This section is for specific actor/director/etc calls. Please note that this is for VIRTUAL submissions only.

DATE-BASED CALLS 

ACTORS WANTED FOR YOUR A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN

• Company: The Hive Theatre Company

• What: The Hive Theatre Company is accepting video submission for You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

• Where: Boston, MA

• Deadline: September 16
  
  

WHERE THE BLACK BOYS ARE ACTOR SUBMISSIONS

• Company: The Theatre Offensive

• What: The Theatre Offensive is seeking actor submissions for Where the Black Boys Are, a choreopoem that follows four black men. trying to grieve the end of their boyhood. One role is specifically transmasculine. 

• Where: Boston, MA

• Deadline: September 22

GENERAL CALLS

BOXCAR STAGE COMPANY CALL FOR DIRECTORS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND MORE

• Company: Boxcar Stage Company

• What: Calling all theatre artists & educators! Boxcar Stage Company is growing, and we’d love to connect with creative, collaborative people who are passionate about theatre and working with young performers. We’re especially interested in meeting directors, choreographers, music directors, dance teachers, voice teachers, theatre technicians, educators, and other theatre professionals who may be a great fit for future productions, classes, workshops, and creative projects. If this sounds like you, introduce yourself! Tell us a little about your experience, the kind of work you love to do, and what inspires you as an artist or educator.

• When: N/A

• Where: Quincy, MA

• Deadline N/A

FRESH INK THEATRE COMPANY CALL FOR ARTISTS 

• Company: Fresh Ink Theatre

• What: Fresh Ink is looking to expand our networks and get to know the local artist community by building out a database for to refer to for casting, directing, design, and dramaturg opportunities!

• When: N/A

• Where: N/A

• Deadline N/A
  
  

FLAT EARTH CALL FOR COLLABORATORS 

• Company: Flat Earth

• What:  Flat Earth is looking for collaborators of all kinds to join them as they build future projects!

• When:  2026-2027 Season

• Deadline: None listed
  
  

GALLOWS HILL MUSEUM ACTOR SUBMISSIONS

• Company:  Here Comes Everybody

• What: Gallows Hill Museum & Theatre, one of Salem’s premier Halloween attractions, is seeking talented, energetic, and dependable performers to join our cast for the upcoming fall season. We are casting for multiple short productions that blend theatrical storytelling, audience interaction, suspense, and practical effects.

• Where: Salem, MA

• Deadline: None Listed

This section is for application-based workshops, fellowships, internships, and more. 

BOSTON LEARNING CIRCLE: COMMONS-BASED APPROACHES FOR THEATRE 

• What: HowlRound Theatre Commons is launching a five-week, in-person Learning Circle for theatre practitioners to reflect on and build knowledge about commons-based approaches to theatre. Sessions will explore defining “the commons”; shared resources, infrastructure, and knowledge; peer-to-peer production and sharing; and governance, stewardship, and curation. This is HowlRound’s first in-person Learning Circle, with simultaneous cohorts in Boston and New York City. In each city, we’re looking for up to fifteen people with a range of theatremaking experiences—from students to established practitioners—who are interested in connecting with other values-aligned makers, sharing their experiences, learning from one another, and building relationships that promote commons-based approaches to theatre. Preparation: Each week, participants will read or listen to several HowlRound pieces on a particular topic. Meetings: Ninety-minute, in-person sessions for reflecting on the assigned pieces and considering how their ideas might apply to participants’ own practices. Additional resources: A crowd-sourced “resource potluck” of related materials. The Boston cohort will be facilitated by HowlRound co-director Julia Schachnik, and the New York cohort by senior editor and learning programs manager Ashley Malaronte. Each will collaborate with a weekly guest facilitator who authored one of the assigned materials. Capacity is limited. Interested participants are asked to complete this brief application form:. The application should take fewer than five minutes.

• When: Wednesdays from September 30 - October 28, 6:30–8:00 p.m

• Where: Brookline, MA

• Deadline: September 8th 

• For: All Theatre Artists

C1 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ACTORS: MONOLOGUE INTENSIVE 

• What: Take your craft to the next level with C1’s 4-Week Monologue Intensive. This class delves into rigorous monologue analysis guided by our Changemaker Framework towards social justice and community building, a unique perspective missing from traditional theatre programs. AUDITION REQUIRED, sign up to audition using the link above. 

