Writers Theatre is always looking for new talent for our stages and we accept headshot/résumé submissions throughout the year. While auditions for specific productions throughout the season are by invitation only, we hold general auditions twice a year.
How to Submit Your Materials to WT
Digital Submissions
The casting department is currently only accepting submissions via digital form below. These submissions are reviewed on a regular basis.
You can update your information by re-submitting through the above form every 6 months. Please do not submit more often than every 6 months.
Equity auditions are typically held each Winter or Spring in Chicago and announced via the AEA website. Once Equity general audition dates are announced, please follow the instructions on the Equity posting to submit.
In an effort to make auditioning more accessible, we will be accepting both video and in person auditions for our general rounds. All submissions, whether in person or via video, will be reviewed and weighed equally.
Non-Equity General Auditions
Non-Equity actors may be seen as a walk in at the Equity Principal Audition sessions or submit a video via the EPA instructions.
All submissions, whether in person or via video, will be reviewed and weighed equally.
Production auditions are by invitation only. If you are interested in a particular production, please submit via the general casting form:
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The need for actors not based in Chicago depends specifically upon the demands of each individual production. We typically hire only Chicago-based actors, with few exceptions. Auditions are held in Chicago and are by invitation only. If you are interested in a particular production, please submit via the general casting form:
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If you are in a show in the Chicago area that you’d like our casting team to see, you may email Katie Galetti at kgaletti@WritersTheatre.org with an invitation. We are not able to accept every invite but do our best to see as many shows in the Chicago area as possible.
Writers Theatre is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All submissions will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
To promote the health and safety of all participants, Writers Theatre requires that all members of the cast, crew, production team, and staff be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination is defined as receiving both doses of a two-dose vaccine or a single-dose vaccine at least two weeks prior to an individual’s first day of work on the project.
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