Audition Information

WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
ACTOR AUDITION & TECH INTERVIEW NOTICE
2024 SEASON

Board President: Corey Wills
Executive Director: Lauren Harvey
Artistic Director: Jennifer Sansfacon

(Updated February 29, 2024)
Weathervane Playhouse is located at 100 Price Road, Newark, OH 43055-3380.

Note from the Artistic Team: Due to high interest in Weathervane’s 2024 Summer Season, we are not accepting virtual submissions for actors.

Casting and Hiring Statement

Our commitment to real diversity, equality, and inclusion can be most visible in our casting, hiring, and show selection. Therefore, we strongly encourage performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and types, as well as performers with disabilities to submit and audition. Naturally, this applies and is desired from all artists applying for open director, designer, and production crew positions that we have available as well.

Audition and Tech Interview Information

When:
  • Local Auditions (Weathervane Playhouse): March 2nd – Please note that we are primarily looking for actors 40+ that can sing, dance and act. Click here to sign up for an audition time slot.
What to Prepare:
  • Actors: Please prepare a 1min monologue & 32 bars of a song that shows off your vocal range & acting ability.
  • Designers & Technicians: Please prepare a short presentation of your work.

What to Bring:

  • Actors: A Current Headshot & Resume
  • Designers & Technicians: Current Resume, Photo/HS if available, and any examples of your work you would like to present, or portfolio for review.

Production Schedules:

  • Man of La Mancha: May 30 – June 8, 2024
  • Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood – June 13 – 22, 2024
  • The SpongeBob Musical: June 27 – July 7, 2024
  • The Red Velvet Cake War: July 11 – 20, 2024
  • The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy: July 25 – August 3, 2024
  • Fall Melodrama: October 18-20, 2024

Design & Technical Positions

  • Technical Director
  • Carpenter
  • Scenic Painters
  • Stitcher/Wardrobe

About Weathervane Playhouse

The mission of Weathervane Playhouse is to entertain, educate, and inspire through quality professional theatre productions and theatre arts education.

Weathervane Playhouse features seven professional, main stage productions a year. We begin at the end of May, and open a new show every two weeks. We feature comedies, musicals, classics, favorites and the latest from Broadway. Located in Newark Ohio, Weathervane is one of Ohio’s longest running professional summer stock theatres. Weathervane Playhouse is an equal opportunity employer that supports diversity and inclusion.

Our hiring process:

The Summer Resident acting company is comprised of approximately 14 performers and approximately 25 members of the Production Team; 12 of whom are considered resident company.

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