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Dance: Auditions, Workshops, Classes, etc.
SFBATCO Virtual General Auditions
Submissions due by March 31, 2023
Auditions are open for anyone and everyone, now until the end of March. We're looking to expand our creative community of performers for our upcoming projects. That means actors, singers, dancers, poets, choreographers, multi-hyphenates, artists, creatives, you!
Call for Submissions: Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival
Submissions due by April 15, 2023
Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival is hosted by St. George Dance Company in the Greater Zion Area of Utah. Accepted film submissions will be screened in St. George on May 31 and June 1.
Learn more and submit films here
Urbanity Dance Summer Intensive
Audition videos due by April 15, 2023
Each summer, intermediate to advanced dancers ages 11-24 are selected for a unique contemporary dance intensive in Boston. Students receive 7 hours of daily instruction in ballet, modern, and contemporary technique, as well as supplementary courses in jazz, musical theater, improv, hip hop, and repertory. Scholarships are available.
Learn more at UrbanityDance.org
Movers+Makers Summer Dance Intensive
Added Feb. 9, 2023
Hosted by Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company (June 7–10 in Provo, Utah), this intensive provides amazing classes and the opportunity to choreograph or perform with professional dancers from across the country. Apply for a scholarship for a chance to receive this amazing experience for free ($320 value). We are also offering work-study options for those who want to bring some other skills to the intensive.
Apply at WasatchContemporary.com
Call for Submissions: San Francisco Dance Film Festival
Submissions due April 16, 2023
San Francisco Dance Film Festival (SFDFF) is a multi-day international event showcasing the best in dance film from around the world. Looking ahead to our 2023 festival, we intend to return to hosting as many in-person programs as possible, building back the much-missed excitement of film on the big screen and live interactions among artists and audiences. We may also offer virtual programming and bonus material to include our international community who may not be able to attend in person.
Learn more at SFdanceFilmFest.org
Ongoing Opportunities
Internships, Fellowships, Residencies, etc.
Amy Seiwert's Imagery: Arts Admin Intern
Added March 9, 2023
Amy Seiwert's Imagery, a contemporary ballet company based in San Francisco, is offering a paid arts admin internship from June 19 – July 31, 2023. The intern will work 10 hours/week with ASI staff and assist with the production of SKETCH 13. This is a hybrid remote and in-person role. Pay is $18/hour as an employee with a total pay of $1,080.
CTC Theatre Fellowship Program
Applications due March 31, 2023
Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis has announced our fellowship opportunities for the '23-'24 season. These are great opportunities for recent graduates and early career theatre administrators who are from a community that is underrepresented in the theatre field. We have three open positions under this fellowship next season: Stage Management Fellow; Production Management Fellow; Education Fellow. Fellowships run 41–43 weeks, August–June; $18 per hour; benefits eligible.
Capital Stage Apprenticeship Program
Applications due April 30, 2023
Gain valuable knowledge and experience as an Apprentice with Sacramento's cutting-edge professional theatre company! The program is designed to be immersive and provide a broad range of hands-on experience in all aspects of Capital Stage operations, such as: Casting, Acting, Directing, Technical Production & Design, Literary Management/Dramaturgy, Marketing & Outreach, Administration, Production Management, etc.
Playwrights Horizons Theatrical Fellowship Program
Applications due March 31, 2023
Based in New York City, this program offers excellent practical experience in continued training for a career in the arts and affords an opportunity to collaborate closely with and learn from some of the top professionals in the American theater. During our 2023/24 season fellowships will be offered in: Stage Management, Artistic/Literary, Casting, Marketing, General Management.
Learn more at PlaywrightsHorizons.org
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center Undergraduate Fellowship
Applications due March 27, 2023
The fellowship program aims to attract scholars from across a broad spectrum of academic disciplines, with an emphasis on the social-behavioral sciences. Up to two fellowships will be awarded to UC Berkeley undergraduates for research-related expenses: one GGSC Fellowship (up to $2,500), one Goldberg Fellowship (up to $5,000).
