Tacoma General Auditions
Tacoma Arts Live - Theater Northwest
About the project and the company
Theater Northwest and Centerstage Theatre are holding joint General Auditions for their 2024-25 Seasons! They are looking for actors and singers 18 years old and above. Share this with a friend who needs to know!
Location of Audition
Tacoma, WA + Federal Way, WA
Other details
TACOMA ARTS LIVE - THEATER NORTHWEST
Dracula by Steven Dietz (16-19 performances)
September 1st – October 2nd Rehearsals
Weekday evening rehearsals + Weekend afternoon rehearsals can be expected
PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, Oct. 3rd -- Sunday, Nov. 3rd
Civil Rights Legacy Tour -
Ruby Bridges: a Civil Rights Journey
Day-time Rehearsals: Nov 18 - Jan 7 (break during holidays)
Day-time Performances: Jan 8 - Feb 12 (Monday – Friday)
The year is 1960 and six-year old Ruby is braving hate and racism as she becomes the first
child to integrate into a public school. This play explores what Ruby’s first days would have
been like as the only student in the classroom because the white families would not let their
children attend class with her. Follow Ruby’s journey as she develops a special bond with her
teacher Mrs. Henry and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s grows in intensity from the
experience of Ruby, to Rosa Parks, and lunch counter sit-ins.
Ruby Bridges - a six-year-old black student integrating into an all-white school in New Orleans.
Also plays a college student in the Woolworth diner flashback scene.
Mrs. Henry - a teacher from Boston and the only white teacher at William Frantz Elementary
willing to work with Ruby. Also plays a customer in the Woolworth diner and a bus rider in the
flashback scenes.
Chuck - a federal marshal who escorts Ruby to and from school every day. Also plays the
owner of the Woolworth diner and the bus driver in the flashback scenes.
Player 4 - this character takes on multiple roles throughout the play including the shadow
puppet family, Mrs. Henry’s friend, school principal, college student at Woolworth Diner, and
Rosa Parks.
For more than 10 years, Tacoma Arts Live has presented original touring
productions that honor the legacy of civil rights leaders and encourage civic
responsibility among young learners. This series of theatrical works explores
the on-going story of civil rights through the experiences of diverse Americans,
such as the stories of Martin Luther King Jr and Ruby Bridges, immigration
rights, and Japanese American internment during WWII.
Native Gardens by Karen Zacarias (16-19 performances)
January 7th – February 5th Rehearsals
Weekday evening rehearsals + Weekend afternoon rehearsals can be expected
PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, Feb. 6th -- Sunday, Mar. 9th
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall (16-19 performances)
March 19th – April 16th Rehearsals
Weekday evening rehearsals + Weekend afternoon rehearsals can be expected
PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, Apr. 17th -- Sunday, May 18th
CENTERSTAGE THEATRE**
TBD Comedy (pending)
Performances: Oct 4 - Oct 27
Beauty and the Beast: A Holiday Panto by Vince Brady
Performances: Nov 30 - Dec 22
Miss Holmes by Christopher M. Walsh
Performances: Jan 24 - Feb 16
Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress
Performances: Mar 28 - Apr 21
Something Rotten! by Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, & John O'Farrell
Performances: May 23 - June 15
**Please note that shows and dates are subject to change.
**Rehearsals typically start 6-7 weeks prior to Opening with 4-5 days of rehearsals per week
Audition requirements
Please prepare two (2) contrasting monologues that showcase different strengths. Prepared material should not exceed 2-3 minutes in length. - OR - Please prepare one (1) monologue and one (1) musical theatre song that consists of 16-32 bars of music (or a verse and a chorus). Prepared material should not exceed 2-3 minutes in length.
Additional information
Preferred method of submission
Audition/Interview dates
Saturday, May 11th 10am - 5pm | Monday, May 13th 4pm - 9pm
Pay type
Other
Audition location
Tacoma WA
Callbacks or second audition/interview?
TBA
Submission instructions
Email auditions@tacomaartslive.org to receive the booking link.
Union Requirements
Non-Union
Equity Contract
Non-Union