TLP is looking for a director to helm our spring 2026 production of Brian Friel’s drama Translations.

Directors who identify as BIPOC and/or multilingual (any languages) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Directors must be available for the following:

• Auditions: Fall/winter dates TBD (pending director availability)
• Rehearsals: 3-4 weeknights/weekend days per week February through April 2026
• Production/Design Meetings: Three to four virtual meetings total (November through April 2026)
• Tech Week: Nights and weekends May 2, 2026 – May 7, 2026
• Strike: May 17, 2026
• Performances (optional): May 8, 2026 – May 16, 2026

Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will all take place in-person at Chelsea Theatre Works, 189 Winnisimmet St., Chelsea, MA. Full vaccination is encouraged for directors, actors, and production crew.

Interested directors should email staffing@longwoodplayers.org (subject line “Translations Director Role”) with a resume and/or brief statement of interest by September 30, 2025. This role includes a stipend of $2000.

About the Play

3f, 7m

“From the acclaimed playwright of Faith Healer and Dancing at Lughnasa, this hauntingly lyrical play is about nothing less than language as the soul of a nation. Set in 1833 in Ireland, it tells of the British army's campaign to replace the native Gaelic place names with English ones in an attempt to end centuries of fighting by setting up a political union based on a common language. Against a beautiful backdrop, Lieutenant Yolland, a British soldier, falls in love with Maire, a peasant girl, and with Ireland. Their romance sparks displeasure and anger in the Irish and English alike, and when Yolland goes missing, the mutual revenge taken threatens to tear the countryside apart.”

—Concord Theatricals