Auditions and Employment Opportunities

Cast Auditions

Hello, and thank you for your interest in Festival 56! We have a very exciting season planned and cannot wait to see all your talented faces at auditions this year. Below is the information regarding this years auditions. We DO accept video auditions, though casting our type of season works much better with live auditions.

Any questions or video submissions should be sent ATTN: LAURA BRIGHAM, CASTING DIRECTOR to: casting@festival56.com

February 12th, 2012 at 1:30pm

Local Auditions will be held at Festival 56's main space:
The Grace Theatre
316 S Main Street
Princeton, IL 61356

*Please prepare 16 bars from musical theatre. You may be asked to read, sing a contrasting piece, and/or dance.

February 17th, 18th, 19th, 2012

Midwest Theatre Auditions in St. Louis
For more information, please go to:
Midwest Theatre Auditions

March 19th, 2012

NYC Auditions will be held at Pearl Studios.
Open call sign up will begin at 8:30am. Each person will be given an appointment and asked to return 10 min prior to their audition time. Dance callbacks will be the same day at 3:30. Callbacks to read will be the following day. More information will appear in Backstage during the weeks prior to the audition.

*Please have two contrasting 16 bars prepared.

Technical Staff

If you are a interested in applying for a position on the technical staff, please see our listings on backstagejobs.com for more information on available positions.

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and appropriate portfolio materials to Dexter Brigham, Artistic Director, Festival 56, 316 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356.