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Jean Murray-Moray Sinclair assistant positions are job opportunities for emerging professional theatre artists and craftspeople which allows for exploring and enhancing their artistic practice, production-specific mentoring by a professional artist in their field, and making a tangible contribution to a Royal MTC production. Mid-career artists transitioning to a new discipline may also apply.

Deadline: April 5 2026; interviews April 20-May 5.

An assistant may be hired for the (approximately) 3.5 week production build/rehearsal period, as well as some pre-production meetings/research, on certain Manitoba Theatre Centre productions. Please see RoyalMTC.ca/Emerging for details and application form.

Ideally, candidates will have at least 3 years of demonstrated professional experience. Eligible assistant directors/designers must:

– Be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants

– Be residents of Manitoba

– Have graduated from an accredited post-secondary theatre training program or show equivalent experience

– Be 100% available for the 3.5 weeks of build/rehearsal and some pre-production meetings/research prior to the production chosen

– Designers must be able to read drawings, patterns, plots as applicable and be familiar with the tools and materials in their area of design (eg CAD for set/lighting designers).

– Applications must be submitted by email to no later than April 5, 2026 with the subject line Assistant

Application [First Name] [Last Name] and should include:

• completed application form
• an expression of interest (500 words maximum) highlighting your artistic practice and availability for the 26/27 season
• resume and portfolio (where relevant) of your past work

If you have questions or face barriers in the application process, please contact Melissa at artistic[at]royalmtc[dot]ca.