Auditions & Opportunities
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Volunteers are needed in every area of the organization from admin to production, on stage and back stage – email Barbe@merrillartscenter.org if you’re interested in volunteering.
Auditions:
Madeline’s Christmas
Madeline’s Christmas Information and Signup (Adult & Child Actors)
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web By-Kids, For-Kids production (Kids ages 6-17)
Finding J Mitchell
Finding J Mitchell – Staged Reading (adult actors)
Link coming soon. Auditions will be 11/4/2023; rehearsals Jan & Feb 2024; Performing Feb 17-25
The Princess King
The Princess King By-Kids, For-Kids production (Kids ages 6-17)
Link coming soon. Auditions will be 3/18/23; rehearsals Mon & Thurs evenings Apr 8- 25; Performing Apr 27 & 29
Fall Page to Stage Comedy Mystery Plays
Fall Page to Stage Comedy Mystery plays (adult actors)
Link coming soon. Auditions will be 11/4/2023; rehearsals Jan & Feb 2024; Performing Feb 17-25
Staff
Paid and unpaid positions open
Director – Seeking director for staged reading of Finding J Mitchell (mileage reimbursement available).
Auditions: March 18 & 19 6-10pm, MAC in Woodbury
Rehearsals: Mondays & Thursdays, 7-10pm, April 8-27
Performances: Sat, Apr 27 at 2pm; Mon, Apr 29 at 7pm, Black Box at East Ridge HS, Woodbury
No budget reading with access to prop and costume storage. No set. Staged Reading.
Seeking director to work with living playwright and actors on new script to be produced at a later date.
Send resume, headshot, cover letter, and bio to Barbe@merrillartscenter.org
Director – Seeking director for fully-produced black box production of Fall 2024 Page to Stage Audience Pick (Finding J Mitchell or It Wasn’t Murder? – comedy mysteries) – paid
Auditions: June 17-18, 2024, 6-10pm, Black Box at East Ridge HS, Woodbury
Rehearsals: Mondays through Fridays, August 5-Sept 6 (no reh Sept 2);
Load in, Sat Sept 7, 2024, Tech Sept 9-12
Performances: Fri & Sat at 7pm, Sun 2pm, Sept 13-22, Black Box at East Ridge HS, Woodbury
Strike (director included) after show, Sept 22
Send resume, headshot, cover letter, and bio to Barbe@merrillartscenter.org
Vocal Music Director, Stage Manager, Sound Designer, Lighting Designer, Choreographer, Props Designer, Set Designer for Madeline’s Christmas. (paid)
Director, Scott Gilbert. The production will use music tracks (no live orchestra), and we are restaging, so most props and many set pieces exist. Projections, flying in silhouettes or stylized pieces (like the Madeline books). Builder and volunteer builders available. Looking for a set design inspired by the book that can mostly be flown in or carried/rolled on and off, and reused for annual production. Next year, the production will share a set in rep, so we’ll need to be able to clear the stage completely in between performances.
Rehearsing evenings, Mon-Thurs, 6-10; Mid-Sept through Nov. Show runs first 2 weekends in December.
Send resume, headshot, cover letter, and bio to Barbe@merrillartscenter.org
Directors, Stage Managers, Sound Designers, Costume Designers, Props Designers, Set Designers, Box Office Personnel, Front of House Managers, Board Ops – ongoing search for experienced, paid personnel for future productions. Send resume, cover letter, bio and headshot to Barbe@merrillartscenter.org