Tennessee Shakespeare Company Season Auditions
Non-Equity Actors/Singers and Stage Managers for 2026-27 in Memphis
When: In-person on Saturday, June 13 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (CDT)
Where: Tennessee Shakespeare Company, 7950 Trinity Road, Memphis, TN 38018-6297. Free private parking adjacent to theatre.
Seeking: One Production Stage Manager, and Assistant Stage Managers, and Non-AEA actors experienced with Shakespeare’s verse and/or singing in the 1950s style. Actors and Stage Managers of all ethnicities, races, and genders are strongly encouraged to audition/interview.
Present: Dan McCleary, Producing Artistic Director & Stephanie Shine, Associate Producer/Stage Director
Season: Includes a travelling, outdoor pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare; a 1950s musical cabaret; a classical 1920s American play; and a festival of six new works adapted from classical literature for developing in readings and staged readings.
Contract: From early September 2026 through the end of March 2027, multiple production contracts (2-week/5-week/6-week/7-week) are available. Contracts average $500.00/week. Rehearsals are 5-6 days per week. Some performance schedules include student morning matinees; rehearsal calls are staggered daily for efficient use of everyone’s time within a 35-hour workweek.
For Stage Managers: positions range from PSM at $700.00/week (August 25, 2026 – March 21, 2027) to ASM at $450.00/week (early September 2026 through late February 2027) with a two-week unpaid hiatus bridging December/January.
Callbacks: If necessary for actors/singers, will occur same day. Text will be provided. For stage manager candidates, this is one ten-minute interview that may be followed up later in the week.
Dates: Season’s first rehearsal is September 1, 2026, and the performance season runs through March 21, 2027.
Scheduling: To schedule a 5-minute audition/10-minute interview slot, please contact Jane Drumm at office.manager@tnshakespeare.org.
Performers prepare: One comedic Shakespeare piece, and one piece from the 20th Century classical repertoire; and (if you are a good singer) 16 bars of a melodic song (c 1950s; no accompanist provided by TSC). Total time of all pieces: three minutes. Bring three copies of your current headshot and resume stapled front-to-back in the four corners. Please be advised to follow these guidelines exactly.
Stage Managers prepare: Resume, prompt book, representative SM paperwork.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company is committed, as we have been since our inception, to creating a diverse and fair and inclusive work environment. A proud equal employment opportunity employer, TSC is committed to modeling the elimination of workplace discrimination based on age, gender and gender identity, race and ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or Veteran status.