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5th Avenue Theatre<\/strong> (WCLO)<\/p>\n Mailing Address:<\/p>\n 1326 5th Ave, Suite 735<\/p>\n Seattle, WA 98101<\/p>\n Theatre Address:<\/p>\n 1308 5th Ave<\/p>\n Seattle, WA 98101<\/p>\n (206) 625-1418<\/p>\n casting@5thavenue.org<\/p>\n 5thavenue.org\/about\/working#auditions<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Kelsey Thorgalsen, Casting Director.<\/p>\n 5th Avenue Theatre annually produces 8 to 9 productions of musical revivals, bound-for-Broadway premieres, and traveling children’s musicals for schools. The 5th Avenue has premiered 14 new musicals, nine of which have gone to Broadway, and two of which have earned Tony Awards for Best Musical (Hairspray, 2003 and Memphis, 2010).<\/p>\n Note: 5th Avenue Theatre welcomes and encourages auditions from people of all ethnic and cultural groups. Dedicated to nurturing talent and hiring locally, 5th Avenue Theatre encourages auditions from both Equity and<\/p>\n Non-Equity singers, actors, and dancers. 5th Avenue Theatre operates under the Western Civic Light Opera Agreement.<\/p>\n (See Ch. 1. Equity Theatre, Educational Theatre in Schools, Musical Theatre; See Ch. 4 Young Actor: Studios, See Ch.5 In A Supporting Role: Volunteer, Theatre Discounts; als see Production Guide: Space)<\/p>\n atres’ Ch. 5: In a Supporting Role: Volunteer)<\/p>\n Red Eagles Soaring Native Youth Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center<\/p>\n Discovery Park<\/p>\n 3801 West Government Way<\/p>\n Seattle, WA 98102<\/p>\n Mailing Address:<\/p>\n PO Box 70386<\/p>\n Seattle, WA 98127<\/p>\n (206) 390-2603<\/p>\n info@redeaglesoaring.org<\/p>\n redeaglesoaring.org<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Programming is integrated with traditional performing arts that define Native American culture, such as drumming, singing and storytelling.\u00a0 RESNYT has a 2-week summer intensive and a touring\u00a0spring play that travels thoughout the Northwest to tribal settings, schools and conferences.\u00a0 Click Here<\/a> for education information.<\/p>\n Seattle Children\u2019s Theatre<\/strong> (TYA)<\/p>\n 201 Thomas St<\/p>\n Seattle, WA 98109<\/p>\n (206) 443-0807<\/p>\n auditions@sct.org<\/p>\n sct.org\/About\/Work-With-Us\/Auditions <\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/SeattleChildrensTheatre <\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Casting<\/p>\n Since its inception in 1975, SCT has gained national and worldwide acclaim as a leading producer of professional theatre, educational programs and new work for young audiences. SCT is one of the 20 largest regional theatres in the country, and the second largest resident theatre for young audiences.<\/p>\n (See Ch 1 Equity Theatre, See ch. 4 Young Actor: Studios, See Ch. 5 In A Supporting Role: Volunteer, Theatre Discounts)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bellevue Youth Theatre <\/strong><\/p>\n 16661 Northup Way<\/p>\n Bellevue, WA 98008<\/p>\n (425) 452-7155<\/p>\n jmcclain@bellevuewa.gov<\/p>\n bytf.org<\/a><\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 James McClain, Artistic Director.\u00a0\u00a0The Bellevue Youth Theatre presents 10 productions each season.\u00a0 Auditions are announced on the BYT website.\u00a0 Actors should send a headshot and resume only after auditions are announced.\u00a0 Performances are in the evenings.\u00a0Actors are not paid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last Leaf Productions<\/strong><\/p>\n 322 N Madison St<\/p>\n Monroe, WA 98272<\/p>\n (425) 330-9304<\/p>\n lastleafpat@hotmail.com<\/p>\n lastleaf99.org<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/lastleafproductions<\/a><\/p>\n Contacts: Alexandra Clark or Patricia Haines-Ainsworth, Artistic Directors.<\/p>\n Since 1999, Last Leaf Productions has produced and performed entertaining and\/or educational touring productions for children and families.<\/p>\n To audition for any the LLP programs, email headshot and resume or attend Last Leaf’s general auditions in April. Individual show and general auditions are announced on the TPS and LLP websites and social media.<\/p>\n Interactive Children’s Theatre – Performance schedule is based on number of bookings. Daytime availability is required for children’s productions. Children productions pay $50 per performance. (See Ch.1 Theatres: Community Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Readers Theatre)<\/p>\n SecondStory Repertory<\/strong><\/p>\n 7325 166th AVE NE Suite F250<\/p>\n Redmond, WA 98052<\/p>\n Admin: (425) 498.2244<\/p>\n Box office: (425) 881-6777<\/p>\n boxoffice@secondstoryrep.org<\/p>\n secondstoryrep.org\/auditions.html<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/secondstoryrepertory<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Jen Kloe, Managing Director.