Learn more at GGSC.Berkeley.edu
2023/24 Berkeley Rep Fellowships
Applications due March 27, 2023
Berkeley Repertory Theatre offers a fellowship program from Sep 2023–Jul 2024 for serious-minded, highly motivated individuals who have already acquired basic training and experience in their field and who are ready to embark upon a professional theatre career. Selected fellows receive housing and a $1100 per month stipend for participation in the program. Applications are due by March 27.
Summer Internships with Joffrey Ballet School
Added Jan. 26, 2023
The Joffrey Ballet School is seeking enthusiastic, hardworking and proactive individuals to fill various Housing, Administrative and Health & Wellness positions throughout the country for our 2023 summer intensives that include training in Ballet, Jazz & Contemporary, Musical Theater, Tap, Hip-Hop and Cirque Arts. Locations: Athens (GA), Colorado Springs, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City & San Francisco.
Visit JoffreyBalleySchool.com for details
Summer Apprenticeships: Commonwealth Shakespeare Co.
Added Dec. 1, 2022
The CSC Apprentice Program (June 11–August 6 in Boston) is an intensive training program for early-career actors who are actively pursuing a career in theatre and have a passion or curiosity for Shakespeare. This training runs concurrently with CSC's signature event, Free Shakespeare on Boston Common. (Please note that tuition and housing fees apply. Tuition assistance is available.)
Visit CommShakes.org for details
Ongoing Opportunities — UC Berkeley
Ongoing Opportunities — Greater Bay Area
- Axis Dance Company Jobs & Internships
- Berkeley Repertory Theatre Jobs & Fellowships
- Kollaboration SF Fellowship Program
- Magic Theatre Fellowships & Internships
- Playwrights Foundation Internships & Fellowships
- San Francisco Mime Troupe Summer Internships
- San Francisco Opera Internships
- Review Bay Area Plays for Theatrius
- Transcendence Theatre Apprenticeships
Ongoing Opportunities — National & International
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (New York)
- American Dance Festival (Durham, NC)
- The American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, MA)
- Arena Stage (Washington, DC)
- Asolo Repertory Theater (Sarasota, FL)
- Barter Theatre (Abingdon, VT)
- Capital Stage (Sacramento, CA)
- Classic Stage Company (New York)
- Cleveland Play House (Cleveland, OH)
- Croswell Opera House (Adrian, MI)
- Eugene O’Neill Theater Center (Waterford, CT)
- Great River Shakespeare Festival (Winona, MN)
- Joffrey Ballet School (New York)
- Jujamcyn Theaters (New York)
- The Naples Players (Naples, FL)
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival (Ashland, OR)
- Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN)
- The Public Theatre (New York)
- Santa Cruz Shakespeare (Santa Cruz, CA)
- Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA)
- Seattle Repertory Theatre (Seattle, WA)
- Stage Directors and Choreographers National Union (New York)
- Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia, PA)
Jobs & Gigs
Cal Shakes: Assistant Technical Director & More
Added March 9, 2023
Cal Shakes (Orinda, CA) is hiring for seasonal and year-round positions, including assistant/associate technical director, carpenters, and much more!
Visit CalShakes.org for details
Berkeley Rep: Ground Floor Ambassadors
Applications due by March 31, 2023
Want to spend your summer generating new works of theatre? Beginning July 10 and ending August 20, Ground Floor Ambassadors will help with workshops, work with artists, and make new works of theatre possible.
Aurora Theatre Company: Wardrobe Crew
Added March 9, 2023
Support all backstage wardrobe needs during dress rehearsals through closing; including quick changes, presets, actor hand-offs, costume maintenance, and laundry. $18/hour. Approximately 40 hours/week during Tech & Dress; 25 hours/week during performance weeks. Mostly evenings and weekends.
