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Gilbert
Street Season/September-April
Riverside Theatre's permanent
facility is a 118-seat modified black box located in a vibrant
neighborhood near downtown Iowa City. Auditions are open to both AEA
and non-Equity actors; AEA actors are hired under Special Appearance
contracts. There are audition calls throughout the year as needed.
Regional professional actors can schedule a general audition in Iowa
City at any time of the year by contacting the Artistic Directors.
To be added to the actor e-mail database for audition and other RT
notices, call the box office at 319-338-7672 or email
info@riversidetheatre.org.
Riverside Theatre Shakespeare
Festival/June-July
Riverside Theatre's summer facility is the
Globe-inspired Riverside Festival Stage, set against a bluff and
adjacent to a
willow-ringed reflecting pond in City Park. It has great natural
acoustics - no amplification is used - and is very performer friendly.
The theatre has air-conditioned dressing rooms and permanent audience
seating for 472. RTSF operates on an LOA to a LORT D Equity contract.
EMC points are available for all non-Equity actors and stage managers
in both the professional and the intern companies.
RTSF 2009
Professional Company Audition
Information
There will be a 14-actor (6
Equity) professional company in 2009, as well as an Intern Company of 8
actors. All professional actors will be cast in both shows and
will also understudy. Rehearsals begin May 12, with the first
production opening June 12 and the second opening June 19. The
productions, which will be announced in November, play in repertory
through July 12, a 9-week contract. EMC points are available.
Audition Requirements
P/R; 2 contrasting
monologues, one classical and one contemporary; 3 minutes
maximum. For
Intern Audition/Interview information, see the intern section of the
website.
RTSF 09
Regional Audition Schedule
Iowa City - Saturday, December 6, 2008
Call the Box Office at 319-338-7672 beginning November 3 to schedule an
audition. Auditions for the intern company are January 31, 2009;
please click
here for more information.
Kansas City
- Monday, December 8, 2008
Limited to UMKC graduate theatre program; KC professional actors may
request an audition slot [as available] by submitting P/R to Riverside
Theatre.
Chicago
- Monday December 15, 2008 at the Equity office, 125 S. Clark, 15th
Floor. Callbacks: 3:30 - 4:30 pm the same day.
Equity Auditions: 10:00 - 1:00, appointments taken at the Equity
office, 312-641-0406, beginning at 9:30 am on Monday, December 8.
Non-Equity Auditions: 1:30 - 3:15; for audition consideration, please
mail P/R (NO FAX OR EMAIL) to Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert Street,
Iowa City, IA 52245 Attn: Chicago Auditions; receipt deadline
December 1. Actors selected for audition will be contacted by
email (please include your email contact) with a specific audition time
by December 10.
Milwaukee
- Tuesday December 16, 2008
Limited to Milwaukee Repertory Intern Company
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