<\/p>\n Since its opening in October of 1999, SecondStory Repertory has offered a year-round season 3 to 4 contemporary and\/or classic shows as well as 3 to 4 children’s theatre productions.<\/p>\n SecondStory’s Theater for Young Audiences series reaches grade school children ages 4 to 10.<\/p>\n To audition, send a headshot and resume via regular mail or e-mail to resumes@secondstoryrep.org. Auditions are announced two month before a show’s opening on the SSR newsletter, the TPS website, www.seattleactor.com and social media. SecondStory holds general auditions in the spring and sometimes attends the TPS general auditions. Actors are paid a small stipend.<\/p>\n (See Ch.1 Theatres: Non-Union Professional Theatre)<\/p>\n Studio East<\/strong><\/p>\n 11730 118th Ave NE, Suite 100<\/p>\n Kirkland, WA 98034<\/p>\n (425) 820-1800<\/p>\n info@studio-east.org<\/p>\n studio-east.org\/auditions<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/STUDIO-EAST-Training-for-the-Performing-Arts-110291411404<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Lani Brockman, Executive Artistic Director.<\/p>\n Studio East serves over 70,000 people annually with a comprehensive program of drama classes, theater arts camps, and Mainstage productions for children from ages 4 through 19. The organization also offers ArtReach, (a 6 week, after-school residency program), outreach classes, and homeschooling options.\u00a0(See Chapter 4: Youth Theater: Youth Studios). Studio East produces 8-9 youth productions annually, all of which are audition and tuition based. Our school-year productions perform in our Mainstage theater\u00a0in Kirkland, which seats 150 audience members, while our Summer Teen Musical performs at the 400-seat Kirkland Performance Center. We occasionally cast adult actors in our youth productions.\u00a0 Audition information can be found on website.<\/p>\n Studio East also produces StoryBook Theater, an adult professional touring troupe with performances across the Puget Sound Region. See next entry for details.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n StoryBook \u00a0Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n Mailing Address:<\/p>\n c\/o Studio East<\/p>\n 11730 118th\u00a0Ave NE, Suite 100<\/p>\n Kirkland, WA 98034<\/p>\n (425) 820-1800<\/p>\n susanbardsley55@gmail.com<\/p>\n storybooktheater.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/storybooktheater<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Susan Bardsley, Coordinator.<\/p>\n Founded in 1998, StoryBook Theater presents four original musicals each season with adult actors (18+). \u00a0SBT does not regularly attend the TPS Generals, instead we audition new actors in late spring. \u00a0All rehearsals and performances are daytime\u2014both weekdays and weekends. Though non-Equity, actors are paid a per performance fee and minimum wage for rehearsals. Actors may submit headshots and resumes via email to Susan Bardsley. \u00a0You may also submit hard copies of your headshot and resume via mail.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Centeratage Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n Mailing Address:<\/p>\n 1600 B SW Dash Point Road, #271<\/p>\n Federal Way, WA 98063<\/p>\n Theatre Location:<\/p>\n Knutzen Family Theatre<\/p>\n Dumas Bay Centre<\/p>\n 3200 SW Dash Point Rd<\/p>\n Federal Way, WA 98023<\/p>\n (253) 661-1444<\/p>\n centerstagetheatre@yahoo.com<\/p>\n centerstagetheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Angela Bayler, Managing Director.<\/p>\n Each season Centerstage Theatre produces 4-6 shows, both musicals and plays, some family-friendly. Auditions are announced on the Centerstage and TPS websites. Centerstage! also attends the TPS general auditions. (See Ch. 1 Theatre: Community Theatre, Children’s Theatre & Interactive\/Murder Mystery Theatre.)<\/p>\n Lakewood Playhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n PO Box 99041<\/p>\n Lakewood, WA 98496<\/p>\n (253) 588-0042<\/p>\n mwalker@lakewoodplayhouse.org<\/p>\n lakewoodplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Marcus Walker, Managing Artistic Director.\u00a0 Lakewood Playhouse produces 6 child-friendly plays and musicals each season.\u00a0 Auditions are announced on the LP website and on the TPS list-serv.\u00a0 LP attends TPS general auditions.