• When:  6:30pm - 9:30pm on Mondays, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12 

• Where: Boston, MA

• Deadline: Septemer 8th 

• For: Performers

THE DIRECTORS FORUM 

• What: The Director's Forum is a program offered by the Brown Arts Institute in collaboration with the Wilbury Theatre Group. The partnership connects two of Providence's most active performance arts organizations — BAI, which presents performance work from artists around the world, and the Wilbury Group, a nationally recognized experimental theater company that has called Providence home for sixteen seasons — to create something neither does alone: a sustained, open conversation about the how and the why of the work being made here.

• When: October 2026 through April 2027

• Where: Providence, RI

• Deadline: September 18 

• For: Directors

KINGDOM DRAG KING WORKSHOP 

• What: A drag king is a performance artist who through makeup, costuming, and movement creates the illusion of masculinity on stage.  KINGDOM is an in person beginner drag king workshop for AFAB (assigned female at birth) individuals that will breakdown the aspects that it takes to succesfully entertertain as male on stage. This is for individuals who have less than 1 year of experience and have not received paid bookings. 

• When: Tuesdays from 6 pm - 8 pm, Oct. 20th, Oct. 27th, Nov. 3rd,  and Nov. 10th. Tech rehearsal will be Tuesday, Nov. 17th (6 pm - 8 pm) and the showcase will be Sunday, Nov. 22nd (7 PM)

• Where: Cambridge, MA

• Cost: $275 (Scholarships available)

• For: Actors/Performers 

SHAKESPEARE & CO ACTOR WINTER INTENSIVE 

• What: The Month-long Intensive is Shakespeare & Company’s signature workshop. Participants immerse themselves in voice, movement, text analysis, exploration of the actor/audience relationship, sonnet work, scene work, clown, stage fight, and in-depth discussions about the function of theater and the role of the actor in today’s world. The goal of the Month-long Intensive is to expand the actor’s vocal, physical, emotional, and imaginative responsiveness to language through daily movement and Linklater voice work, and to apply it to the delights and demands of Shakespeare’s text. Shakespeare & Company faculty offer an integrated approach in which each class complements and builds upon the others, and each participant receives careful and considered individualized attention and support. Shakespeare & Company’s Month-long Intensive is geared toward mid-career theater professionals.

• When: December 28, 2026 to January 23, 2027

• Where: Lenox, MA (Tuition includes housing & food) 

• Cost: $4,750 (Scholarships available)

• For: Actors/Performers (mid-career performers)
  
  

EMBODY DIVISING LAB

• Company: emBODY Project Theatre

• What:  The Devising Lab is emBODY Project Theatre’s ongoing practice-as-research ensemble program. Each cycle, a small group of artists works inside a defined research question — investigating the question through physical practice, building devised performance through embodied scores and collaborative creation, and documenting the process as practice-as-research. This is not a class, a workshop, or a production internship. Lab artists are collaborators and co-researchers. The Devising Lab is a structured, facilitated research experience led by Corinne M. Mason in every session. Artists work inside the emBODY Performance Method from the first Wednesday through the final showcase.

• When: 

  • Echoes: Wednesdays February 3 through April 7,  2027, 6:00–10:00PM, Showcases: April 14, 17, and 23

• Where: Canton, MA

• Deadline:  

  • Echoes Applications Due - January 2

• Who: Performers
  
  

EMBODY PLAY LAB

• Company: emBODY Project Theatre

• What:  The emBODY Festival Play Lab is a curated short play festival featuring ten original works performed on June 26 at 95 Washington Street, Canton, MA. This is not a competition. There are no winners or losers — only ten plays selected for their artistic merit and alignment with emBODY’s values, each given everything it needs to be fully realized in performance. The emBODY Festival is the culminating event of the company’s season — a celebration of new work, new voices, and the specific kind of storytelling that happens when a community of artists is given real production support and a real audience. We do not produce readings. We produce plays.

• When: May 1 through June 19, 2027 — days and times TBD. Tech: June 21-25, 2027. Performance: June 26, 2027.

