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Big Noise Theatre
All Shook Up
Date: Monday 2/8/10 Call backs 2/11/10
Time: 7 pm
Audition Location: Winnetka Community House
620 Lincoln, Winnetka
Pay: NO PAY
Equity / Non Equity:NON EQUITY
Type / Restrictions: All roles open. Open call. No appointment required. No pay.
All performances at the Prairie Lakes Theatre in Des Plaines.
Seeking to cast actors ages 16 and up for principal roles and ensemble (dancers & singers).
Natalie Haller (Early 20's): a mechanic
Chad: a great lookin' motorcycling, leather-jacketed roustabout
Jim Haller (40's-60s): Natalie's widowed father
Sylvia: the no-nonsense owner of SYLVIA'S HONKY TONK
Lorraine: Sylvia's 16-year-old daughter
Dennis: a young, awkward, aspiring dentist
Miss Sandra: the beautiful, intellectual caretaker of the town's museum
Mayor Matilda Hyde (40s-50s): the town's conservative mayor
Dean Hyde: Matilda's son. He has grown up at a military boarding school
Sheriff Earl (40s-60s): the law in town. A man of not many words.
Ensemble: citizens and kids of the town
Time Commitment:Rehearsals begin Monday, 2/15/10
Performances - April 23- May 16 2010
Material to Prepare: 32 bars of a song that best shows off your voice. Bring sheet music. Accompanist will be provided. Be prepared to dance.
Contact Info: Producer- Helga Kennedy -Questions: info@bignoisetheatre.org OR call 847-604-0275
Reply to Email: hkennedy@maine207.org
Website: www.bignoise.org
Audition Posted On: 2/8/2010
Village Players Theater
Polaroid Stories
Date: Held by appointment between 2/13 and 2/20. Callbacks 2/27.
Time: By appointment only.
Audition Location: TBA, by appointment
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: 10 actors (especially male actors and urban/street types) who can play late teens – early 20’s (especially male) who can play late teens – early 20’s.
Polaroid Stories introduces one to a world where ancient myths blend with modern youth. This re-imagining of Ovid’s Metamorphoses shows how human passion and desires have always been the same, and how the needs of yesterday mirror the needs of today.
Time Commitment:Rehearsals begin May 3rd. Performances run June 10 – July 18. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 7:30, Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m.
Material to Prepare: Actors who are asked to audition will be sent materials to prepare.
Please include your headshot and resume (PDF preferred) in your e-mail.
Contact Info: VPTpolaroid@gmail.com
Reply to Email: VPTpolaroid@gmail.com
Website: www.village-players.org
Audition Posted On: 2/8/2010
Theatre-Hikes
Peter Pan
Date: 2/15/10
Time: 6-9PM
Audition Location: North Lakeside Cultural Center, 6219 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago
Pay: Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Theatre-Hikes will hold auditions for actors of all ages for J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan at the North Lakeside Cultural Center, 6219 N. Sheridan Road in Chicago on Monday, February 15th from 6-9PM. Actors should prepare 1 contemporary monologue no longer than 90 seconds and bring their picture and resume. Actors are paid $25 per performance. To schedule an audition or for more information, please contact auditionstheatrehikes@gmail.com.
Time Commitment:May through July
Material to Prepare: Headshot/Resume, prepare 1 contemporary monologue 60-90 seconds
Contact Info: auditionstheatrehikes@gmail.com
Reply to Email: auditionstheatrehikes@gmail.com
Website: www.theatre-hikes.org/
Audition Posted On: 2/6/2010
First Folio Theatre
Will Rogers: An American Original
Date: tba
Time: tba
Audition Location: tba
Pay: Yes/weekly
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: First Folio Theatre is seeking headshot/resume submissions for the following position:
Understudy/Stagehand/Companion
for their one-man show, Will Rogers: An American Original
Seeking one non-Equity male, late 20’s-30’s, tall and slender, with roping skills.
(Local residents only – no housing is available.)
EMAIL headshots and resume in pdf format with your name in the title of the document to: firstfolio@firstfolio.org
Must be received by 2/12 for consideration.
No phone calls please.
Time Commitment:Show dates: March 31-May 2 (Wed, Fri, Sat eve.; Sun mat with a couple of weekday special matinees.) Rehearsal begins on March 15 at our site in Oak Brook.
