Haitian writer for playwright Virtual Volunteer Position

Female Playwright Job Description Haiti Now

Haiti-Now is looking for a volunteer playwright to write a play that connects the issues of domestic servitude, extreme poverty, and foreign policy within Haiti. See here: https://youtu.be/ReuVGKj4JD0

Haiti- Now is dedicated to empowering Haitian girls living in domestic servitude to overcome poverty and exploitation to achieve economic security.

"Your first assignment will be to start a fundraising campaign. Haiti Now will provide further guidance for you to have a quick and successful fundraiser."

Role brief: This Volunteer role requires, a women screenwriter preferably Haitian, who works with director and producer to write on the topic of domestic servitude in Haiti, for a theatre play

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop a script derived from their own ideas or other existing ideas or work.
• Responsible for describing the stories in detail, including physical environments and the moods of the characters.
• Must take into account the ideas of directors and producers they are working with.
• Should possess the ability to work and collaborate with others.
• Must be willing to rewrite or make various versions of the scripts they are working on.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Candidates who have, or are enrolled and yet to complete a degree, in asubjectsuch as drama, theatre studies, performing arts, music or English.
• Ability to speak and understand Creole/ French is preferred.
• Fluent in spoken and written English, able to communicate clearly and consistently.
• Minimum volunteer hours expected: 10 hrs. per week.
• Excellent time management.
• The ability to create believable characters through well-written dialogue.
• Stupendous research skills.
• Creativity and the ability to express yourself both orally and in writing.
• Self-motivation and the ability to motivate and inspire others.
• Please share links to previous work.