Auditions 2010

SETC's Spring Auditions
Lexington, KY
March 3 - 7

Pioneer Playhouse will be hiring its 2010 company from the SETC auditions.To arrange, contact:
www.setc.org/audtions/spring.php

Min. age: 18, Three categories: Professional Actor, Apprentice, Intern

Room and board provided, plus weekly salary $75-300, depending on experience. The summer company lives on property for 10-12 weeks, roughly May 25-Aug. 18.

Local Actors or Interns: to apply, send resume/photo to:

Holly Henson, Artistic Director
Pioneer Playhouse
840 Stanford Ave
Danville, KY 40422.
Email: pioneer@mis.net.
No phone calls, please.

CHILDREN: Pioneer Playhouse hires local child actors on an "as needed" basis, from the central Kentucky region. If you have a child who is interested in acting, there are many summer opportunities at West T. Hill Community Theatre in Danville, The Ragged Edge in Harrodsburg and Rebecca Ryland's Arts For Kids at the Community Center in Danville. We suggest you contact those worthy organizations for children's theatre activities.

To be in Pioneer Playhouse's "on call" file of local child actors, email or send us your child's information, we will keep it on file and call, as needed.

Categories

* Profesional Actor
* Apprentice
* Intern

Pioneer Playhouse assembles a 25-person company that consists of people who are the right 'types' for the roles needed, that summer. Every two weeks, the entire company auditions for roles. If you are hired as a professional actor, you will probably be in every production, but you will need to audition every 2-weeks to determine the part.

Everyone in the company will have the opportunity to work with four or five directors, who have various directing styles.

When not in rehearsal, everyone (intern, apprentice, actor) works backstage doing tech, during normal working hours. (9am - 3pm, with lunch break).

Everyone gets their own rustic "cabin"-style room, bathrooms are communal. Delicious home-cooked meals are served six days a week, two hot meals, breakfast is continental. (No meals served on Sundays). There is an air conditioned actors lounge with a kitchen and cable TV. Wireless internet is available. Laundry facilities are off property.

Pioneer Playhouse produces five plays (mainly comedies) in ten weeks. We seek company members who can handle responsibility in a dedicated theatre environment, working as part of a team, in any capacity. You will be "living, working, breathing" theatre for 10 to 12 weeks. It is a great way to beef up the resume, very quickly.

Heavy partying is not allowed, this is a "work environment, not a paid vacation.
Every other weekend, you have a day and a half "off". Every other weekend is "strike", where everyone works, until the change-over is complete.

Professional Actor - experienced actors only

Must have professional theatre credits, on resume. Age: (any) Pay Range: $150-300/week, plus room and board.

Apprentice - some experience required

Must audition in person, some experience required.
Age Range: 20's - 30's, pay range: $75-150/week, plus room and board.

Interns -

Pioneer Playhouse is a School of Drama, with the internship program running in tandem with the Main Stage productions. Interns
audition for roles in Main Stage productions every
two weeks.

Age Range: 18-mid 20's, Cost: The internship program costs $900 for the 10-week summer. This fee includes room, board, tuition and 'hands on' experience in all phases of theatre production.

Requirements: Send in downloadable application, with $50 filing fee. Upon receipt, you will be contacted for an over-the-phone interview.

ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF THE INTERN PROGRAM IS THAT THE INTERVIEW CAN BE CONDUCTED LONG DISTANCE, OVER THE PHONE. YOU CAN BE ACCEPTED EARLY AND PLAN AHEAD.

If accepted to the intern program, you are guaranteed a spot in the company and do not have to go through the normal in-person audition process. There are seven internships available. Latest Deadline is May 1.

Further information in the education section.

Holly Henson, Artistic Director
Charlotte Henson, Producer
Pioneer Playhouse
840 Stanford Rd
Danville, KY 40422
(859) 236 - 2747
pioneer@mis.net

Winter/Spring office hours:
Mon - Fri 9am - 12pm (EST)