Contact Info: Alison C. Vesely, Artistic Director
Reply to Email: firstfolio@firstfolio.org
Website: www.firstfolio.org
Audition Posted On: 2/4/2010
Gorilla Tango Theatre
The Tale of Ricky ‘the cat’ Casio
Date: Monday, Feb 15th (10am-Noon and 5pm-7pm) and Tuesday, Feb 16th (5pm-7pm)
Time: 10am-Noon and 5pm-7pm (2/15/10); 5pm-7pm (2/16/10)
Audition Location: Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Seeking 10 actors/actresses, one preferably with some keyboard experience. Improv and sketch comedy experience is a plus.
SHOW SYNOPSIS:
This is a story about having the passion and courage to follow your dreams—even if the dream is kind of dumb and really uncomfortable for most people around.
When Ricky “the Cat” Casio began his career he was just a young artist with a single ambition: to make the joys and sorrows of daily life radiate with vivid brilliance through the power of his key-tar. Ricky is an ace at writing personal soundtracks. If you’re happy, he can make you ecstatic. If you’re sad, he can make you writhe on the floor in self-loathing.
But the life of a personal soundtrack composer isn’t always easy. Try fulfilling a dying woman’s final request of hearing the “Airwolf” theme song just one last time. Try dealing with a father who disapproves of the personal soundtrack profession, seeing his son’s work as a petty luxury. To top it all off, a bizarre twist of fate hurtles “the Cat” through a series of unlikely scenarios involving the United States government, nuclear-armed Russia, and the end of the world as we know it.
Will Ricky find the right beats to navigate the treacherous waters of international diplomacy and make it back in time to compose a dramatic break-up jingle?
Time Commitment:Rehearsals roughly February 20th to April 5th; performances Tuesdays in April at 8pm
Material to Prepare: Sides will be e-mailed before the audition. Be prepared to deliver a brief comic monologue (30 seconds or so) or cold read as well.
Please e-mail H/R to schmidt.bryan.w@gmail.com to request an audition appointment or for more information.
Contact Info: Bryan Schmidt
Reply to Email: schmidt.bryan.w@gmail.com
Website: www.gorillatango.com
Audition Posted On: 2/3/2010
Oakton Community College
Play On Student Playwriting Festival
Date: February 8 & 9, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (No appointment necessary)
Audition Location: 1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Seeking men and women of all ages & ethnicities.
Time Commitment:Rehearsals are weekday evenings from 6 - 10 p.m. and some weekend days near opening. Performances are March 13 at 8:00 p.m. and March 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Material to Prepare: Prepared monologues and cold readings will be heard.
Contact Info: 847.635.1897
Reply to Email: dcunning@oakton.edu
Website: www.oakton.edu
Audition Posted On: 2/2/2010
Shapeshifters Theatre
And Neither Have I Wings to Fly
Date: February 8 & 9
Time: 7 pm - 9:30 pm
Audition Location: IAHC, 4626 N. Knox, Chicago
Pay: No pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: 3 men & 2 women, 20's-early 30's. Irish accents required.
Time Commitment:Mid-February through mid-May
Material to Prepare: No monologues; reading from sides. Email H&R to shapeshifters@irishahc.org and bring hard copy of headshot and resume to audition.
Contact Info: IAHC: 773-282-7035, x 30
Reply to Email: shapeshifters@irishahc.org
Website: www.irish-american.org
Audition Posted On: 2/1/2010
Gorilla Tango Theatre
TMI: A Hollywood Love Story
Date: Thursday, February 11th (6-8:30pm) Friday February 12th (5-7pm)
Time: 6-8:30pm (2/11/10) and 5-7pm (2/12/10)
Audition Location: Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: SHOW SYNOPSIS:
Don't reality TV celebs piss you off? The idea of over night success, unworthy of the limelight. What about 15 year olds dancing in lingerie, singing about their intense love on a 100 foot yacht. Yet, you're the first person in the check-out line to find out, "Who's caught with not so sexy Cellulite". Last time I checked, this revolution in the media has been a love-hate relationship for over 2 decades now. TMI: A Hollywood Love Story, is exactly how you should break up with a bad ex-city.