Cyrano runs March 31 – May 7, 2023. Hurricane Diane run June 9 – July 16, 2023. To apply, send resume and cover letter to JRUYGT@auroratheatre.org
Seasonal staff opportunities at SF Shakes
Added Feb. 2, 2023
SF Shakes employs around 40 full and part-time seasonal actors, directors, designers, managers, technicians, and interns. The current positions are posted on our website, with hiring completed by late April. Pre-production begins in May, rehearsals begin in June, and performances run from July through September.
Visit SFshakes.org for details
Dance Church hiring teachers across U.S.
Added Jan. 19, 2023
Dance Church is an all-levels movement class that offers a fun and inclusive approach to dancing. Designed for people of all shapes and sizes, backgrounds and identities, Dance Church is a communal space for people who want to move their bodies. Dance Church teachers guide classes through a series of movement cues and free form dance breaks, accompanied by a curated playlist of multi-genre pop music.
Visit DanceChurch.com for details
Summer Jobs & Apprenticeships at Santa Fe Opera
Added Jan. 19, 2023
Santa Fe Opera is hiring for summer production positions including Head Electrician, Assistant Head Electrician, Assistant A/V Director, Drapers, Craftspeople, and more. The company is also accepting applications for the Apprentice Program for Theater Technicians, which offers instruction and practical experience in stage operations, properties, audio and video, costumes, production/music services, make up and wig construction, stage lighting and scenic art.
Ongoing Opportunities — UC Berkeley
Ongoing Opportunities — Bay Area
Scholarships, Contests, Prizes, etc.
Human & Machine Song Contest
Submissions due by April 2, 2023
Cal Performances' Illuminations invites teams led by UC Berkeley students, faculty or staff members to submit their original and previously unpublished 3-5 minute song or music composition integrating AI or other technologies as a significant part of the songwriting process.
Learn more at HumanMachineSong.com
Black Studies Collaboratory Summer Grants for Students
Applications due April 9, 2023
The Black Studies Collaboratory in the Department of African American Studies at UC Berkeley is currently accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students for financial support for projects up to $5,000. We welcome proposals from across campus that center blackness, especially projects that are collaborative, and that move beyond what is defined as traditionally "academic." Some examples might include: curatorial projects, poetry chapbooks, oral history projects, or built-environment projects aimed at creating life-affirming spaces.
American Cultures Student Prize
Applications due March 31, 2023
This prize is awarded to undergraduates for projects they develop in an American Cultures course. Prize recipients will receive a $1,000 award and have their submission published on the American Cultures site.
Learn more at AmericanCultures.Berkeley.edu
Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize
Applications due March 1, 2023
This prize of up to $25,000 supports intellectual and creative pursuits that heighten awareness of issues of social consciousness and contribute to the public good. The award gives motivated students the opportunity to extend and reflect upon their undergraduate work at Berkeley by undertaking a special project after their graduation. The 2022 prize is open to Berkeley graduates in any area of study who are awarded an undergraduate degree in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, or Summer 2023.
Visit stronach.berkeley.edu for detailsOngoing Opportunities
Study Away & Study Abroad
Berkeley Global Internships in Haifa, Israel
Added Jan. 12, 2023
Experience Israel's complexity and diversity in the coastal city of Haifa, Israel, and broaden your view of the Middle East. Participants will work in local nonprofits, public projects and grassroots organizations working in the fields of education, women's rights, immigration, and others. The program will take place in Israel from June 19 – August 11, 2023. Scholarships of $5,000 are available to all admitted students to assist with flight costs and living expenses.
Learn more at StudyAbroad.Berkeley.edu
International Theatre & Dance Project
Added Sep. 29, 2022
The ITDP intensive will be held July 31–August 18 in Zakynthos, Greece. Daily classes will be held in Ancient Greek Theatre & Dance, Choro Drama & Ancient Greek Scene Study, Shakespeare & Text, Contemporary Scene Study, Acting for Film, Musical Theatre Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre Dance, and more.
Learn more on the ITDP website
U.S. Programs
- Dance West Fest (Salt Lake City, UT)
- The School at Jacob’s Pillow (Becket, MA)
- Shakespeare Academy (Stratford, CT)
- Somatic Education Program at Moving On Center (Berkeley, CA)
- UC Berkeley Washington Program (Washington, DC)
- Urbanity Dance Summer Intensives (Boston, MA)
International Programs
Theater & Film: Auditions, Workshops, Classes, etc.
