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Oil Lamp Theater
Oil Lamp Theater
Poor Behavior
Non-Equity Audition

Oil Lamp Theater is seeking submissions for strong actors for its production of Poor Behavior by Theresa Rebeck. Lauren Katz will direct.
Run: 4/10/2026-5/10/2026

Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm; Saturday and Sundays at 3pm; Wednesdays, April 15 and 29 (at 11am and 3pm) and April 22 and.... Read More

Eos Theatre Company
Eos Theatre Company
The Trojan Women
Non-Equity Audition

Auditions for Eos Theatre Company's non-Equity production of The Trojan Women by Caroline Bird after Euripides
Directed by Rachel Sledd Iannantuoni (Eos co-Founder)

We are seeking one actor for the role of Talthybius in The Trojan Women, the inaugural production of the newly formed Eos Theatre Company, performances in April 2026.... Read More

Theatre L'Acadie
Theatre L'Acadie
Rising Water
Non-Equity Audition

Theatre L'Acadie is going back to its roots for our first show of our 6th year. We are seeking 1 Actor & 2 Understudies for the upcoming Chicago premiere of Rising Water by John Biguenet, directed by co-artistic director Erin Sheets.

L'Acadie is highly encouraging BIPOC, LGBTQA+, non-binary, and actors.... Read More

Theatre L'Acadie
Theatre L'Acadie
New Play Festival
Non-Equity Audition

Pocket and Theatre L'Acadie are seeking submissions for our upcoming collaboration inc. New Play Festival.

We are seeking a diverse selection of actors for the upcoming inc. New Play Festival. The festival will perform over 2 nights - 3 plays each night, 6 plays in total. (These will be staged stand.... Read More

The Story Theatre
The Story Theatre
Pot Girls
Non-Equity Audition

The Story Theatre is holding auditions for Pot Girls by Paul Michael Thomson. Directed by Ayanna Bria Bakari.

Pay: $1,376 stipend
As part of our goal of working towards paying artists a living wage, we calculated this compensation at a rate of $16/hr for 56 hours of rehearsal + $160/week of tech and.... Read More

The Theater Lab
The Theater Lab
Romeo and Juliet
Non-Equity Audition

The Theater Lab, a D214 Community Education program, is excited to announce auditions for the first production of its 10th anniversary season, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

The Theater Lab is a friendly, collaborative-minded company that encourages performers of all backgrounds and experience to audition.

Please note Romeo and.... Read More

Independent Production
Independent Production
Poe Tales
Non-Equity Audition

Seeking an ensemble of actors of all genders, types, ethnicities for Poe Tales. This vignette-style dramatization of Edgar Alan Poe's works will be held outdoors in Highland, Indiana on October 31-November 2. Minimal rehearsals for each piece scheduled based on actor availability, some of which may be held via Zoom,.... Read More

Independent Production
Independent Production
Co-Director/Dramaturg
Non-Equity Audition

Daybreak: a new play with songs seeks co-director/dramaturg submissions for an upcoming staged reading in February 2026. Co-written by Erin Lekovic and Jacob Watson (with songs by Laura Stratford), Daybreak is an exploration of the science and emotion of awe.

The story follows two pairs (a married couple and siblings).... Read More

The Actors Gymnasium
The Actors Gymnasium
Winter Circus
Non-Equity Audition

AQUI O ALLA: a circus story about finding home, created & directed by Raquel Torre was originally devised by La Vuelta Theatre Lab. Circus Choreography by Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi and music by Satya Chavez

Current synopsis:
In a city that could be here, there, or anywhere else, a chosen family of misfit clowns.... Read More

Edge of the Wood Theatre
Edge of the Wood Theatre
Costume Designer
Non-Equity Audition

Edge of the Wood Theatre, 6736 N Loleta Avenue, Chicago, seeks a COSTUME DESIGNER for its March Resident Theatre production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Job entails design and construction for a cast of roughly 20, with assistance from volunteer crew. Production is to be set in New.... Read More

City Lit Theater
City Lit Theater
Scaramouche
Non-Equity Audition

City Lit Theatre is pleased to announce auditions for Scaramouche, book by Kingsley Day and James Glossman, music and lyrics by Kingsley Day, and directed by Beth Wolf. This is a non-union production.

Scaramouche is a world premiere musical adaptation of the 1921 novel by Rafael Sabatini. Full of romance,.... Read More

Independent Production
Independent Production
Gut Punch
Non-Equity Audition

World premiere of GUT PUNCH by Breanna Lucas at the Bramble Arts Loft. Full length, two act play. Director: Breanna Lucas

DESCRIPTION
When Mac's estranged mother starts spending her life savings on a mysterious chronic pain management program, Mac attempts to investigate, only to question her own long-held beliefs and draw the.... Read More

Essential Invisible
Essential Invisible
Life Is A Queer Cabaret
Non-Equity Audition

Seeking a diverse cast of singers AND AN ACCOMPANIST for the third installment of our one-night only, queer musical theatre cabaret! Let's take a night to celebrate and dissect the characters and songs that aren't usually seen through a queer lens.

Without changing anything in the text itself (pronouns, description,.... Read More

Raue Center for the Arts
Raue Center for the Arts
A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol
Non-Equity Audition

Raue Center School For The Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is thrilled to announce NON-EQUITY OPEN AUDITIONS for A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol - a play with music and original songs. Come be part of this incredible, original, and exciting adaptation of the Dickens' classic being performed for the first time outside of.... Read More

Village Theatre Guild
Village Theatre Guild
Ripcord
Non-Equity Audition

Auditions are coming to Village Theatre Guild on Sunday October 19 & Tuesday October 21 at 7 PM.

A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby if forced to share her quarters with new-arrival Marilyn, she.... Read More

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[producingbody]
Spectacular Spectacular
Non-Equity Audition

[producingbody] is cooking up ANOTHER wild performance to the backdrop of the Baz Luhrmann classique film and are seeking experienced dancers for the ensemble of SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR: The Shadowcast Extravaganza PART DEUX!

Auditions will be held: Tuesday, October 14: 6-10 pm at Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Studio: 3759 N Ravenswood Ave Suite.... Read More