ACT is dedicated to nurturing a safe and inclusive workplace. We are always seeking creative and motivated people to join our collective. We love thoughtful problem solvers, dreamers, visionaries, great communicators and value a diversity of both professional and lived experiences.
ACT is proud to be an equity opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, military and/or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, neurodiversity, education, socio-economic status, cultural affiliation, language, marital or family status, genetic information, political ideology, actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking or any other status or condition protected by the applicable federal, state, or local laws or other characteristics prohibited by law.
We believe that how we do things is just as important as what we do. Come work with us!
Work with Us!
ACT currently has the following available positions:
Digital Content and Communications Manager
ACT Theatre has an exciting opportunity for a Digital Content & Communications Manager (DCCM) to join our team. ACT is an integral part of the Seattle community and has supported local artists for almost six decades. The DCCM meaningfully contributes to ACT’s creative voice. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a cutting-edge, innovative artistic organization that highly values its employees.
The DCCM’s main responsibilities are being responsible for the company’s social media strategy and leading content capture for the organization. This position creates high quality content and impactful messaging that engages audiences and builds brand recognition. This role is responsible for retargeting and nurturing patrons and consumers with the objective of improving brand awareness, trust, and ultimate purchase intent and conversions through public facing messaging.
The DCCM drives ACT’s social media presence, ensuring high levels of web traffic and patron engagement. They will devise and implement content strategies and collect engagement data as well as identify trends among patron interactions to help plan marketing campaigns that build brand loyalty and build community. They will engage people, leverage monitoring tools for insights, and align their work with ACT’s brand goals. They also have an eye for social media trends and know how to engage and grow the company’s followers.
Engagement across all platforms is central to the success of the organization and the ability to tell our story. The DCCM is a highly collaborative, creative, and strategic thinker, strong project manager, and will lead individuals from various departments towards the execution of ACT’s brand identity. Communications from the DCCM will be the primary external voice of ACT, and this is an opportunity to craft that voice with care, creativity, and authenticity.
Please apply with your resume and cover letter for immediate consideration at work@acttheatre.org. Include in your cover letter what you hope to bring to this role and how your prior experience has prepared you for this opportunity.
Prop Shop Manager
ACT Theatre is excited to announce we have an opening for a Prop Shop Manager to join our team! ACT is an integral part of the Seattle theatre community and has supported local artists for almost six decades. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a cutting-edge, innovative artistic organization that highly values its employees.
The Prop Shop Manager’s main responsibilities are overseeing all day-to-day activities in ACT’s Prop Shop. These activities include budgeting, procuring, and supervising the construction of Props (including furniture, set dressing, soft goods, hand props, stage weaponry, food, and ephemera) for ACT Mainstage Productions and ACT’s annual production of A Christmas Carol. The Prop Shop Manager is a hands-on leader, guiding the prop design process from concept to stage.
ACT’s Prop Shop Manager is a Department Supervisor (“Working Supervisor”) responsible for managing the Prop Shop. Working Supervisors may perform limited bargaining unit work as defined by the ACT/IATSE collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Please apply with your resume and cover letter for immediate consideration at work@acttheatre.org. Include in your cover letter what you hope to bring to this role and how your prior experience has prepared you for this opportunity.
Volunteer Ushering
ACT invites you to be an essential part of our performances and patron experience. Ushering is a wonderful opportunity to share your gift of time and talent assisting the Front of House team, while helping to preserve ACT’s important place within Seattle’s thriving arts community. We encourage you to join us and be a part of the ACT family. For information on ushering at ACT, please contact volunteer@acttheatre.org.
Artist Submissions
EQUITY PRINCIPAL (GENERAL) AUDITIONS: 2024/25 SEASON AND BEYOND
(** NON-UNION GENERALS WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE TBA**)
ACT Contemporary Theatre is currently scheduling Equity Principal (General) Auditions for local AEA and 4A Union member actors on
Monday, March 18, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Tuesday, March 19, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Auditions will be held at ACT Contemporary Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA.
Audition presentation should be 3 minutes: 1 classical/1 contemporary monologue, or 2 contrasting contemporary pieces. Please note that the co-production of “The Last Five Years”, directed by 5th Avenue Artistic Director Bill Berry, will be a part of 5th Avenue’s EPAs as the musical-theatre producing partner. We will not be hearing songs at ACT’s EPAs.
Please sign up for your preferred date and time here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-48155674-20242025
When you’ve scheduled your appointment, please upload your headshot, resume, and additional information to this Airtable: https://airtable.com/appOQls3vrixcAxrH/shrwDpozdgXi731KY
Note: In the event that you’re unable to audition in person, unable to keep your appointment on the day, or submitting as an out of town artist, you may submit a self-tape by sharing a link to it in the Airtable field provided.
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed on a per-show basis. If you receive a callback, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
The 2024-2025 Season will offer five mainstage productions plus our holiday tradition A Christmas Carol. Our official season announcement will be in mid-April. Casting opportunities are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative.
Additional season information is available for AEA members on the Equity website (Auditions & Job Opportunities).
If you’ve worked with us before, please feel free to reach out directly to Artistic Director John Langs (john.langs@acttheatre.org) or Casting Coordinator Margaret Layne (laynem@acttheatre.org) and let us know if there’s a project that particularly interests you. You may also note this on your Airtable form.
To ensure the well-being of artists, collaborators, board members, and staff to engage in the spirit of an ever-improving process, ACT has created the following documents that express ACT’s cultural values, accountability, commitments, and agreements.
NON-UNION & EMC GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR ACT’S 2024-2025 SEASON AND BEYOND!
ACT Contemporary Theatre is currently scheduling 2024-2025 General Auditions for local non-union and EMC actors.
Auditions will be held at ACT Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA on
Wednesday, April 10, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Thursday, April 11, 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Friday, April 12, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Productions on ACT’s 2024-2025 Season will be announced officially in mid-April. Please note that our already announced co-production with 5th Avenue Theatre of The Last Five Years, directed by 5th Avenue Artistic Director Bill Berry, will be wrapped into the 5th Avenue’s general auditions. We will not be hearing songs at ACT’s generals.
Available roles on the season are open to actors of all races/ethnicities, gender identities, disabilities, and neuro-diversities, except where particular identities are specified by the playwright and/or director as integral to character and/or narrative. Gender non-conforming, gender-queer, transgender, and non-binary actors, please submit for the roles you feel most drawn to.
Your presentation should be no longer than 2 minutes: 1 classical/1 contemporary monologue, or 2 contrasting contemporary pieces.
Please sign up for your preferred date and time here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054CABA728A2FF2-48821196-20242025
When you’ve scheduled your appointment and received confirmation from SignUpGenius, please complete your registration by uploading your headshot, resume, and additional information to this Airtable: https://airtable.com/appDdBsVrhqqGS9Y7/shrisxpxd6qGad8qK
Note: In the event that you’re unable to audition in person, unable to keep your appointment on the day, or based somewhere other than Seattle, you may submit a self-tape instead by providing a link in the field specified on the Airtable form.
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed on a per-show basis. If you receive a callback, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
ACT accepts full script submissions from Literary Agents and/or theatre professionals with a letter of introduction/recommendation.
Northwest playwrights (Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho) are especially encouraged to submit, and are welcome to submit a full play or up to a 15-page script sample, with a cover letter and play synopsis.
Please allow for response time of up to 6 months; if you have not heard from us, feel free to reach back.
Please submit all work digitally using this form: https://airtable.com/shrusOI7cxbQIsBG6