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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:
Do you have a passion for the arts? Do you enjoy donor cultivation and advocating for the arts? ACT’s contributed revenue-focused, impact-driven Development team is hiring!
The Individual Giving Manager is responsible for maximizing contributed income from and building relationships with individual donors ($1 – $9,999), while contributing to the overall fundraising excellence of ACT. This position is charged with growing ACT’s individual giving program, through a variety of channels including Annual Fund and Partner Circle Programs, key aspects of ACT’s contributed income. They develop, manage, sustain, steward, and grow contributed revenue sources, which contribute to ACT’s economic stability and multimillion-dollar goals.
The Individual Giving Manager successfully creates and manages multiple campaigns in the fiscal year and coordinates their implementation across all departments. They must be steeped in all organizational activities so they may successfully and succinctly articulate our case for support and secure donations to achieve our goals. The Individual Giving Manager creates the materials needed for ACT Executives and Volunteers to help steward, solicit, cultivate, and thank individual donors.
The Individual Manager serves as the primary liaison with the Marketing Department and as the Development Teams designated lead user of Tessitura. They bring a strategic approach to funding and developing systematic work processes, steward gifts, and establish and manage processes for fulfillment. They work with the Development Coordinator, Stewardship and Events to cultivate donors and fulfill promised benefits. They work with the Development Coordinator to code gifts for data entry and acknowledgement.
How to Apply
To apply, submit a resume and cover letter with “Individual Giving Manager” in the subject line to work@acttheatre.org.
Do you have a passion for customer service? Do you have a strong desire to work with the public and are comfortable as a leader? ACT’s patron-focused, impact driven Front of House team is looking for Lobby Managers! The Lobby Manager works collaboratively with the House Manager, Box Office, production, volunteer ushers, other Front of House personnel, and administration to ensure the comfort and safety of our patrons. The Lobby Manager oversees ingress and egress, ticket taking and scanning, and assists with patron seating. The Lobby Manger will assist in welcoming the public to the theatre, and overseeing their safety and well-being before, during, and after the show. They will answer questions, listen to patrons’ compliments and concerns, and make all audience members feel welcome.
As one of the primary patron-facing employees of ACT, they must execute their role with care, creativity, authenticity, and good judgement. This role actively participates in helping achieve all goals related to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging.
How to Apply
To apply, submit a resume and cover letter with “Lobby Manager” in the subject line to work@acttheatre.org.
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: 2023-2024 SEASON AND BEYOND
ACT – Contemporary Theatre is currently scheduling Equity Principal (General) Auditions for local AEA and 4A Union member actors on
Monday, May 8, 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Tuesday May 9, 2:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Auditions will be held at ACT Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA.
All contracts offered for the 2023-2024 Season will be LOCAL, i.e. they will not include travel, housing, or transportation stipends. By accepting a contract, Actors will affirm their understanding of these terms and that they are being hired as a local Seattle actor.
You can find details about season schedule and roles available by scrolling to the bottom of this post.
Audition presentation should be 3 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/805054CABA728A2FF2-20232024
When you’ve scheduled your appointment, please upload your headshot, resume, and additional information to this Airtable: https://airtable.com/shrkSKOIMzD1YeMkm
Note: In the event that you’re unable to audition in person, or unable to keep your appointment on the day, you may also use the Airtable to share your audition on video instead.
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed on a per-show basis. If you receive a callback, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
COVID information for auditions: Masks are required in ACT’s building at all times except when Actor is auditioning. Auditors will remain masked and socially distanced. Approved face coverings are: N95, KN95, KF94, or ASTM Level 3 certified three-ply medical masks. Single- or two-ply face masks, cloth masks, gaiters, and bandanas are NOT acceptable face coverings.
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 most identify with.
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 an opportunity that particularly interests you. You may also note this on your Airtable form.
**COVID INFORMATION FOR ACT: ACT does not require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Effective June 1, 2023, ACT anticipates moving to mask optional and no regular surveillance testing.
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.
Production Commitments and Agreements
2023-2024 SEASON – PRODUCTION DETAILS/AVAILABLE ROLES
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (LORT C2) by Lauren Yee
(co-production with 5th Avenue Theater in association with Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Center Theater Group)
Featuring music by Dengue Fever
Directed by Chay Yew
1st reh: 9/19/23
1st perf: 9/29/23
Opening: 10/5/23
Close: 11/5/23
Fully Cast
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Gregory A. Falls
Directed by R.Hamilton Wright
1st Reh: 10/31/23
1st Perf: 11/24/23
Open: 12/1/23
Close: 12/24/23
Roles and understudy positions available:
(With the exception of SCROOGE, all actors play more than one role. Only the primary role is listed for each track)
SCROOGE, 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but in the end transformed to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness
BOB CRATCHIT, 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic
FRED, 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew,outgoing, friendly, positive,
MRS FEZZIWIG, F, 40-60, warm, lively, motherly
MIDDLE SCROOGE, 25-35, Scrooge in younger days, engaging, ambitious, but already showing signs of misanthropy and greed
BELLE, 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted
MARLEY’S GHOST, 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding
6 youth actors under 15 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS
3 understudies, 25+, any gender, tracks TBD but can include any adult role, excluding SCROOGE. Some roles are covered internally by cast members
1 understudy, under 15, for youth actor roles
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by John Langs
1st Reh: 1/9/24
1st Perf: 2/2/24
Open: 2/8/24
Close: 2/18/24
Roles Available:
KEITH, mid-to-late 30s, Black, male presenting/male identifying, a mortgage broker
RYAN, mid-to-late 30s, White, male presenting/male identifying, a factory worker
STEW by Zora Howard
Director TBA
1st reh: 2/20/24
1st perf: 3/15/24
Open: 3/21/24
Close: 3/31/24
Roles Available:
LIL’ MAMA, A Black girl in her pre-teens
NELLY, A Black girl soon to be 18
LILLIAN, A Black woman in her 30s
MAMA, A mature Black woman. Don’t ask how old she is.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY by Stefano Massini (Eng. translation by Mirella Cheeseman)
Directed byJohn Langs
1st Reh: 4/2/24
1st Perf: 4/26/24
Open: 5/2/24
Close: 5/12/24
All roles available and open to all gender identities:
HENRY LEHMAN, 35+, the eldest Lehman sibling
EMANUEL LEHMAN, 35+, the middle Lehman sibling
MAYER LEHMAN, 35+, the youngest Lehman sibling
(Note: all actors play multiple characters)
NON-UNION GENERAL AUDITIONS FOR ACT’S 2023/2024 SEASON AND BEYOND!