Seeking 3 Caucasian Women, 2 Non-Caucasian Women and 5 Men (Open to All Ethnicities) / Age Range 25-35 to play a variety of Hollywood's best! From Angelina Jolie to Ryan Seacrest. Have a great impression of a celebrity? You look like someone famous? You think you're funnier than half the shows in syndication? I WANT YOU!
Time Commitment:Rehearsals begin- Monday, February 22, 2010
Performances- Saturdays thru-out the month of April
*Weekly daytime rehearsal availability a plus!
Material to Prepare: *1-2 Sides (sides available for download at www.gorillatango.com/chicago/auditions.htm) depending on length
*Be prepared to improvise
Please e-mail H/R (Doesn't matter if its not profess) and any performance linx to TMI.Chicago@gmail.com; email same with any questions.
*Please note, callbacks (by invitation only)- Saturday, February 13th (12:00-2:00pm)
Contact Info: Madilynn Beck at TMI.Chicago@gmail.com
Reply to Email: TMI.Chicago@gmail.com
Website: www.gorillatango.com
Audition Posted On: 1/29/2010
The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
Date: Ongoing
Time: Ongoing
Audition Location: The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484) proudly announces convenient virtual auditions for the chance to join five Broadway stars on stage in “Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway,” being performed at The Center Sunday, March 14 at 4 p.m. Online submissions will start being accepted on Friday, Jan. 8 at 12:01 a.m. and the final deadline is Monday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m. Submission guidelines are posted at www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com.
“Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway” offers The Center’s audience the opportunity to enjoy brilliantly revived arrangements of Broadway classics featuring the actual Broadway stars of such shows as “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “Cats,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Jekyll & Hyde” and more.
One winner and up to eight runners-up will be selected by the show’s panel of industry experts, including producers, singers, and managers as well as Pianist and Arranger Neil Berg. Winners will be announced Friday, March 5, and notified via phone or e-mail.
To submit, contestants should upload a 90 to 120 second video clip of themselves singing a favorite Broadway tune to YouTube, MySpace, or Facebook, and then go to www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com and select the link to “March 14: University Park.” Fill out the submission form and send a link to the posted video by Monday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m. The expert panel will judge the audition videos to choose the lucky winners who will have chance to showcase their vocal talents in front of their family and friends, live on stage with five Broadway stars and an all-star New York Band.
Winners will also receive a pair of complimentary tickets for their family and friends to see their “Broadway” debut.
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: 1) This is an audition, not a contest or sweepstakes.
2) Submission must be video of a Broadway show tune 90-120 seconds long and posted to a Myspace, Facebook,or YouTube page. Applicants must fill out the appropriate submission form found at www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com and include contact information and link to their audition video by Monday, March 1 at 11:59 p.m.
3) Entrants must be at least 13 years of age to submit their video.
5) Winners under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent.
6) No purchase is necessary. The winners and runners-up will each receive a pair of complimentary tickets to the show.
7) All winners must arrive at the theater 3 hours before show time the day of the show, appropriately dressed, and stay for the whole production. The producers of the show reserve the right to exclude anyone who does not meet these criteria.
8) The runners-up will perform as part of the ensemble in one song during the show.
9) The winner will sing a short solo in at least one song in the show.
10) Winners and runners-up may be asked to do interviews for local media.
11) All submitted videos will become the property of Left Field Productions and may be used in any appropriate manner to promote the “Singing with the Broadway Stars” platform. No submissions will be sold.
Time Commitment:All winners must arrive at the theater 3 hours before show time (1 p.m. on Sunday, March 14) the day of the show, appropriately dressed, and stay for the whole production. The producers of the show reserve the right to exclude anyone who does not meet these criteria.
Contact Info: Please direct questions to Burt Dikelsky at (708) 235-2222
Reply to Email: tickets@govst.edu
Website: www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com
Audition Posted On: 1/27/2010
Theatre Seven of Chicago
Hunting and Gathering
Date: Feb.13th from 10am - 3pm, Feb. 14th from 10am - 1pm. Callbacks Feb. 21.
Audition Location: The Greenhouse, 2257 N. Lincoln
Pay: Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Jesse - male, 30-40, college professor
Astor - male, 23-39, his younger brother, couch-surfer
Bess - female, 20, college student, a pistol.
Time Commitment:Rehearsals begin mid April.
Run opens May 22, closes June 27th
Material to Prepare: Please prepare a contemporary monologue, no longer than 90 seconds. Bring headshot and resume.
