Theatres: Community Theatre
Seattle
The Repertory Actors Theatre (ReAct)
1122 E Pike St #1111
Seattle, WA 98122
Tel: (206) 364-3283
Email: react@reacttheatre.org
Contact: David Hsieh, Managing Artistic Director. The Repertory Actors Theatre produces 1 traditional play per season and employs multi-ethnic and non-traditional casting in every show. To audition, send a headshot and resume via regular mail to the address listed above, Attn: Casting. Auditions are announced on the ReAct and TPS websites. ReAct attends the TPS General Auditions. Actors are not paid.
(See Ch. 5 In A Supporting Role: Volunteering)
Twelfth Night Productions
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center
4408 Delridge Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98106
Tel: (206) 937-1394
Email: tnpauditions@gmail.com
www.twelfthnightproductions.org
Contact: Mary Opland Springer, Artistic Director. Twelfth Night Productions produces 4 shows per year including Shakespeare, classics and/or musicals. To audition, email headshot, resume and samples of work. Auditions are announced on the Twelfth Night Productions, TPS and Seattle Actor websites, as well as on the Twelfth Night Facebook page. Twelfth Night attends the TPS general auditions. Rehearsals are held for 6 weeks, Sunday through Thursday in the late evening. Performances for musicals run Friday through Sunday for 3 weeks; other shows run for 2 weeks. Actors are not paid.
Umbrella Theatre
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 9070
Seattle, WA. 98109
Performance space:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
15 Roy Street
Seattle, WA 98109
Tel: (206) 588-6290
Email: umbrellatheatrecompany@gmail.com
Contact: Robin Allan Jones, Artistic Director. Umbrella Theatre produces original, physical comedies. Auditions are announced on TPS. Actors are not paid. (See Religious Themed Theatre)
UPAC Theatre Group
United Evangelical Free Church
Theatre space in basement
1420 NW 80th St
Seattle, WA 98117
Tel: (206) 948-7127
Email: contact@upactheatregroup.org
Contact: Sue Beckman, Artistic Director. UPAC produces 3 family-friendly shows including classic comedies, murder mysteries, musicals and/or a traveling Christmas show. To audition, email headshot and resume after auditions are announced on the UPAC and TPS websites. Rehearsals are on weekday evenings and some weekend afternoons. The spring production runs for 1 weekend (4 performances), the summer production runs 3 weekends (12 performances) and the traveling Christmas run varies, depending on bookings. Actors are not paid.
Tacoma
Tacoma Little Theatre
210 North I Street
Tacoma, WA 98403
Tel: (253) 272-2281
Fax: (253) 272-3972
Brie Yost, Production Manager. Tacoma Little Theatre produces 5 mainstage shows per season and offers year- round education to youth and adults. Auditions are posted on website. For further audition information or to schedule an appointment, call 253-272-2281 or email tlt@tacomalittletheatre.com. (See Ch. 4 Young Actor: Studios)
East Side
Bellevue Youth Theatre
16661 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA 98008
Tel: (425) 452-7155
Email: jmcclain@bellevuewa.gov
Contact: James McClain, Program and Artistic Director. The Bellevue Youth Theatre Foundation is administered by the City of Bellevue Parks and Community Services. Bellevue Youth Theatre presents 10 productions per year using young actors and adults. A wide range of classes, workshop and day camp programs are also offered. Auditions are posted on the website. Actors are not paid.