<\/p>\n Olympia Family Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n 1417 Braw ne Ave NW<\/p>\n Olympia, WA\u00a0 98502<\/p>\n (360) 570-1638<\/p>\n info@olyft.org<\/p>\n olyft.org<\/a><\/p>\n Contact:\u00a0 Jens Ryle, Artistic Director.\u00a0 Olympia Family Theater produces year-round children’s theater.<\/p>\n eneral auditions are held in August and additional auditions are held throughout the season as needed.\u00a0 Auditions are announced on the TPS and OFT websites.\u00a0 (See Ch.1 Theatres: Community Theatre)<\/p>\n Tacoma Musical Playhouse<\/strong><\/p>\n 7116 Sixth Avenue<\/p>\n Tacoma, WA 98406<\/p>\n (253) 565-6867<\/p>\n Jon@tmp.org<\/p>\n tmp.org\/index.php\/auditions-casting\/<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/TacomaMusicalPlayhouse<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Jon Douglas Rake, Managing Artistic Director.<\/p>\n Founded in 1994, Tacoma Musical Playhouse presents 6 mainstage musicals with live orchestra, specialty shows, and 5 children’s musicals adapted from children’s literary classics. TMP holds general auditions in July and August and callback auditions are held for individual shows. To audition, email headshot and resume. Auditions are announced on the TMP and TPS websites. Rehearsals run 5 weeks on evenings and weekends. Performances run 4 weekends with evening and matinee show times. Actors are paid stipends under a non-union contract. (See Ch. 1 Theatres: Non-Union Professional Theatre and Musical Theatre)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Spokane Children\u2019s Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n W 315 Mission Ave #23<\/p>\n Spokane, WA\u00a0 99201<\/p>\n (509) 328-4886<\/p>\n sct@spokanechildrenstheatre.org<\/p>\n spokanechildrenstheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n Spokane Children\u2019s Theatre produces 5 child friendly shows each year.\u00a0 General and individual auditions are announced on the Spokane Children’s Theatre website, in The Spokesman Review<\/em> and The Pacific Northwest Inlander<\/em>, and through SCT’s mailing and e-mail lists. SCT does not accept unsolicited headshots and resumes.\u00a0Rehearsals are held 4 evenings per week for 6 weeks.\u00a0 Performances run 3 weekends, with 3 to 4 performances per weekend.\u00a0 There is 1 daytime commitment per show.\u00a0Actors are not paid.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Northwest Children\u2019s Theatre and School<\/strong><\/p>\n 1819 NW Everett Street<\/p>\n Portland, OR 97209-2189<\/p>\n (503) 222-2190<\/p>\n production@nwcts.org<\/p>\n nwcts.org<\/a><\/p>\n production1392.wixsite.com\/nwctsauditions<\/a><\/p>\n Contact: Jennie Spector, Production Manager<\/p>\n Founded in 1993, Northwest Children’s Theatre and School produces five Mainstage shows per year and administers one of the largest theater schools on the west coast (See Ch 4: Youth Studios for more details).<\/p>\n Adult and child actors are featured in each production. Auditions are announced on the NWCT website. Actors are paid.<\/p>\n Northwest Children’s Theatre operates under the AEA Guest Artist Agreement.<\/p>\n Oregon Children\u2019s Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n Studios and Offices:<\/p>\n 1939 NE Sandy Blvd.<\/p>\n Portland, OR 97232<\/p>\n Theatre Address:<\/p>\n Newmark & Winningstad Theaters<\/p>\n 1111 SW Broadway<\/p>\n Portland, OR 97205<\/p>\n (503) 228-9571<\/p>\n info@octc.org<\/p>\n octc.org<\/a><\/p>\n facebook.com\/oregonchildrenstheatre<\/a><\/p>\n instagram.com\/octportland<\/a><\/p>\n Contacts: Stan Foote, Artistic Director and Dani Baldwin, Education Director.<\/p>\n Oregon Children’s Theatre produces 5 professional plays for children and families each year. OCT casts age-appropriately (youth for youth roles, adults for adult roles) and all actors are paid. The OCT Young Professional Company produces 3 shows a season by teens at our studio location. OCT performs weekday school and weekend public shows. All cast members will be expected to be available for all performances. Auditions are announced on the OCT website. (See Ch. 1 Theatres: Musical Theatre, Community Theatre.\u00a0 See Also Ch.4 Young Actor: Youth Studios)<\/p>\n Missoula Children’s Theatre, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n 200 North Adams St.<\/p>\n Missoula, MT 59802<\/p>\n (406) 728-1911<\/p>\n vlarson@mctinc.org<\/p>\n\n
\nFern Renville, Managing Director.\u00a0 Red Eagles Soaring Native Youth Theatre provides performing arts education and performance experience for Native youth ages 11-19.<\/p>\n\n
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