Theatre Jobs & Opportunities

Actors/ entertainers/singing telegrams

Organisation/person name: 
Impact entertainment
Job summary: 
Actors, entertainers, clowns, magicians, circus acts, stand up comedy, singing telegrams, marketers, business partners, cooperative, theatre, street theatre, cooperate entertainment., sales and market
Key skills sought: 

If you have the skills, lets work!!!!

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Kiwiarta concerts, festivals and other events

Organisation/person name: 
Kiwiarta
Job summary: 
All Lead and backup bands, solos, dancers and all other performers are welcome to apply here
Key skills sought: 

If you can...sing in tune, play an instrument, move to the rythm,  then thats all you need to apply.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Call for Members and Script Submissions

Organisation/person name: 
The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna
Job summary: 
Script Development Initiative
Key skills sought: 

Emerging playwrights

Actors and directors

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 20 June 2012

Poets, Musicians, Muses, Actors, Creatives

Organisation/person name: 
Experimental Poets Society
Job summary: 
Seeking artists interested in experimental poetics.
Key skills sought: 

Gets on well with other artists, likes to create, generate, and experiment with ideas. Wants to bring those ideas to life with a fun group of nice people. 

 

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Saturday, 23 June 2012

Auditions for Kiwi comedy "Ladies for Hire"

Organisation/person name: 
Howick Little Theatre
Job summary: 
Acting roles for five women and several men are available (aged teens-20s and 40s-60s) in this play with songs by Kiwi actor/playwright Alison Quigan
Key skills sought: 

Women need to be able to sing in tune. You will need to sing at the audition. Ability to play the piano for the part of Harriet would be useful.

Men may be required to play multi roles.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Sunday, 16 September 2012

Volunteers needed at The Old Library

Organisation/person name: 
The Old Library Arts Center
Job summary: 
Volunteers needed at the Old Library Arts Center
Key skills sought: 

willingness to help ! happy disposition, enjoys art , music and theater, wants to build skills in exhibition hanging and events.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Sunday, 27 January 2013

theatre restraunt actor for Fawly Towers Sybi

Organisation/person name: 
Impact Entertainment
Job summary: 
Wanted, Female actor to play Sybil for Fawlty Towers dinner shows
Key skills sought: 

You reliable, funny, able to improvise, able to interact with your audience...pretty much a damn good comic improvising actor...then contact me as we need a new Sybil.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 1 January 2015

The Next Stage - Call for submissions

Organisation/person name: 
Auckland Theatre Company
Job summary: 
Playwright
Key skills sought: 

The Next Stage is open to both new as well as established playwrights.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Monday, 2 July 2012

International Theatre Workshops

Organisation/person name: 
International Theatre Lab
Job summary: 
craft development
Key skills sought: 

acting

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Monday, 6 August 2012

Scripts Wanted for International Audiences

Organisation/person name: 
Like Minds Like Mine
Job summary: 
Write a script that creatively shifts attitudes about mental-health problems. See it professionally produced at Q Theatre or watch it come to life at regional reTHiNK events around the world.
Key skills sought: 

Creativity, Written Communication

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Cast, Crew, Directors Wanted

Organisation/person name: 
Like Minds Like Mine
Job summary: 
Sign up to perform in, direct or crew for a regional Like Minds Big reTHiNK event
Key skills sought: 

Performance 

Music

Song

Comedy

Dance

Choreography

Direction

Lighting

Sound

Set Design

Stage Hands

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Saturday, 30 June 2012

New Zealand's Got Talent: Get involved!

Organisation/person name: 
TVNZ
Job summary: 
New Zealand's Got Talent is coming to TV ONE and we want you to show us what you, your family and your friends have got!
Key skills sought: 

Solo acts, group performances, singers, dancers, magicians, circus and stunt acts, instrumentalists, comedians, novelty acts, animal acts, child performers

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Saturday, 9 June 2012

Actors sought for NOV 2012

Organisation/person name: 
GreyView Productions
Job summary: 
Actors sought- Casting Call
Key skills sought: 

acting live theatre

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 31 May 2012

Auditions for new work MY AWFUL PEOPLE

Organisation/person name: 
Presented by Toni Tippett
Job summary: 
An edgy comedy offers great roles for 2 males and 1 female
Key skills sought: 

Actors with a love for both quick-fire and quickly-learnt dialogue

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 7 June 2012

Auditions for "Peninsula", a classic NZ drama

Organisation/person name: 
Howick Little Theatre
Job summary: 
Five multi-roles for actors aged 20 to 50 in this modern classic Kiwi drama by Gary Henderson. This will be the Auckland premiere.
Key skills sought: 

Actors need to be experienced in multi-role playing, be physically fit and be able to use mime.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Sunday, 15 July 2012

Older ARGENTINIAN actor - No acting experiene

Organisation/person name: 
Dennis
Job summary: 
Older Argentinian male for half-day shoot - PAID - No acting experience required
Key skills sought: 

No prior acting experience necessary.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Sunday, 1 July 2012

Director - Summer Shakespeare 2013

Organisation/person name: 
Summer Shakespeare Trust Wellington
Job summary: 
Director for the 2013 Summer Shakespeare Production
Key skills sought: 

Ability to work with a large with a cast and crew drawn mainly from students and recent graduates

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Friday, 1 June 2012

Auckland murder mystery actors

Organisation/person name: 
Ken Samson; Impact entertainment
Job summary: 
Actors good at improvising and comedy wanted for murder mystery
Key skills sought: 

Funny, reliable, good improvisor

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Actors with some knowledge of Spanish

Organisation/person name: 
Auckland Playwrights Collective
Job summary: 
Actors with some knowledge of Spanish
Key skills sought: 

Acting training and experience; knowledge of Spanish

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Sunday, 3 June 2012

Communications and Marketing Team Leader

Organisation/person name: 
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School
Job summary: 
To ensure the effective marketing and promotion of Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, in a way that meets the particular needs of students, employers, communities and regulatory bodies including NZQA.
Key skills sought: 

- 3 years’ relevant experience in marketing-comms

- Experience leading teams

- Excellent communication skills

- Desktop publishing/web editing

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Monday, 28 May 2012

Auckland Maori and Pasifika Playwrights

Organisation/person name: 
Playmarket
Job summary: 
Playmarket’s Brown Ink is looking for new and original Maori and Pasifika scripts to take to the workshop floor in Auckland.
Key skills sought: 

Do you have a complete draft of a new play ready and waiting for some attention?

