upcoming season
by Paramount Story Wranglers
Oct. 05 - Oct. 07 (2021)
The Paramount Theatre (Austin Theatre Alliance) is seeking a diverse group of actors, improvisers, singers, and musicians to join the Paramount Story Wranglers, a TYA ensemble that takes the original writings of 3rd grade students and transforms them into a comedy/musical/variety show. The show is performed for the student writers and their school community to uplift and empower the voices of young people (Think SNL, but for the under-10 crowd).
**PERFORMERS OF COLOR ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO AUDITION - we serve a diverse group of students and want that diversity represented in our casts. We also welcome the queer/gender nonconforming community and performers of all shapes, sizes and abilities.**
Click HERE to go to the application page
An example of our work can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qj0-IsnBwQ
Fall 2021 Story Wranglers Auditions
Audition slots are available October 5 - 7, 2021 at MINDPOP, 7112 Burnet Rd Building B, Austin, TX 78757. Sessions are held from 6:30 pm - 8 pm and 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm. You only need to attend one session. Auditions will consist of singing, dancing and improvisation. You do not need to prepare anything ahead of time.
A mandatory company meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, October 12 at the State Theater for those who are cast.
*Employment with the Austin Theatre Alliance is not contingent in any way on COVID-19 vaccination status, however campus administration can refuse school program visitors to its campus based on their own rules and regulations. Additionally, MINDPOP requires anyone who enters their building to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide proof of negative COVID-19 test dated within 48 hours of the audition.*
Pay: $250 - $300 per week
You are: reliable, a team player, fun, kind, & positive, and passionate about performance as a tool for social change. Songwriting, percussion, choreography, instruments or knowledge of Theatre of the Oppressed are a plus.
Content: Shows consist of approximately 6 original songs and 6 short plays, devised by a cast of 8-10 people.
Time Commitment: A completely new show is developed in the course of one week. There will be 18 performance opportunities between October and May. You may participate in as few or as many shows as you like, and will commit to one week of rehearsals per show.
Rehearsals are held in the evenings on Sunday through Thursday. You should expect to be in rehearsal up to 20 hours that week. The performance is on Friday afternoon. If you have a day job, you will need to make arrangements to be at the performance during the school day.
Frequently Asked Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Fh9LyPErl34lhqAbnrWXwxUs3-NWdzNDHEXcAfPyus/edit
COVID-19 Safety Protocol:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mtE4SafMNM3msSs2B2E-OvTYbHH3zBnlGfxq3W9A2C4/edit
Questions? Email Production Manager Katie Moore at kmoore@austintheatre.org.
The Paramount Theatre is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
