Opportunities and Employment
PAYPA is committed to growing and strengthening the TYA sector by connecting its members with opportunities and employment throughout Aotearoa and beyond.
The following is a list of opportunities and employment roles for practitioners making work for young people and for emerging artists. To list a job or experience, please email Kerryn Palmer.
Playmarket Plays for the Young Competition
Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Submissions close 1 August.
Creatives in Schools
Applications for 2024 Creatives in Schools projects open on 16 June 2023
National Theatre for Children Auditions
Auditions for Capital E National Theatre for Children tour of ‘The Grumpiest Boy in the World’ - deadline for applications 11 June
Long Cloud Youth Theatre Workshop Auditions
Auditions for Long Cloud Youth Theatre Thursday 11 May 2023 at Te Auaha, Wellington
Competition for young writers: Playwrights b4 25
Closing date for submissions: 1 April 2023
THETA permanent full-time position: Kaihautū Toi - Artistic Director
Closing Date for applications: 16/11/2022
Auditions for teen/young adult roles at The Court Theatre
Submissions due Friday 14 October 2022