Contact Info: Tracey Kaplan
Reply to Email: casting@theatresevenofchicago.org
Website: www.theatreseven.org
Audition Posted On: 1/27/2010
Gorilla Tango Theatre
Hello Human Female
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010
Time: 9am-Noon
Audition Location: Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60647
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Auditions for HELLO HUMAN FEMALE
An online dating service connects Tamela, a guileless 37 year-old virgin looking for love, with Dr. Gorn, an evil scientist with ambitions of world domination. Things don't go according to Dr. Gorn's dastardly plan when Tamela falls instantly in love with his henchman, Blork, a brainless (literally), misshapen, noodle-armed creation. Equal parts YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and THE PRINCESS BRIDE, HELLO HUMAN FEMALE is an odd and whimsical tale with the message that being full of love, kindness and understanding can make up for pretty much all of our apparent shortcomings, even not having a brain.
Seeking comic actors; 5 men, 20's-40's (1 role in drag): 2 women 20's-40's; Character descriptions and sides at www.mattlyleplays.com/hhfauditions.html)
Time Commitment:Rehearsals, March 3 - April 6; Performances, April 7, 14, 21, 28
Material to Prepare: Reading selected sides from the script (sides can be downloaded at www.mattlyleplays.com/hhfauditions.html).
To request audition appointment, send H/R to Matt Lyle, mattdlyle@yahoo.com. Callbacks will be held by invitation only) on Sunday, February 14 (9am-noon).
Contact Info: Matt Lyle, mattdlyle@yahoo.com
Reply to Email: mattdlyle@yahoo.com
Website: www.gorillatango.com
Audition Posted On: 1/25/2010
Beverly Theatre Guild
Deathtrap
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Audition Location: Salem United Church of Christ
9717 South Kostner Avenue
Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: No Restircitions
Time Commitment:February 20, 2010 until May 02, 2010
Material to Prepare: If desired, prepared monologue 3 minutes or less. There will be readings from the script. Sides available on line. Bring headshot and resume, if available
Contact Info: 773-284-8497
Website: www.beverlytheatreguild.org
Audition Posted On: 1/24/2010
About Face Theatre
HOW TO HAVE A FRIENDSHIP IN AMERICA EDUCATION OUTREACH TOUR
Date: Sunday Feb 7th/ Wednesday Feb 10th/ Callbacks Friday Feb 12th & Saturday Feb 13th (if needed)
Time: 7th-, 1pm-4pm/ 10th- 5pm-8pm/ Callbacks-5pm-8pm and 5pm -7pm
Audition Location: About Face Theatre Administrative Offices
1222 West Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
Pay: Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: 2 Roles
Male, African American, straight, early to mid-twenties
Male, Caucasian, gay, early to mid-twenties
Time Commitment:3-5 Rehearsals and 10-12 Performances AS NEEDED within the next 8 months.
Material to Prepare: Please prepare a 90 second (or less) modern monologue for the audition. The style of performance is very casual and open. The characters are talking to the audience about their friendship.
Contact Info: Joshua O'Kain 773-784-8565 *115
Reply to Email: josh@aboutfacetheatre.com
Website: www.aboutfacetheatre.com
Audition Posted On: 1/22/2010
Chicago Fringe Festival
The Chicago Fringe Festival, 2010
Date: Deadline February 15th
Audition Location: Online www.chicagofringe.org
Pay: 100% ticket sales returned to the artists.
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: The Chicago Fringe Festival is now accepting applications. All types of performance are welcome to apply that meet the following criteria:
1. Piece must be 80% choreographed or scripted. No solely improvisational shows are permitted.
2. Piece must NOT be produced in the Chicagoland area (defined as Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Kendall County, Lake County, McHenry County or Will County, IL) from the dates of January 1, 2010 to November 1, 2010.
3. Piece must be 45-60 minutes in length and able to be set up and struck within 10 minutes. >br>
Details need not be final to apply. Title and show description may change at a later date.
Please visit our website to find the application and to learn more about us! www.chicagofringe.org
Time Commitment:Festival September 1-5, 2010, tech rehearsal in the days leading up the Festival
Material to Prepare: See application on www.chicagofringe.org
Reply to Email: applications@chicagofringe.org
Website: www.chicagofringe.org
Audition Posted On: 1/21/2010
The Drama Group- Chicago Heights
City of Angels
Date: February 8, 2010 and February 9, 2010
Time: 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.