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Friday, 1 June 2012

Auditions - Immaculate by Oliver Lansley

Organisation/person name: 
Backyard Theatre
Job summary: 
Auditions for an hilarious new comedy.
Key skills sought: 

Strong comedic actors required.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Basement Submissions 2013 now open.

Organisation/person name: 
The Basement
Job summary: 
Want to put on a show at The Basement next year?
Key skills sought: 

Independent companies and practitioners

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Friday, 7 September 2012

Marketing Manager

Organisation/person name: 
Capital E
Job summary: 
We seek a highly organised marketer to develop and implement the marketing strategy for Capital E, including responsibility for the Capital E National Theatre for Children, National Arts Festival, our
Key skills sought: 

Tertiary qualifications and/or significant related experience in marketing; experience in developing and implementing effective and successful marketing strategies

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 31 May 2012

Festival Administrator

Organisation/person name: 
Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust
Job summary: 
Administrator for the Dunedin Fringe Festival and other exciting arts projects.
Key skills sought: 
  • Keeping accounts
  • Business administration
  • Front of House ticketing systems
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong communication
  • Excels under pressure
This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Friday, 1 June 2012

Schools / Youth Organisations (16 - 25 years)

Organisation/person name: 
Pure Mental Theatre
Job summary: 
Dare2Hope a new suicide prevention play aimed at young people
Key skills sought: 

None

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 24 May 2012

Auditions - Nude With Violin

Organisation/person name: 
Ellerslie Theatrical Society
Job summary: 
14 actors required – 8 men, 6 women – ages 16 to 60's. Audition Sat 9 June 2012 @ 1.30pm. Stables Theatre, Cnr Arthur St & Main Highway, Ellerslie, Auckland. www.ellerslietheatre.co.nz
Key skills sought: 

Experienced or trained actors with stagecraft.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Monday, 18 June 2012

Actors for original Musical Day After Night

Organisation/person name: 
Theatre of Love
Job summary: 
Theatre of Love is casting for Day After Night, an original Musical by Benjamin Cleaver, performing at The Basement Theatre 18-29th September.
Key skills sought: 

Actors who can sing and move

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Monday, 4 June 2012

Lighting operator needed

Organisation/person name: 
Tim Bray Productions
Job summary: 
Experienced lighting and sound operator for children's show
Key skills sought: 

experienced, good problem solver

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Entertainment Writer

Organisation/person name: 
EntertainMe
Job summary: 
Entertainment Writers Wanted
Key skills sought: 

- confident and experienced writer-

- passionate about entertainment

- reliable and trustworthy

 

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Actors Required

Organisation/person name: 
Springsouth Actors Agency
Job summary: 
Nationwide Representation for Professional and emerging actors
Key skills sought: 

Either a professional career in acting or bunches of natural talent and a desire to train.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Thursday, 31 December 2015

Auditions!

Organisation/person name: 
PAPAKURA THEATRE COMPANY
Job summary: 
Singers and Actors for popular G & S operetta
Key skills sought: 

Should enjoy singing and be available for Tues/Thurs evening and Sun afternoon rehearsals.

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Front of House Manager

Organisation/person name: 
BATS Theatre
Job summary: 
Managing the Front of House and Box Office at BATS Theatre
Key skills sought: 

Organisation, Customer Service, Cash Handling, Theatrical Knowledge, Sole Charge,

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Friday, 1 June 2012

Needed: Performer / Acrobat / Dancer

Organisation/person name: 
Sofia Pedersen
Job summary: 
Calling all Performers / Acrobats / Dancers / Contortionist etc…. for body art project.
Key skills sought: 

modelling, acting, dancing

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Monday, 25 June 2012

Auditions: As You Like It Scene Study

Organisation/person name: 
Shannon Friday
Job summary: 
Actors keen to explore Shakespeare and share in a variety of settings around Wellington
Key skills sought: 

no Shakespeare experience necessary

 

This opportunity is: 
Unpaid
Closing date: 
Saturday, 9 June 2012

Actros requried for Hansel and Gretel

Organisation/person name: 
Kapitall Kids Theatre
Job summary: 
Cast of five for Hansel and Gretel
Key skills sought: 

Acting experience, singing/dancing an advantage.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Business Development Executive - Theatres

Organisation/person name: 
Hamilton City Council
Job summary: 
Do you want to help keep Hamilton city's theatres humming? The Business Development Team is looking to for a full time Business Development Executive.
Key skills sought: 

Relationship management, sales, event marketing, networking, working with national and international stakeholders.

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Monday, 4 June 2012

Street Performance Commission for Random Acts

Organisation/person name: 
THE EDGE
Job summary: 
THE EDGE in association with The BIG little City invite professional performers from music, dance, theatre and interdisciplinary backgrounds to submit proposals for the December 2012 season
Key skills sought: 

THE EDGE in association with The BIG little City invite professional performers from music, dance, theatre and interdisciplinary backgrounds to submit proposals for the December 2012 season

This opportunity is: 
Paid
Closing date: 
Friday, 22 June 2012