• Where: Canton, MA

• Deadline: December 1st 

• Who: Playwrights

EMBODY PERFORMANCE LAB

• Company: emBODY Project Theatre

• What:  The emBODY Festival Performance Lab is a curated platform for cross-disciplinary works in progress, featuring up to twelve short collaborative performances on June 26 at 95 Washington Street, Canton, MA. This is not a competition. It is a curation of new cross-disciplinary work from Greater Boston artists who are ready to make something they couldn’t make alone. The Performance Lab brings together dancers, musicians, actors, and visual artists in collaborative pairs and groups to develop original work with emBODY’s full support. Every accepted collaboration is a work in progress — the festival is a development showing, not a world premiere. What we’re celebrating is the process and the potential, not the polish.

• When: May 1 through June 19, 2027 — days and times TBD. Tech: June 21-25, 2027. Performance: June 26, 2027.

• Where: Canton, MA

• Deadline: December 1st 

• Who: Performers

BRIGHTER BOSTON (applications open - rolling) 

• What: Brighter Boston is a vocational training and internship program, where you get paid to work on professional theatre, concerts, and special events. This is a chance to learn valuable skills, work on professional shows, and start a career in a high-level industry. This opportunity is available for emerging artists ages 16-24, and specifically targets BIPOC artists and artists who have not attended/graduated from a 4-year university. 

• When: Rolling

• Where: In-person in the Greater Boston Area 

• Cost: N/A

• For: Stage Managers  Production Managers  Designers  Technicians

LORE: THE STORIES OF SALEM 

• What: Every person has a story. Salem has thousands. We want to hear yours. Introducing LORE, a new live storytelling event at the Salem Playhouse. The stories of Salem. Live. Unfiltered. For one night, we’re handing the stage over to you. On November 21, storytellers will take the stage to share true, personal stories built around one theme: “THIS YEAR, I AM THANKFUL FOR…” Funny. Heartbreaking. Unexpected. Awkward. Inspiring. Profound. Completely ordinary. We’re not looking for professional actors or experienced storytellers. We’re looking for real people with real stories worth sharing. (although actors and storytellers are certainly welcome). Send us a 2–3 minute video introducing us to your story, along with a short pitch telling us why you and this story belong on the LORE stage. Selected storytellers will work with us to hone, shape, and build their stories into a 6–10 minute live performance. You don’t need a script. You don’t need acting experience. You just need a story.

• When: November 21

• Where: Salem, MA

• Deadline: October 13

• For: Playwrights

THEATRE BY TRIAL SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS

• What: Theatre by Trial is seeking play submissions for their winter readings. 

• When: November 21

• Where: Providence, RI

• Deadline: September 30

• For: Playwrights

CASTING CONNECTION SUMMER STOCK LIST

Find other summerstock opportunities!

• The Hive Theatre Company: Production Manager 

• Company ONE: Connectivity & New Work Manager

CSC APPRENTICE PROGRAM (Closed for 2026) 

• What: Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s apprentice program is a 7.5-week summer intensive that gives early career performers a rigorous tour of Shakespeare’s language in professional practice and performance. The program includes training by CSC’s faculty and artists in Shakespeare’s Text, Linklater Voice, Movement, and several specialized workshop series. 

• When: Summer

• Deadline: TBD

• Where: In-Person, Boston

• Cost: $TBD (Tuition Scholarship & Work Study available)

• For: Actors/Performers (targeted towards emerging actors)

SPEAKEASY ARTISTIC FELLOWSHIP (applications closed for 2026)

• What: The SpeakEasy Fellowship is for theater administrators and artists looking to transition into the professional theatre world after graduation. Opportunities may include casting, script reading, community engagement, assistant directing, and more. This is a paid, part-time fellowship.

• When: Program runs September-May, applications typically open mid-Spring.

• Where: In-Person, SpeakEasy Office (BCA)

• Cost: N/A

• For: All Theatre Artists (must be post-secondary education or equivalent)

SHAKESPEARE & CO ACTOR SUMMER INTENSIVE

• What: The Summer Intensive is an opportunity for college theater students and emerging professional artists to immerse themselves in Shakespeare, six days a week for four weeks during our summer performance season.

• When: May 27 - June 21, 2026

• Where: Lenox, MA (Tuition includes housing & food) 

• Deadline: March 1 for priority scholarships

• Cost: $5,850 (Scholarships available)

• For: Actors/Performers (college students and recent graduates)

BOSTON PLAYWRIGHTS' THEATRE NEW PLAY INCUBATOR  (applications closed for 2025)

• What: The New Play Incubator (NPI) provides 8–12 weeks each year on the Snodgrass Stage for the development and full production of new plays, with each project receiving 2–5 weeks based on need.

