Current Job Listings
AEA Stage Managers
Scenic Designers
Summer Communications Internship
General Auditions
Seattle Shakespeare Company annual general auditions will take place in the Spring of 2011.
What to Prepare
Your audition slot will be five minutes long. The audition requirments are two Shakespearean monologues, the first of which must be in verse. The second piece may or may not be asked for, but please be prepared.
Please bring a headshot/resume to your audition, even if you have submitted them previously.
To Request an Audition Slot
All requests must include a cover letter. You will be contacted if you do not receive an audition slot.
To obtain an audition slot, please send an electronic copy of your headshot/resume to casting. All members of Actor's Equity soliciting for appointments will receive slots. For non-AEA actors, audition slots will be offered based on classical, text-based experience, and WILL NOT be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
You do not need to audition if you have worked for or auditioned for Seattle Shakespeare/Wooden O in the past 12 months.
Please Note
Seattle Shakespeare Company does not allow submissions for auditions outside of our General Auditions unless we are actively soliciting actors for our productions. Please know that because of the volume of requests we receive we cannot personally respond to all the submissions, but we do look at all qualified candidates’ submissions. If you are an AEA actor or a non-AEA actor with considerable classical theatre experience, and are unable to attend our auditions, we may make an occasional exception.
If you have questions, please send your query to casting.
AEA Stage Managers
Seattle Shakespeare Company is currently accepting resumes for AEA Stage Managers in the Greater Seattle Area.
If you are interested in being a stage manager for Seattle Shakespeare Company, please contact Rod Pilloud, Production Manager or mail to:
Rod Pilloud, Production Manager
Seattle Shakespeare Company
PO Box 19595
Seattle, WA 98109
Scenic Designers
Seattle Shakespeare Company is currently accepting submissions for scenic designers from the Greater Seattle Area.
If you are interested in designing for Seattle Shakespeare Company, please contact Evan Tucker, Production Manager or mail to:
Rod Pilloud, Production Manager
Seattle Shakespeare Company
PO Box 19595
Seattle, WA 98109
Summer Communications Internship
Seattle Shakespeare Company is currently accepting resumes for summer internships in the
Communications Dept. This nine-week internship involves experience in creating and executing
a marketing plan for summer student performances and serving as site/volunteer manager for
our Wooden O outdoor touring performances. It is a very hands-on experience that requires the
intern to have reliable transportation and a schedule flexible enough to include day and evening
hours during the week and weekend. Internship Testimonials:
“This internship provided true immersion in the world of marketing and theatre. Prior to arriving, I expected to feel like a visitor, observing from a corner. Instead, I found the Seattle Shakespeare family waiting with open arms. Jeff provided lengthy discussions on a regular basis tailored to the day’s topic. With patient guidance and an attentive ear, he tutored me until I became familiar enough with marketing for practical application. Hosting outdoor shows proved to be an invaluable opportunity to hone public speaking skills and improve one-on-one interactions with patrons. Overall, the internship allowed me a glimpse into the lives of actors, directors and staff. I am grateful to have gained
lifelong connections by sharing time with this talented group.”
Krister Johnson
Communications Intern 2010“Being a communications intern at Seattle Shakespeare Company is anything but aimlessly sitting at a desk and filling coffee orders. From being able to be at the first company read through of Othello and Much Ado About Nothing to later being the site manager for them in parks all over the Seattle area, I had the opportunity to interact and help audience and cast members alike. However, before I even went out in the parks I had a two on one interactive learning experience where I learned how to market theater from print to radio. At the end of the experience, I got to take what I learned and apply it to their Education Department's Camp Bill production intensive program. From the beginning to the end, this internship is designed for YOU to learn and benefit from. If you want to learn how to market theater (or really anything related to it) while also being an asset to Seattle Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare in the park, this
internship will be as invaluable to you as it was for me!”Samantha Reising
Communications Intern 2010“I will have the project as a solid portfolio piece and the internship listed on my resume, which I expect to help me find full time employment in the near future. I think what was most helpful was gaining some experience with the written formats of marketing – such as press releases, blurbs, etc. At the moment, I’m writing press releases for a radio program as well as writing some grant letters of inquiry, so I’ll be putting immediate use to some of the skills I learned this summer.”
Michelle Scharlock
Communications Intern 2011
This internship is intended for college level students. The internship not paid, but is flexible
enough for participants to have a part-time job outside of the internship. The internship is
tentatively scheduled to run from June 11 - August 12. If you have questions or are interested in
applying for the summer internship in Communications, please send a cover letter stating interest
and what you hope to learn from the internship as well as your resume:
Jeff Fickes, Communications Director
Seattle Shakespeare Company
PO Box 19595
Seattle, WA 98109