Audition Location: The Drama Group Studio Theatre
330 W. 202nd Street
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: 13 Males
7 Females
Singing and Non-Singing Ensemble
'Angel City' Male Quartet
Time Commitment:Rehearsals 3 nights per week and Sunday
Material to Prepare: Comfortable clothes for dance/movement
Picture we can keep
Sing song from show or bring music for song of your choice
Contact Info: t-labriola@govst.edu/ 708-481-8518; Box office- 708-755-3444
Website: www.dramagroup.org
Audition Posted On: 1/20/2010
Light Opera Works
2010 Season
Date: February 1-10, 2010
Time: by appointment only
Audition Location: Chicago and Evanston
Pay: Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Equity and Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Light Opera Works, a professional musical theatre company located in Evanston, Illinois, will be holding general auditions for the 2010 season in February. The 2010 season includes The Yeomen of the Guard (June), Carousel (August), and Hello, Dolly! (December). Auditions are by appointment only. Please call 847-869-7930 for an appointment, weekdays from 11am to 4pm beginning January 19. Audition locations and other information will be given at that time. See our website for further details: www.lightoperaworks.org.
Material to Prepare: • One memorized, 32-bar selection from Broadway or operetta repertoire, in English.
Note:
If you are interested in a specific role, you are encouraged to prepare your selection from that role.
• Repertoire book
• Resume and headshot
• Personal calendar to inform us of conflicts
An accompanist will be provided.
Contact Info: Please call 847-869-7930 for an appointment, weekdays from 11am to 4pm beginning January 19.
Website: www.light-opera-works.org
Audition Posted On: 1/15/2010
Theatre Building Chicago
You Took Away My Flag
Type / Restrictions: Henry H. Perritt, Jr. and Modofac Productions, LLC are seeking an excellent non-equity male singer/actor for a production of You Took Away My Flag: a Musical about Kosovo, by Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Directed by George Cederquist, Music Direction by Jeremy Ramey.
SEEKING:
DRITON, (30-40) Kosovar Albanian guerrilla leader, mid-thirties, strapping, charismatic and caring, impulsive. (Baritenor)
More information about the musical and its history can be found at www.youtookawaymyflag.com.
To be considered for an audition, please email a headshot and resume to: ytamfcasting@gmail.com. We will contact you for an audition appointment if we are interested. Thank you!
Time Commitment:Rehearsals begin March 1, 2010, performances run March 31-May 30 (opening night 2 April 2010) at the Theatre Building Chicago. There is pay.
Contact Info: ytamfcasting@gmail.com
Website: www.youtookawaymyflag.com
Audition Posted On: 1/11/2010
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
A Tale of Two Cities (the musical)
Date: Jan 31st & Feb 1st
Time: 6:30 - 10
Audition Location: JPAC Theatre, 3801 South Central Ave. Cicero, IL 60804
Pay: Some Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Eq
Type / Restrictions: The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center is auditioning for the Chicago Premiere production of the Broadway musical A TALE OF TWO CITIES. All roles available. Looking for strong male and female singers of all types. It is a contemporary musical theatre score with a grand epic feel.
Time Commitment:Rehearsals will begin mid-February. Show runs April 23rd – May 8th. There is some pay for this production. Rehearsals are evenings and weekends.
Material to Prepare: Please prepare two contrasting 16-bars songs in the style of the show. Bring clothes for a movement/dance call.
Contact Info: Eddie Sugarman
Reply to Email: info@jpactheatre.com
Website: www.jpactheatre.com
Audition Posted On: 1/11/2010
Independent Stars Playhouse NFP, Inc.
The Producers
Date: March 20, 2010
Time: 10:00-11:00, 11:00-12:00, 12:30-1:30, 1:30-2:30, 2:30-3:30, 3:30-4:30, 4:30-5:30
Audition Location: Elmwood Park Parks and Recreation Center
2 Conti Parkway
Elmwood Park, IL. 60707
Pay: No Pay
Equity / Non Equity:Non-Equity
Type / Restrictions: Seeking all races, sizes, and ages. Looking for a strong, fun, hardworking, and upbeat cast. 2 male leads and one female lead (who can belt).