ACT- A Contemporary Theatre is currently scheduling General Auditions for local non-union actors on
Monday, May 15, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Tuesday May 16, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Auditions will be held at ACT Theatre, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA
You can find details about season schedule and roles available by scrolling to the bottom of this post.
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/805054CABA728A2FF2-202320241
When you’ve scheduled your appointment, please upload your headshot, resume, and additional information to this Airtable: https://airtable.com/shrkSKOIMzD1YeMkm
Note: In the event that you’re unable to audition in person, or unable to keep your appointment on the day, you may submit a self-tape instead. Please contact ACT Casting Coordinator Margaret Layne for how to proceed in that event: margaret.layne@acttheatre.org
Callbacks will be scheduled as needed on a per-show basis. If you receive a callback, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment.
COVID information for auditions: Masks are required in ACT’s building at all times except when Actor is auditioning. Auditors will remain masked and socially distanced. Approved face coverings are: N95, KN95, KF94, or ASTM Level 3 certified three-ply medical masks. Single- or two-ply face masks, cloth masks, gaiters, and bandanas are NOT acceptable face coverings.
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 most identify with.
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 an opportunity that particularly interests you. You may also note this on your Airtable form.
**COVID INFORMATION FOR ACT: ACT does not require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment. Effective June 1, 2023, ACT anticipates moving to mask optional and no regular surveillance testing.
2023-2024 SEASON – PRODUCTION DETAILS/AVAILABLE ROLES
CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND (LORT C2) by Lauren Yee
(co-production with 5th Avenue Theater in association with Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Center Theater Group)
Featuring music by Dengue Fever
Directed by Chay Yew
1st reh: 9/19/23
1st perf: 9/29/23
Opening: 10/5/23
Close: 11/5/23
Fully Cast
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Gregory A. Falls
Directed by R.Hamilton Wright
1st Reh: 10/31/23
1st Perf: 11/24/23
Open: 12/1/23
Close: 12/24/23
Roles and understudy positions available:
(With the exception of SCROOGE, all actors play more than one role. Only the primary role is listed for each track)
SCROOGE, 50-80, embittered, miserly, misanthropic, but in the end transformed to be full of joy, warmth, and playfulness
BOB CRATCHIT, 30-50, Scrooge’s clerk, a family man, kind, hopeful, optimistic
FRED, 25-40, Scrooge’s nephew,outgoing, friendly, positive,
MRS FEZZIWIG, F, 40-60, warm, lively, motherly
MIDDLE SCROOGE, 25-35, Scrooge in younger days, engaging, ambitious, but already showing signs of misanthropy and greed
BELLE, 20-30, Scrooge’s one-time fiancée, wise, lovely, open-hearted
MARLEY’S GHOST, 40-60, ghost of Scrooge’s late partner, angry, tortured, scary
GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT, any age, larger than life, boisterous, bountiful, commanding
6 youth actors under 15 to play CRATCHIT CHILDREN and LONDONERS
3 understudies, 25+, any gender, tracks TBD but can include any adult role, excluding SCROOGE. Some roles are covered internally by cast members
1 understudy, under 15, for youth actor roles
A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD by Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by John Langs
1st Reh: 1/9/24
1st Perf: 2/2/24
Open: 2/8/24
Close: 2/18/24
Roles Available:
KEITH, mid-to-late 30s, Black, male presenting/male identifying, a mortgage broker
RYAN, mid-to-late 30s, White, male presenting/male identifying, a factory worker
STEW by Zora Howard
Director TBA
1st reh: 2/20/24
1st perf: 3/15/24
Open: 3/21/24
Close: 3/31/24
Roles Available:
LIL’ MAMA, A Black girl in her pre-teens
NELLY, A Black girl soon to be 18
LILLIAN, A Black woman in her 30s
MAMA, A mature Black woman. Don’t ask how old she is.
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY by Stefano Massini (Eng. translation by Mirella Cheeseman)
Directed byJohn Langs
1st Reh: 4/2/24
1st Perf: 4/26/24
Open: 5/2/24
Close: 5/12/24
All roles available and open to all gender identities:
HENRY LEHMAN, 35+, the eldest Lehman sibling
EMANUEL LEHMAN, 35+, the middle Lehman sibling
MAYER LEHMAN, 35+, the youngest Lehman sibling
(Note: all actors play multiple characters)
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