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Colorado Shakespeare Festival

Audition Announcement 2027

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  • CSF holds live general auditions each season in Boulder, Colorado, in addition to considering video auditions from qualified candidates.
  • Plays being produced in our 2027 season will be announced in late October 2026. Please visit our website at that time for a complete list of productions.
  • CSF hires approximately twelve (12) AEA and twenty (20) non-AEA actors on two-show contracts.

VENUES AND AGREEMENTS

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  • The Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre is a stone, amphitheater-style space that seats 963. It is framed by trees against a backdrop of the Flatiron Mountains and operates on an LOA – LORT C agreement.
  • The Roe Green Theatre is an indoor proscenium-style space that seats 389. It is an intimate venue full of theatre magic and operates on an LOA – LORT D agreement.

PAY RANGES, DATES, AND WEEKS

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  • Outdoor actor contracts run from Tuesday, May 11th through Sunday, August 1st, 2027.
  • Indoor actor contracts run from Tuesday, May 18th through Sunday, August 1st, 2027.
  • AEA actor contract wages:
    • Outdoor: $862.00 per week for twelve (12) weeks.
    • Indoor: $837.00 per week for eleven (11) weeks.
  • Non-AEA contract wages:
    • Outdoor 2-show: $618.00 per week for twelve (12) weeks.
    • Outdoor 1-show: between $324.00 and $392.00 per week for either twelve (12) or nine (9) weeks.
    • Indoor 2-show: $600.00 per week for eleven (11) weeks.
    • Indoor 1-show: between $347.00 and $397.00 per week for either eleven (11) or seven (7) weeks.
  • Acting Internships are paid $300.00 per week for either twelve (12) or eleven (11) weeks.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION

  • Applicant must have received Shakespeare training or equivalent experience.
  • Applicant must have at least one (1) professional Shakespeare production credential or equivalent experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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  • Stage actor training at an MFA level or higher (or equivalent experience).
  • Training and applied experience in stage combat.
  • Dialect ability and fluency in languages other than English.
  • Training and applied experience in singing of any style (jazz, folk, opera, choral, non-western, etc.).
  • Training and applied experience in acrobatics and/or dance of any style (jazz, hip hop, aerial, tap, ballroom, etc.).
  • Mid- to advanced-level training and applied experience in musical instrument performance of any type.

TO REQUEST A GENERAL AUDITION

Headshots and resumes will be accepted starting September 18th, 2026 at 9am MDT through October 19th, 2026 at 5pm MDT for review. Please submit your materials via our online form for consideration. Audition requests should include the following information:

  • Your full name, preferred email address, and direct phone number.
  • A PDF of your current headshot and acting resume (in one file labeled with your name as "LAST, FIRST" for the file name).
  • Your AEA status (AEA or non-AEA).
  • Your preferred medium for auditioning, pending review of your materials.
    • If you are requesting a live general audition, please identify all immovable time restrictions (we will do our best to accommodate but cannot guarantee anything at this time).
    • If you would need to travel from out-of-state to audition, please request a video audition.
No phone calls, please.

The deadline to submit your pre-screening materials is Monday, October 19th, 2026 by 5pm MDT.

Invitations to attend the live general auditions or submit a video will be sent out starting on Monday, October 26th, 2026 and continue through that week. An assigned audition slot and / or further instructions will also be sent out at that time.

Monday, November 2nd — Deadline, if invited, to submit a general audition video, 5pm MST. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Saturday, November 7th — BOULDER AEA and non-AEA general auditions (9am to 5pm MST, by assigned appointment): University Theatre Building, Boulder, CO 80309 on CU Boulder Campus. Room C342.

Sunday, November 8th — BOULDER AEA and non-AEA general auditions (9am to 5pm MST, by assigned appointment): University Theatre building, Boulder, CO 80309 on CU Boulder Campus. Room C342. 



AUDITION MATERIALS

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For live general auditions, please bring with you one (1) hardcopy of your headshot and resume stapled together or printed back-to-back.

For all general auditions, please prepare two (2) contrasting classical monologues, no more than two (2) minutes in length total (each piece should not exceed 1 minute in duration). One (1) monologue must be comedic, one (1) should be dramatic, and at least one of the two should be Shakespeare.


CU ACTING INTERNSHIPS

CSF will consider all THDN students who audition for the 2027 season as an applicant for a CU Acting Internship. Students must be currently enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder for Academic Year 2026/2027 (AY26/27). Please follow the above instructions to receive an audition appointment for Saturday, November 7th to be considered for an internship. Please be sure to identify yourself as a CU student to ensure appropriate placement.

CALLBACKS

Live callbacks will be held in Boulder, CO on the University of Colorado Boulder campus on December 5th and 6th, from 9am to 5pm. Notifications of a callback—both live and video—will be sent via email (with sides) starting November 16th. The deadline for video callbacks is Monday, November 30th, 2026 by 5pm MST.

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