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- CLOSES: July 10, 2026
- Alabama Shakespeare Festival
- Paid AEA contract
Equity Principal Auditions for the 2026-27 season in Montgomery Alabama. AEA contract. Verify date and materials via Backstage audition calendar.
- Montgomery AL
- Performance & Devised Work
- In Person
- English
- Seasonal 2026/27
- Audition
- CLOSES: July 10, 2026
- Casa Manana
- Paid AEA contract
Equity Principal Auditions for the 2026-27 season in Fort Worth TX. Confirm exact date and materials via Backstage audition calendar.
- Fort Worth TX
- Performance & Devised Work
- In Person
- English
- Seasonal 2026/27
- Grant
- CLOSES: July 10, 2026
- České Budějovice 2028 ECoC
- Varies
Open call for projects to be developed in connection with the 2028 European Capital of Culture in České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Focus on permaculture, sustainability, and community-driven arts. Deadline July 10, 2026.
- Czech Republic
- International & Global Practice
- Hybrid
- English / Czech
- Project period toward 2028
- Audition
- CLOSES: July 10, 2026
- Hanover Theatre
- Paid AEA contract
Equity Principal Auditions for the 2026-27 season in Worcester MA. Confirm exact date and materials via Backstage audition calendar.
- Worcester MA
- Performance & Devised Work
- In Person
- English
- Seasonal 2026/27
- Audition
- CLOSES: July 10, 2026
- Goodman Theatre
- Paid LORT contract
Equity Principal Auditions for the 2026-27 season at a major Chicago LORT theatre. Confirm exact date and requirements via Backstage audition calendar.
- Chicago IL
- Performance & Devised Work
- In Person
- English
- Seasonal 2026/27
- Faculty Position
- CLOSES: July 12, 2026
- The College of Wooster
The individual has primary responsibility for the costume design or supervision of costume design for two departmental theatre productions, two dance concerts, and assists with costuming in senior thesis productions each year, oversees the daily operations of the costume shop, manages costume construction, fittings, alterations, and supervises student shop workers, labs, and workshops. Teaches one course per year in either Costume Design, Costume History, Costume Construction, Stage Make-up and Wigs, or an area of their specialization.
- Wooster, OH
- Design & Technology
- In Person
- English
- Full time
- Intensive
- CLOSES: July 15, 2026
- The Watermill Center
- Varies
Intensive international summer programme at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center. Interdisciplinary artistic research and collaboration at a landmark arts laboratory. Verify current deadline and requirements.
- Water Mill NY
- International & Global Practice
- In Person
- English
- Summer 2026
- Dance Audition
- CLOSES: July 15, 2026
- AURA Dance Theater
- Regular monthly salary + EU social guarantees
Lithuania's leading contemporary dance company AURA seeks an experienced male dancer for a full-time 2026-27 contract. EU employment standards. Submit CV, photos, and video to company email.
- Kaunas, Lithuania
- Performance & Devised Practice
- Remote
- English
- Full-time contract (from July 20, 2026)
- Residency
- CLOSES: July 15, 2026
- Ucross Foundation
- Free residency
Competitive residency on 20000 acres in Wyoming. Includes live/work accommodations and uninterrupted creative time. Spring 2027 applications open May 1 with July 15 deadline.
- Clearmont WY
- Dramaturgy & New Work
- In Person
- English
- 2-5 weeks Feb-Jun 2027
- Residency
- CLOSES: July 15, 2026
- Ucross Foundation
- Free residency
Competitive residency on 20,000 acres in Wyoming. Provides live and work accommodations and uninterrupted creative time. Spring 2027 applications open May 1 with July 15 deadline.
- Clearmont, WY
- Dramaturgy & New Work
- In Person
- English
- 2–5 weeks, Feb–Jun 2027
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- Grant
- OPEN ENROLLMENT
- OISTAT
- Varies (seed funding)
Seed grants supporting new international projects in scenography, theatre architecture, and technology. Available to OISTAT members. Rolling submissions; confirm current cycle deadline on OISTAT website.
- International
- Design & Technology
- Project-based
CLOSING THIS MONTH
- July 6, 2026
- Union for Contemporary Art
- $10,000 USD
- July 6, 2026
- European Theatre Convention
- Varies
- July 6, 2026
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
- $52,000–$60,000 USD
- July 6, 2026
- Axelrod Performing Arts Center
- Paid AEA contract
- July 7, 2026
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- $60,000 USD
- July 7, 2026
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- $65,000–$75,000 USD
- July 7, 2026
- Actsafe Safety Association
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