Time Commitment:Rehearsals start on weekends in April and move to weekdays in mid May.
Performance Dates: June 10-20, 2009 (Thursdays-Sundays)
Material to Prepare: Please come prepared with one contemporary Broadway song with a max of 32 bars. Piano player will be provided but you must bring music for him to read. Headshot/ Resume are also needed.
Please e-mail us the hour you wish to audition and we will save you a spot. You will sing and there will also be a required dance audition during the hour.
Contact Info: Dominic Clemente Jr. -Artistic Director
Reply to Email: productions@indistars.org
Website: www.indistars.org
Audition Posted On: 12/10/2009
Tall Ship Windy
Various productions
Date: Tues Jan 19th or Thurs 21st (must have recieved an invite, see above instructions
Time: 11-1 pm or by appointment
Audition Location: 401 E. Illinois St, Suite 332 (River East Building) Chicago Il 60611
Pay: $2200.00-$3000.00 per 8 week contract. Negotiable on experience and availability. 1/3 paid at signing. 1/3 four weeks in. Remaining upon completion of contract.
Equity / Non Equity:non-equity
Type / Restrictions: Living History/ Guide/ Educator/ Actor, Wanted for High Seas Adventure in Chicago
Hiring 2-3 full time individuals (per contract) to work aboard Chicago's Tall Ship Windy which offers daily public sailing trips and historical/educational cruises of the coastline. Our tours span history from Great Lakes Pirates, the Prohibition, Women's History to Chicago's first and Only PRIDE cruise. There are three Featured Programs (longer and more in depth), three Principal Programs and then special programing.
Full Time Lead Interpreter:
Qualifications
· Must be 22 or older
· Must have 2 years of professional theatre, living history, education, marketing or tour guiding experience
· A bachelors degree in theatre, history, education, marketing or related field is not required but a plus
· Experience with stage combat or period artillery not necessary but a plus
· Must be able to stand for long hours, participate in stage combat, and physically able to assist in basic boat task such as lifting supplies (strollers, coolers, and foods 20-60 lbs). Being comfortable in moving environments and not being excessively prone to seasickness is a plus
· Must have impeccable work ethic in matters of schedule, self motivation and decorum
· Must be able to commit to at least 8 weeks contract; either June/July or August/September 2010
· Must be able to take constructive criticism and desire to learn new skills
Duties
· Sharing scripted history in a lively and exciting way to diverse age groups
· Able to convey passion for history spanning from Mid 1600’s to 1930’s
· Be willing to share general knowledge of stories from that period which will enable discussion with guest about additional stories (ie: other great lakes pirate stories)
· Wearing period clothing including but not limited to standard pirate, American civil war, Roaring 20’s and 1800’s sailor
· Working in all kinds of weather
· Working with the crew of the vessel on standard maintenance and clean-up
· Expected to work 8-10 hrs a day
· 5 days on 2 days off schedule
· Working the shoreline to attract guests to the ship. Please note this is equally as important as historical interpretation
Compensation
· Shared cabin with other Lead Interpreters (two to a cabin, bunk beds)
· Private cabin available to rent
· $2200.00-$3000.00 per 8 week contract. Negotiable on experience and availability. 1/3 paid at signing. 1/3 four weeks in. Remaining upon completion of contract.
· A share of gratuities from the sails worked
· Possible additional work for special events
Perks
· Possible stage combat training from a recognized teacher
· Sail training from experienced crew
· Living on Chicago’s Navy Pier, down town Chicago!
If interested please send headshots/ picture portrait and resume to treasureisland8@gmail.com in care of Artistic Director Orion Couling . Individuals that qualify will be invited to audition in Chicago or by Skype on a date to be determined in January 2009
Time Commitment:There are several contracts
One 4 week May
One 8 week contract, June/July
One 8 week August/ September
5 days a week, 8-10 hrs a day
Material to Prepare: If interested please send headshots/ picture portrait and resume treasureisland8@gmail.com in care of Artistic Director Orion Couling. Individuals that qualify will be invited to audition in Chicago or by Skype on a date to be determined in January 2009
Contact Info: Artistic Director Orion Couling
Reply to Email: treasureisland8@gmail.com
Website: www.tallshipwindy.com
Audition Posted On: 12/8/2009
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