Season runs from late August – late April.
Pay is $375.00/week including housing.
Interested actors must have a 2 or 4 year degree from an accredited institution. Ability to play an instrument, sing, and ability to read and/ or compose music is a plus. For auditions, please prepare 2 contrasting character monologues, preferably monologues that demonstrate distinctive physicality and character choices.
Auditions for Youth Theatre will be held at our local auditions on Friday Jan. 25 through Sunday Jan. 27. Auditions are by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, fill out the audition form to the right.
Audition Opportunities:
Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre is always seeking talented, motivated, and hardworking individuals to join our team. Is that you?
Each year, Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre attends the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions (UPTA) in Memphis, TN and the New England Theatre Conference (NETC) auditions in Natick, MA.
If you cannot attend any of these auditions, you may submit a video audition to LisaChase@merry-go-round.com.
Please film yourself performing two contrasting monologues. If you sing or play an instrument, you may include a song as well. Please limit your audition video to four minutes.
Administrative Staff Positions
- Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre does not currently have any open staff positions. Please check back later!
Production Staff Positions
- Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre does not currently have any open staff positions. Please check back later!
Internships
Youth Theatre Internship
For future consideration – submit resume and cover letter, please contact:
Artistic Director of Youth Theatre Lisa Chase at LisaChase@merry-go- round.com. Candidates will be evaluated on a rolling basis.
Artistic Director of Youth Theatre Lisa Chase at LisaChase@merry-go- round.com. Candidates will be evaluated on a rolling basis.
Description:
The Merry-Go- Round Youth Theatre is seeking an intern to assist with the various administrative tasks of their touring operation, as well as their afterschool arts programming.
About the Company:
The touring component of the Youth Theatre brings the Sequential Dramatics Program directly into school buildings throughout New York State. The Sequential Dramatics Program is a series of performances and workshops provided by professional actors and designed to support the Common Core and the New York State standards of learning through theatre. Each component of the program is customized to meet the unique needs of educators and students at each grade level, K-12 and to provide distinctive theatrical experiences to increase theatrical literacy, appreciation and participation. The Sequential Dramatics program will reach 125,000 students this academic year. This comprehensive program serves 72 school districts in 24 Upstate New York Counties.
The newest addition to our education division is the Merry-Go- Round Junior Stars Program. At the elementary school level, there are few in-school opportunities to gain foundational building blocks in the performing arts. To this end, we created an afterschool program for students in grades K-6 to give them the opportunity to develop as young artists. Additionally, students are working on critical 21st Century skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication. The Junior Stars program provides children the opportunity to blend process and product.
Tasks for interns would include (but are not limited to):
- Helping prepare materials to send to schools
- Assisting with data entry
- Assisting with rehearsal prep as well as rehearsals
- Assisting with marketing initiatives (opportunities to work with Adobe Creative Suite, no prior skill required)
Script Submissions
We are always looking for new and exciting plays to perform! Because of the unique demands of our touring model, we have very specific requirements.
In order for your play to be considered, it must:
- Require only 3-4 actors
- Run approximately 40-50 minutes