions is committed to inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of experience level. We actively encourage applications from LGBTQ+, BAME, disabled and state-school educated students.

If you have any questions, please contact Nathan A. Harris (Director) at nathan.harris@hmc.ox.ac.uk or Alice Walder (Producer) at alice.walder@lmh.ox.ac.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!

Link to Further Information/Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/PYVNnH7emDTALkw29