ANTI's Workshop Intensive Night
Submissions due April 3, 2023
Are you an actor, playwright, or director (or some combo of the three)?! Do you wish you had an opportunity to hone your skills and share your talent? Then sign up for ANTI’s (Artistic Nerds 4 Theatre Inclusivity) Spring 2023 Workshop Intensive! At this event, playwrights will get to submit short plays or excerpts that directors assigned to actors will get to develop and perform at the end of the night, all in the span of a few hours. This is the perfect opportunity to develop material in a fun, fast-paced, and exciting way. There are limited spots available for directors and playwrights so SIGN-UP on the interest form now! The event will take place Thursday, April 6 at 6pm in Durham Studio Theater.
ANTI's Cabaret Night
Rolling sign-ups until April 8, 2023
ANTI's next Cabaret Night will take place on Saturday, April 8 at 7:30pm in Durham Studio Theater (Dwinelle Hall). We will have rolling sign-ups for student performers and film submissions. We are also looking for deck crew. If you are interested in participating backstage, reach out to us through Instagram or email artisticnerd089@gmail.com
Casting Call: Actors Ensemble of Berkeley
Auditions: April 1–2, 2023
This summer, Actors Ensemble of Berkeley will bring a new adaptation of E.M. Forster's beloved novel, A Room With A View, to the John Hinkel Park Amphitheatre on weekends July 1–16 plus a special show on July 4. Adapted by Bay Area playwright Stuart Eugene Bousel, this production will be directed by local actor/director Andrew Calabrese. Auditions will be April 1 and 2, 10am–2pm, at the Berkeley Oddfellows Lodge. Callbacks will be April 8, 10am–2pm.
Learn more at AEofBerkeley.org
Casting Call: Hedwig & The Angry Inch at Shotgun Players
Added March 9, 2023
Shotgun Players (Berkeley) is seeking more submissions from non-Union actors. Rehearsals begin September 11, 2023 and performances (Wednesdays through Sundays) are October 28 through December 31. Email casting@shotgunplayers.org for details about self-tape auditions. Pay: $17/hour.
See the Instagram post for details
SFBATCO Virtual General Auditions
Submissions due by March 31, 2023
Auditions are open for anyone and everyone, now until the end of March. We're looking to expand our creative community of performers for our upcoming projects. That means actors, singers, dancers, poets, choreographers, multi-hyphenates, artists, creatives, you!
Write reviews for Theatrius.com
Added Jan. 19, 2023
Theatrius, founded by UC Berkeley alum Barry Horwitz, covers plays and musicals all over the Bay Area. We would like to have more correspondents to cover small, unique theaters. As a Theatrius Correspondent, you get to choose the shows that you want to see. Submit an interest form here
Ongoing Opportunities
Volunteering (Performing Arts Organizations)
San Francisco Volunteer Opportunities
- 42nd St Moon (Musical Theater)
- African American Shakespeare Company
- Alonzo King LINES Ballet
- Bay Area Musicals
- Bindlestiff Studio
- Brava for Women in the Arts
- CounterPulse (Performance Space)
- Crowded Fire Theater
- Custom Made Theatre
- Cutting Ball Theater
- Theatre Rhinoceros
- San Francisco Playhouse
- San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
East Bay Volunteer Opportunities
- Berkeley Repertory Theater
- Cal Shakes
- Dance for All Bodies
- Luna Dance Institute
- The Marsh (Theater)
- Shotgun Players (Theater)
North & South Bay Volunteer Opportunities
Please Note: These listings do not imply endorsement of any organization or individual by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. Whenever possible, we will do basic vetting of opportunities and provide links to information about the sponsoring organizations. If you have a concern regarding an opportunity, please contact Ben Dillon, Director of Marketing and Communications: tdps@berkeley.edu