OFFER INSPIRATION AND HELP CRAFT bold NEW writing
Date of Activity: October 2025 – January 2026
Location: Glasgow and online
Fee: £3630
We are seeking a Lead Artist with a strong track record of writing for theatre and an aptitude for supporting early-career young artists to develop their playwriting skills and theatre-making practice.
Trajectories New Writers is a fully supported early-career artist development programme, delivered through a combination of in-person and online workshops and masterclasses plus independent writing time, culminating in a showcase event of the young writers’ work in January 2026.
The Lead Artist will provide creative mentorship, writing and theatre expertise, and encouragement to the 4 young writers through a range of 1-2-1 engagements, group workshops and ongoing dramaturgical input throughout the writing and development process. They will be a key collaborator, enabling the young writers to take risks, explore their own distinct writing style and reflect on their learning and development.
The Lead Artist will be sensitive to the needs of those in the early stages of their career and able to respond with appropriate and inspiring prompts and guidance to bring their new writing to life. As the project progresses into the rehearsal phase, the Lead Artist will support the writers in handing over their scripts to a professional director and cast. They will help prepare the writers for this transition, offering insight into the collaborative nature of theatre-making and providing reassurance and advocacy throughout the process.
The previous Trajectories programme, focusing on theatre-making and performance, took place in Spring 2025 at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh. You can read more about that programme here and get an inside look at the young artists developing new work here.
To learn more about the project, the Lead Artist role and what is required to apply, please read the recruitment pack below.
APPLICATIONs have now closed
If you have any questions regarding the application, please get in contact directly with Artistic Producer Annie Lowry Thomas on annie@scottishyouththeatre.org.
Trajectories is produced by Scottish Youth Theatre, in partnership with A Play, A Pie and A Pint, supported by Creative Scotland and The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust.