Lavender Ashes (Highlight Productions)

Deadline: 5PM, 1st October

Production Details: Pilch Studio, 4th Week Hilary Term

Application Pack (and to apply)

Lavender Ashes is a contemporary drama about love, faith, and identity. It follows Rose, a high-achieving university student torn between her relationship and the expectations of her religious family. When a secret is exposed, she's forced to choose between the woman she loves and the life she’s built to survive. Spanning from a chaotic birthday party to a quiet reunion five years later, the play explores the cost of silence, the weight of family, and the courage it takes to live your truth.

CO-DIRECTOR
Your role as co-director will be to work collaboratively to bring the script to life, providing creative insights and planning. The co-directors will work hand in hand with each other to shape the rhythm and heart of the story. We are looking for people who can guide performances with care and creative vision, and ensure that the play’s themes of love, family and identity are held with honesty and depth.

Any questions, or if you just like to chat further about the play, please do not hesitate to get in contact with me, Jumoke Sosan (writer) or Ella Downham (producer) - jumoke.sosan@exeter.ox.ac.uk ; ella.downham@exeter.ox.ac.uk.

Highlight Productions is an inclusive company, and we encourage all to apply. We particularly encourage those from backgrounds that are usually underrepresented in the Oxford Drama scene, including, but not limited to those who identify as LGBTQIA+, BAME, disabled, neurodivergent, or state-school educated.