Eastside Lyric Theatre
8726 NE 11th St
Bellevue, WA 98004
Tel: (425) 454-1906
Email: eastsidelyric@yahoo.com
www.eastsidelyrictheatre.org
Contact: Penelope Vrachopoulos, Artistic Director (See singing teachers). Eastside Lyric Theatre produces 1 to 2 Gilbert and Sullivan musicals per year. To audition, call for an appointment and send headshot and resume via regular mail. Auditions are announced on the Eastside Lyric Theatre website. Rehearsals are held 2 to 3 times per week for 8 weeks; rehearsal times vary according to actors' schedules. Performances run 2 weeks on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Actors are not paid. (See Ch. 1 Theatres: Gilbert and Sullivan Theatre)
Redwood Theatre
Mailing Address:
PO Box 108
Redmond, WA 98073
Theatre Address:
8703 160th NE
Redmond, WA 98052
Tel: (425) 522-3730
Email: general@redwoodtheatre.org
Contact: Keith Drevecky, President. Redwood Theatre produces 1 murder-mystery, 1 comedy or drama, and 1 musical per year. Auditions are held in Seattle and Redmond. Audition notices are posted on the Redwood Theatre, TPS and SeattleActor.com web sites as well as the Performer’s Callboard list-serv.
Sky Performing Arts
113 North Lewis St
Monroe, WA 98272
Admin Tel: (360) 794-7101
Box Office Tel: (360) 863-1663
Fax: (360) 794-7102
Contact: Peter Blake, President. Founded in 2004, Sky Performing Arts produces plays, musicals, concerts and more, year-round. Auditions are posted on website.
Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater
Mailing Address:
PO Box 249
Fall City, WA 98024
Theatre Address:
36800 David Powell Rd.
Fall City, WA. 98024
Tel: (425) 736-7252 (Western King County)
Tel: (425) 222-7044 (Eastern King County)
Email: events@foresttheater.org
Contact: Roger Westberg, Artistic Director. The Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater presents outdoor shows every summer. Auditions posted on TPS.
Valley Center Stage
PO Box 1123
North Bend, WA 98045
Tel: (425) 831-5667
Email: gary@valleycenterstage.org
Contact: Gary Schwartz, Executive Director. Valley Center stage produces 3 full-length productions (musicals and plays) and several special events (variety, stand-up comedy and improv) each season. To audition, email headshot and resume. Auditions are announced on the the Valley Center Stage e-mail list, the TPS website and the Performers Callboard list-serv. Rehearsals are held 2 to 3 evenings per week with some weekend commitments. Performance schedules vary. Actors are not paid. (See Ch.1 Theatres: Musical Theatre, Improvisation Theatre, Stand-Up Comedy Theatre. See Also Theatre Production Guide: Road Houses)
North Sound
Bellingham Theatre Guild
P.O. Box 607
Bellingham, WA 98227-0607
Tel: (360) 733-1811
Email: bellinghamtheatreguild@yahoo.com
www.bellinghamtheatreguild.com
Contact: Jeff Braswell, Publicity Chair. Bellingham Theatre Guild produces plays and musicals. Auditions are announced on the BTG website, in local newspapers and the season brochure. Actors can also sign-up to receive audition notice emails.
Driftwood Players
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 385
Edmonds, WA 98020
Theatre Address:
950 Main St.
Edmonds, WA
Tel: (425) 774-9600
Fax: (425) 672-2827
Email: info@driftwoodplayers.com
Driftwood Players produces 13 to 15 shows per year, including musicals, comedies, dramas and mysteries. Auditions are announced on the Driftwood Players email list, the TPS website and the Performers Callboard list-serv. Please bring a hard copy of headshot and resume to the audition. Rehearsals are held 4 to 6 times per week on weekday evenings and weekend afternoons. Performances are in the evenings from Thursday through Saturday with a Sunday Matinee. Rehearsal and performance times vary with each production. Actors are not paid.
Northwest Savoyard's Musical Theater Society
Mailing Address:
3616 Colby Ave, Suite 883
Everett, WA 98201
Theatre Address:
2911 Colby Ave
Everett, WA 98023
Tel: (425) 530-9409
Email: northwestsavoyards@yahoo.com
Contact: John Edwards, Executive Producer. Northwest Savoyard's produces Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and contemporary musicals. Auditions are announced on the website.
South Sound
Burien Little Theatre
PO Box 48121
Burien, WA 98148
Tel: (206) 242-5180
Fax: (206) 242-5180
info@burienlittletheatre.com
Contact: Maggie Larrick, President. Founded in 1954, Burien Little Theatre produces 4 mainstage plays and/or musicals each year. Auditions are announced on the website. BLT also attends TPS general auditions.
