Welcome to Our Auditions and Jobs Board
Auditions & job postings are open to the public. You do not need to be a member of the Guild to use the jobs board or submit a listing. Use the provided filters to narrow your search – check the filter boxes you want to search for, and uncheck those that don’t apply to your search.
Helpful Audition Terms
Audition Terms
8-bar, 16-bar, or 32-bar cut: requirements for limiting your audition song to a specific number of measures
A cappella: singing a song with just voice, no instruments or accompanist
Book: your binder of audition repertoire, which should be brought into the audition room in case they ask for additional material
Sheet music: full piano accompaniment, with voice and lyrics included
Contemporary repertoire: music written after 1970
Classical/traditional repertoire: music written before 1970
Classical ballad: A slow song from an older musical
Classical uptempo: A fast song from an older musical
Contemporary ballad: A slow song from a modern musical
Contemporary uptempo: A fast song from a modern musical
Accompanist: a piano player hired (usually provided by the theater) to accompany you with your sheet music
Callback: an additional audition after the first… sometimes you’ll be called back several times
Cold reading: part of an audition in which you’re given very short notice to read from a script, either as a monologue or with a scene partner (may be given to you on the spot)
Dance call: a dance audition
Headshot: a professional picture of yourself printed on quality photo paper, usually 8 x 10, in either color or black and white
Resume: your performance experience including other experience that may be applicable
Monitor: a person who helps run the audition process (signing people up, calling names, etc…)
Open call: an open audition, meaning both non-union and union members can attend
Sight reading: part of an audition in which you must read music on the spot, without seeing it or practicing it before.
Monologue: a solo acting speech
Non-Union: a person who doesn’t have a membership or an invitation to the Actors’ Equity Union
Union: a person belonging to and being a paid member of the Actors’ Equity Union
EMC: stands for Equity Membership Candidate, meaning you have acquired enough points at equity theaters to be considered for membership in the Actors’ Equity Union
Actors’ Equity: the official union for professional actors
Terms of Use - Auditions and Jobs Board
Colorado Theatre Guild TERMS OF USE
The Colorado Theatre Guild (“CTG”) Job Board is as a free-of-charge job posting service. This Job Board acts as a venue for employers to post job opportunities and audition notices. CTG is not involved in the actual transaction between employers and candidates. CTG does not screen applicants for qualifications or work authorization or posted jobs for validity. CTG makes no recommendation regarding potential employers, contractors, or employees. CTG does not guarantee the validity of any job vacancy, audition listing, educational listing, internship, or opportunity submitted to the CTG Job Board. All hiring is handled directly between the job applicant and the employer. CTG does not guarantee a job placement for anyone using the Job Board, nor does CTG guarantee that an employer will fill a vacancy by using the Job Board.
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2023 Unified Auditions
We’ve put together everything you need to know about the 2023 Unified Auditions on its own website: unifieds.coloradotheatreguild.org.