ACTORS
2025 Summer Season Audition Requirements
To audition for the 2025 Summer Season, please submit a video following the directions below.
We encourage you to submit your video as early as possible for consideration.
Audition Submission Deadline: January 3rd, 2025
Contract Type: Non-Equity
Contract Start Date: May 15th, 2025
Contract End Date: July 30th, 2025
C0re Acting Company Salary: $450/week, private dorm housing provided, 11 meals a week provided
Apprentice Acting Company Salary: $300/week, shared dorm housing provided, 11 meals a week provided
Travel Reimbursement: Flight booked or travel reimbursed up to $300
Productions: Twelfth Night, Steel Magnolias, Macbeth, Kiss Me Kate, The Daisy Bradford 3, and The Princess and the Players
Seeking:
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16 Core Acting Company Members- Core company members perform in 3 of the 4 MainStage shows in major and supporting roles. Ideal experience is a current or completed MFA degree or equivalent professional experience. All genders and ethnicities.
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7 Apprentice Acting Company Members- Apprentice company members perform in 3 of the 4 MainStage shows in supporting roles as well as the children’s play. Ideal experience is a current or completed BFA or equivalent professional experience. All genders and ethnicities.
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4 Teen Company Members- Teen company members perform in 2 of the 4 MainStage plays in supporting or ensemble roles. Ideal experience is two to four productions at local theatre or school as well as a devoted interest in performing arts. All genders and ethnicities.
Your Video Audition Must Include:
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Two Shakespearean monologues, one of which must be in verse
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32 bars of a song from a musical, in the style of or directly from Kiss Me, Kate.
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A brief "interview" in which you introduce yourself and provide some information about your experience.
· If you film one monologue in close-up, please film the other in full-body so we can see you move while you work.
Once you've made your video, fill out the Audition Submission Form. This form allows you to upload your headshot, resume, and a link to your video audition.
Your Headshot & Resume Must Include:
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your email address
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a daytime phone number
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your comfortable vocal singing range, stated in notes -- high to low.
Notes & Tips:
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Preferred format is a YouTube or Vimeo link.
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Please submit an AUDITION video. Do not link to clips from performances or reels.
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Please make sure the video is HIGH quality and that we can see you clearly.
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For a YouTube submission the privacy setting for the video is set to either Public (the default) or Unlisted.
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For a Vimeo submission the privacy setting must be set to Anyone (the default).
Roadshow Audition Requirements
To audition for the 2024 Fall Roadshow, please submit a video following the directions below.
We encourage you to submit your video as early as possible for consideration.
Audition Submission Deadline: August 15th, 2024
Contract Type: Non-Equity
Contract Start Date: September 22nd, 2024
Contract End Date: December 1st, 2024
Roadshow Company Salary: $500/week, private dorm housing provided, on campus meals a week provided
Travel Reimbursement: Flight booked or travel reimbursed up to $300
Productions: Hamlet and Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
Your Video Audition Must Include:
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Two Shakespearean monologues, one of which must be in verse
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32 bars of a song from a musical, or a pop song with self-accompaniment if you play an instrument.
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A brief "interview" in which you introduce yourself and provide some information about your experience.
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If you film one monologue in close-up, please film the other in full-body so we can see you move while you work.
Once you've made your video, fill out the Audition Submission Form. This form allows you to upload your headshot, resume, and a link to your video audition.
Your Headshot & Resume Must Include:
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your email address
-
a daytime phone number
-
your comfortable vocal singing range, stated in notes -- high to low.
Notes & Tips:
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Preferred format is a YouTube or Vimeo link.
-
Please submit an AUDITION video. Do not link to clips from performances or reels.
-
Please make sure the video is HIGH quality and that we can see you clearly.
-
For a YouTube submission the privacy setting for the video is set to either Public (the default) or Unlisted.
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For a Vimeo submission the privacy setting must be set to Anyone (the default).