CenterStage! Theatre
Mailing Address:
PO Box 3141
Federal Way, WA 98063
Theatre Location:
Knutzen Family Theatre
Dumas Bay Centre
3200 SW Dash Point Rd
Federal Way, WA 98023
Tel: (253) 661-1444
Fax: (253) 661-0464
Email: centerstagetheatre@yahoo.com
Contact: Laura Campbell, Office Manager. Each season CenterStage! Theatre produces 4 children and family-friendly shows, both musicals and plays, as well as a series of interactive murder mysteries. Auditions are announced on the CenterStage! Theatre and TPS websites. Centerstage! also attends the TPS General Auditions. (See Ch. 1 Theatre: Children's Theatre, Musical Theatre & Interactive/Murder Mystery Theatre.)
Olympia Family Theater
1417 Braw ne Ave NW
Olympia, WA 98502
Tel: (360) 570-1638
Email: info@olyft.org
Contact: Jens Ryle, Artistic Director. Olympia Family Theater produces year-round children's theater.
General auditions are held in August and additional auditions are held throughout the season as needed. Auditions are announced on the Olympia Family Theater and TPS website (See Children's Theatre).
Olympia Little Theatre
PO Box 7882
Olympia, WA 98507
Tel: (360) 786-9484
Email: OLTptb@olympialittletheater.org
Contact: Kathryn Bell, Artistic Director. Olympia Little Theatre produces 7 shows each year. Auditions are announced on the website.
Peninsula and Islands
Anacortes Community Theatre
918 M Ave.
P.O. Box 35
Anacortes, WA 98221
Tel: (360) 293- 4373
Fax: (360) 293-0465
Email: act@acttheatre.com
Contact: Cheryl Reid, Production Coordinator. Anacortes Community Theatre produces 2 comedies, 2 dramas and 2 musicals per season. Auditions are announced at the theater, in local newspapers and on the AC T website.
Bainbridge Performing Arts Theatre School
200 Madison Avenue North
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Tel: (206) 842-4560
Fax: (206) 842-0195
Email: dhadlock@bainbridgeperformingarts.org
www.BainbridgePerformingArts.org
Contact Deirdre Hadlock, Production Stage Manager. Bainbridge Performing Arts produces 5 or more plays each season. Auditions are announced via Bainbridge Performing Arts and TPS websites as well as emails to subscribers. Performances run 2 to 3 weekends with evening and afternoon commitments. To audition, prepare one 1-minute monologue and, if auditioning for the musicals, one 2-minute song. If available, bring acting resume and headshot to your appointment. Actors are not paid.
Bremerton Community Theatre
599 Lebo Blvd
Bremerton, WA 98310
Tel: (360) 373-5152
Tel: (800) 863-1706
Fax: (360) 373-6754
Email: volunteer@gmail.com
www.bremertoncommunitytheatre.org
Contact: Alicia Hill, Volunteer Coordinator. Bremerton Community Theatre produces 5 shows per season. Auditions are posted on the website.
Drama Dock
PO Box 294
Vashon, WA 98070
Drama Dock produces 3 to 4 shows each season. Auditions are announced on the website.
Key City Public Theatre
PO Box 194
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tel: (360) 379-0195
Email: info@keycitypublictheatre.org
Key City Public Theatre produces approximately 6 events per year, including new works, contemporary plays, and adaptations of classics. KCPT holds general auditions, announced on the KCPT website, in the fall and spring. Please bring a headshot and resume to your scheduled audition. Rehearsals run for 8 weeks and rehearsal times vary depending on actors' schedules. Performances run 3 weekends with evening and matinee show times. Some AEA Guest Artist contracts are available throughout the season, but generally actors are not paid.