• When: TBD, the following date ranges are currently under consideration for the Incubator program in 2025-26:

  1. • March 16 - April 5, 2026

     • May 4 - 24, 2026

     • June 29 - August 30, 2026

• Where: Boston Playwrights' Theatre

• Cost: $800/week

• For: Playwrights Producers
  
  

CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR FELLOWSHIP (applications closed for 2025)

• What:  The Creative Entrepreneur Fellowship (CEF) is designed to accelerate the careers and practice of a diverse group of artists and creative solopreneurs. CEF is a customized professional development experience for 8-10 individuals who are selected through a competitive application process. The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston is currently looking to accept a small, diverse group of solopreneurs, entrepreneurs and artists working to build a professional practice. Coaching and teaching will be conducted in English and Spanish. Candidates for this program may include visual artists (e.g. public artists, photographers, painters, etc.), craft artists and artisans, performing artists, writers, and more. 

• When: December 2025 - June 2026 

• Where: Boston

• Cost: N/A

• For: All Theatre Artists
  
  

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MAJESTIC THEATRE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (CLOSED FOR 2026)

• What: The Majestic Theater (West Springfield, MA) announces a summer apprentice program, seeking to provide emerging artists in the Pioneer Valley and beyond with professional performance experience and educational offerings from industry professionals.  Majestic Theater Apprentices will perform in one or both Majestic Children’s Theater productions - 2026 season announced as Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!: The Musical! and The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical. Additionally, apprentices will have non-performance responsibilities in administration, technical theater, front of house, and/or theater education. Program benefits include educational workshops led by Majestic Theater staff and other industry professionals, and a $250/week stipend. Limited housing may be available. Program runs approximately late June through mid August. This program is open to college-aged young professionals, current college students, and recent graduates with a declared major in a related field and/or relevant experience in theater performance. The Majestic Theater welcomes and encourages applications from artists of all genders, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Applications will go live on the website February 2, 2026, followed by an interview/callback process for selected artists.   

• When: Late June – Mid August , 2026

• Deadline: Rolling applications open on February 2

• Where: West Springfield, MA

• Cost: Paid with limited housing

• For: Actors/Performers (targeted towards emerging actors)

TRINITY REPERTORY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (CLOSED FOR 2026)

• What: Trinity Repertory Company’s apprenticeship program offers intensive professional training at a Tony Award-winning regional theater. Apprentices are an integral part of our theater company and serve alongside our staff in artistic, administrative, and production-based departments. The apprentice program seeks artists and professionals aged 21 and above who aspire to launch careers in theater. Apprentices will learn on the job for approximately 35 weeks.  Local applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.  Apprenticeships include: 

  1. Acting  

  2. Costumes 

  3. Education  

  4. Production & Stage Management 

  5. Props and Paint 

  6. Sound 

• When: 2026-2027 Season

• Deadline: April 1, 2026

• Where: Providence, RI

• Cost: Paid, with some housing available 

• For: All Theatre Artists

BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY'S MUSICAL THEATRE CONSERVATORY (MTC) 

• What: The Barrington Stage Company’s Musical Theatre Conservatory (MTC) offers an immersive 8-week training program designed for pre-professional performers. Guided by industry experts, participants will reside on our campus in the Berkshires. The rigorous curriculum encompasses acting, singing, and dance, culminating in two mainstage performances. Additionally, students will engage in master classes with renowned artists and gain insights into the business of performing and audition techniques, equipping them for success in the professional realm. 

• When: June 1, 2026- July 24, 2026

• Deadline: March 15, 2026

• Where: Pittsfield, MA

• Cost: MTC is a tuition-free program! The full cost of the program and housing is covered for students via our scholarship program. Students are responsible for their personal living expenses (food, gas, etc) while attending the program. A limited number of need-based stipends are available for participants needing financial assistance to cover the cost of living while attending the Musical Theatre Conservatory.

• For: Actors/Performers (targeted towards emerging actors)

• Actors/Performers/Dancers 

• Administrators 

• Educators 

• Stage Managers/Production Managers/Designers/Technicians

• All Theatre Artists

• Intimacy/Movement/Fight Directors

• Playwrights/Dramaturgs

• Directors/Producers/Casting Directors/Choreographers

• Music Directors/Musicians