Kitsap Forest Theater - Mountaineers Players
Mailing Address:
7700 Sand Point Way
Seattle, WA 98115
Theatre Address:
3000 Seabeck Highway
Bremerton, WA 98312
Tel: (206) 542-7815
Email: galabaskets@comcast.net
Email: players@Foresttheater.com
Contact: Gala Lindvall, Producer. Kitsap Forest Theatre presents outdoor, family-friendly musicals. Auditions are held in Seattle and are are announced on the Kitsap Forest Theater and TPS web sites.
Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest
370 NE Camano Drive
PMB 237
Camano Island, WA 98282
Tel:
(360) 387-3948
Email: brenda@lyriclightopera.org
Contact: Brenda Mueller, Artistic Director. Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest produces 1 musical theatre production per year. Auditions are announced on TPS web site.
Ovation! Musical Theatre Bainbridge
9630 NE Racoon Lane
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Tel: (206) 842-0472
Fax: (206) 238-7321
www.ovationmtb.com
Contact: Ron Milton, Artistic Director. Ovation! produces 2 to 3 musicals per year. Auditions are posted on the website and the OMTB mailing list.
Paradise Theatre
PO Box 4
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Tel: (253) 851-PLAY
Email: vrichards@paradisetheatre.org
Contact: Vicki Richards, Executive Artistic Director. See Paradise Theatre website for audition information.
Paradise Theatre School
161 Center Rd
Chimacum, WA 98325
Tel: (360) 643-3493
Email: info@theparadisetheatreschool.org
www.theparadisetheatreschool.org
Contact: Erik and Patti Van Beuzekom, Artistic Directors. The Paradise Theatre School produces 4 shows per season, including classics, classical adaptations and/or new works.
San Juan Community Theatre
100 2nd St.
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Tel: (360) 378-3211 ext 29
Fax: (360) 378-2398
Email: execdir@sjctheatre.org
San Juan Community Theatre produces 6 plays and a playwrights' festival every season. Auditions are announced on the SJCT website and newsletter, in the online and print versions of the San Juan Islander, in the online publication San Juan Update and in the print publication The Island Guardian. SJCT only solicits headshots and resumes at scheduled auditions. Rehearsals run 5 evenings per week for 6 to 8 weeks. Performances run 2 to 3 weekends with evening and afternoon commitments. (See Theatre Production Guide: Road Houses)
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA)
PO Box 52
Langley, WA 98260
Theatre Address:
565 Camano Avenue
Langley, WA
98260
Tel: (360) 221-8262
Fax: (360) 221-5812
Email: info@wicaonline.com
Contact: Stacie Burgua, Executive Director. WICA holds general auditions in August. Callbacks for specific shows are held throughout the season. To audition, email headshot, resume and/or samples of past work at anytime. Please write "Casting" in the subject line. All ranges of acting experience are welcome.
Whidbey Playhouse
P.O. Box 571
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Tel: (360) 679-2237
Email: office@whidbeyplayhouse.com
Allenda Jenkins, President. The Whidbey Playhouse produces 5 plays and/or musicals per year, as well as a youth theatre program with workshops and summer productions. Audition notices are posted on the website.
Eastern Washington
Ignite! Community Theatre
PO Box 9958
Spokane, WA, 99209
Tel: (509) 795-0004
Email: ignitetheatre@comcast.net
Ignite! produces 4 fully-staged shows, 3 reader's theatre shows and the haunted house, "Riverfront Fright," each year. Contact theatre for audition information.
Little Theatre of Walla Walla
P.O. Box 39
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Tel: (509) 529-3683
Email: info@ltww.org
Contact: Carol Anselmo, President. The Little Theatre produces 5 plays and/or musicals per season, between September and May. Auditions are announced on the LT website.
Spokane Children’s Theatre
W 315 Mission Ave #23
Spokane, WA 99201
Tel: (509) 328-4886
Email: sct@spokanechildrenstheatre.org
www.spokanechildrenstheatre.org
Spokane Children’s Theatre produces 5 child-friendly productions each year. General and individual auditions are announced on the Spokane Children's Theatre website, in The Spokesman Review and The Pacific Northwest Inlander, and through SCT's mailing and e-mail lists. SCT does not accept unsolicited headshots and resumes. Rehearsals are held 4 evenings per week for 6 weeks. Performances run 3 weekends, with 3 to 4 performances per weekend. There is 1 daytime commitment per show. Actors are not paid. (See Children's Theatre)
Spokane Civic Theatre
1020 N Howard St
Spokane, WA 99201
Admin Tel: (509) 325-1413
Box Office Tel: (509) 325-2507
Fax: 509-325-9287
Email: george@spokanecivictheatre.com
Contact: Yvonne Johnson, Executive Artistic Director. Spokane Civic Theatre produces 12 plays and/or musicals per season, between September and June. Auditions are announced on SCT website. Actors can also sign up for emailed audition notices.
Southern Washington
Magenta Theater
108 W 27th St
Vancouver, WA
Tel: (360) 606-0033
Fax: (360) 326-8677
Email: director@magentatheater.com
Contact: Jaynie Roberts, Artistic Director. Magenta Theater produces family-friendly productions. Auditions are announced on the MT website.
New Blue Parrot Productions
PO Box 665
Washougal, WA 98671
Tel: (360) 696-1155
Contact: Jennifer Johnson, President. The New Blue Parrot produces comedies, dramas and musicals. Auditions are announced on NBPP website.
The Slocum House Theatre Company
605 Ester St.
Vancouver, WA 98660
Tel: (360) 696-2427
Email: info@slocumhouse.com
Contact: D. Michael Heywood, President. The Slocum House produces plays and musicals year-round. Auditions are announced on the SH website.
Vancouver Community Theatre
11407 NE 119th St
Vancouver, WA 98662
Tel: (360) 892-4292
Email: VancouverCommunityTheater@zoomshare.com
www.vancouvercommunitytheater.zoomshare.com
Check the Vancouver Community Theatre website or contact theatre for audition information.
Portland
Portland World Theatre
Tel: (503) 376-2650
Email: tickets@portlandwt.com
Check the Portland World Theatre website or contact PWT for audition information.
Greater Oregon
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
PO Box 643
Cannon Beach, OR 97110
Tel: (503) 436-0609
Check the Coaster Theatre Playhouse website or contact theatre for audition information.
Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre (HART)
PO Box 522
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Tel: (503) 693-7815
Email: hart_theatre@verizon.net
Contact: Michael Hibbard, Artistic Director. Hillsboro Artists Regional Theatre produces 7 shows each season, between September and June. Auditions are announced on the HART website.
New Century Players
11022 SE 37th Ave.
Milwaukie, OR 97222
Tel: (503) 367-2620
Email: operator@newcenturyplayers.org
Contact: Kelley Marchant, Managing Director. New Century Players produces 4 plays per season. Auditions are held about 8 weeks before the production begins and notices are posted on the NCP website.
Pentacle Theatre
145 Liberty St NE Ste. 102
Salem, OR 97301
Tel: (503) 485-4300
Fax: (503) 485-4301
Email: tickets@pentacletheatre.org
Contact: Randy Boyd, Managing Director. Pentacle Theatre produces 8 plays and/or musicals per year. Auditions are announced on the PT website.
Sandy Actors Theatre
PO Box 221
Sandy, OR 97055
Tel:
(503) 668-6834
Email: satstaff@sandyactorstheatre.org
Sandy Actor's Theatre produces 5 plays between September and June. Check the SAT website or contact theatre for audition information.
Theatre in the Groove
PO Box 263
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Tel: (503) 359-5349
Email: info@theatreinthegrove.org
Contact: Jeff Zimmerman, Chairman. The Theatre in the Grove produces 7 plays and/or musicals each year between September and June. Auditions are announced on the website. TG offers performing arts classes to all ages. (See Ch. 2 : Classes at Theatres)
Very Little Theatre
2350 Hilyard
Eugene, OR 97405-2954
Admin Tel: (541) 344.9928
Box Office Tel: (541) 344.7751
Email: vicepresident@thevlt.com
Contact: James Aday, Vice President. Very Little Theatre produces 7 shows each season between October and July. Auditions are announced on the VL website.