Compiled By Peter Shaughnessy
What follows is a selected listing of key information for the major theme parks, amusement parks, and production companies that employ live entertainment throughout the country. Performers are advised to call and confirm audition locations and times.
Allan Albert Productions
561 Broadway, Suite 10C
New York, NY 10012
(212) or (800) 388-9500
Attn: Kathy Carney
Fax: (212) 966-8876
Internet: www.allan_albert.com
E-mail: kcaap aol.com
Auditions: Open calls: Hershey, Pa., Feb. 20; New York, February 26 and March 26; Theatre conferences: Southeastern Theatre Conference, Greensboro, NC March 3-6; New England Theatre Conference, Boston, Mass., March 12-15.
Season: May through Labor Day.
Hiring: Openings for musical revues, juggling. All performers will dance, and singers need to move well.
Pay Scale: $350 per week.
Shows: Allan Albert Productions does the casting for Hershey Park and overseas productions.
Astroworld (Six Flags)
9001 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77054
(713) 794-3232
Attn: Terry Overstreet, Entertainment Dept.
Season: Begins in March, weekends only. It runs through Jan. 5.
Busch Gardens
PO Box 9158
Tampa Bay, FL 33674-9158
(813) 987-5164
Attn: Entertainment Department
Auditions: Jan. 23 in Lincoln, NE; Jan. 24 in Oklahoma City, OK; Jan. 31 in Chicago, IL; Feb. 1 in Pittsburgh, PA; Feb. 23 in St. Louis, MO; April 18 in Tallahassee, FL; April 19 in Jacksonville, FL; June 15 in San Antonio, TX; June 25 in Pigeon Forge, TN; Sept. 15 in Atlanta, GA; Sept. 16 in Columbia, SC; also monthly auditions in Tampa at Entertainment Department at Busch Gardens on Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, July 1, August 5, Sept 2, Oct. 7. Busch Gardens will also be attending the Feb. 20-22 Midwest Theatre Auditions and the March 11-15 Southeastern Theatre Conference Auditions.
Season: The park is open 365 days a year.
Hiring: Dancers, singers who move well, actors/costumed characters, musicians, and technicians.
Pay Scale: Musicians, $11.70 per hour; performers, $11.25 per hour; costumed characters, $9.43 per hour; technicians, $9.75 per hour. Full time is 32-40 hours a week; overtime is time and a half. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision care; company-paid holidays; time off with pay; complimentary tickets; tuition reimbursement; and a 30 percent discount on merchandise.
Shows: Hollywood Live on Ice, International Celebration, A Dragon's Tale, American Jukebox, Costumed Characters, strolling actors and musicians, and Atmosphere Entertainment.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA, Williamsburg, Va.
One Busch Gardens Blvd.
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8785
Phone: (757) 253-3302
Contact: Carrie Morgan, Special Events Mgr.
Website: talentsearchbgw.com
Audition Dates & Locations: Check web-site.
Dates of the season: March through October.
Hiring: singers, dancers, actors, musicians, technicians, stage managers, dressers.
Type of Show: musical revues (some with live bands), children's characters, strolling actors, and strolling musicians.
Pay Scale: Singers, dancers, actors, musicians, variety artists range from $358.00-$404.00 per week.
Cast members work five to six days per week with four to six shows per day. Benefits include one-way relocation allowance; relocation advance; a housing coordinator; free classes in dance and vocals; free music clinics and seminars; extra-curricular events each season that exercise creativity (dance concert, cabaret nights, concerts); free park admission; discounts on food and merchandise, park activities, group insurance is available.
Cedar Point
One Causeway Drive
Sandusky, OH 44871
(419) 627-2388
Attn: James Barron
Auditions: Sandusky, OH, Jan. 6 &
March 30, 1999.
Season: May to mid-October.
Hiring: Singers, musicians, dancers, and costumed characters, theatre ushers, DJ's, stage managers, sound engineers, lighting technicians, projectionists, and costume shop personnel.
Pay Scale: $399-$427 per week. Benefits include multiple occupancy housing for a minimal fee, classes, workshops, employee park privileges, and special events.
Shows: Nine productions offered, including musical revues, children's plays, and instrumental.
Cypress Gardens
Send to: T. Skorman Productions
3660 Maguire Blvd., Suite 250
Orlando, FL 32803
Attn: Mark Wise.
(407) 895-3000 ext. 211.
Internet: www.talentagency.com
Auditions: Held throughout the year.
Season: Park is open year-round.
Hiring: Singers, actors, dancers, variety acts (particularly those able to work in an arena setting), street performers, strolling acts, variety acts.
Pay Scale: Typically $80-$120 per day.
Shows: Two holiday shows, unique variety acts, and others.
Darien Lake
PO 91
Darien Center, NY 14040
(716) 599-4641
Casting for live shows handled by Premiere Parks, Inc. Submissions should be sent to:
11501 Northeast Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Attn: David Thomas
(405) 475-2500 ext. 226
Auditions: Tentatively scheduled for mid-February in Buffalo, N.Y., and Rochester, N.Y.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, actors.
Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Shows: Musical, country, illusion, 50s, and children's shows.
Pay Scale: Seasonal contracts.
Disneyland
PO Box 3232
Anaheim, CA 92803
(714) 781-0111 Audition Hotline
(714) 781-3445
Attn: Talent Casting and Booking Mgr.
No auditions scheduled at present, but the audition hotline can be checked periodically.
Season: Year round.
Disneyland Paris
Show Operations Building
BP 100
77777 Marne la Valle
CEVEX 4 France
Attn: Jay Smith, VP of Entertainment
Oliver Klementieff, Artistic Director
(011) 33 1 64746248
There is one show‹"Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"‹that casts in the United States. Auditions are held twice a year, spring and fall. There are generally openings for 16 Native Americans, 18 cowboys, and other principal performers (one female role‹Annie Oakley).
Contract is for six months, and the pay varies. Housing provided.
Dollywood
1020 Dollywood Lane
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
(423) 428-9433
Attn: Auditions Director
Auditions: Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 at Dollywood; Jan. 21 in Charlotte, N.C. Auditions held in Nashville, Tenn. in December.
Season: Early April to late December.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and technicians.
Pay Scale: $390-$500 per week. Daily rate and seasonal. Benefits include profit-sharing plan, workman's compensation, park discounts, and dance classes provided.
Shows: Three to five original musicals plus contract acts.
Dorney Park
3830 Dorney Park Road
Allentown, PA 18104
(610) 391-7730
Attn: Paul Thieken
Auditions: Feb. 4 in Syracuse, N.Y.; Feb. 5 in Ithaca, N.Y.; Feb. 6 in NYC; Feb. 7 in Philadelphia, PA; Feb. 8 in Allentown, Pa.; and Feb. 14 in Newark, Del.
Season: May through Labor Day, plus bonus weekends.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, musicians, stitchers, technicians/stage managers, and choreographer.
Pay Scale: $312-$348 per week, plus bonus. Housing subsidy of $300 provided.
Shows: Mostly musical revues: country, Motown, rock 'n' roll.
Elitch Gardens
299 Walnut St.
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 595-4386
Attn: Eric Guetterman, Entertainment Mgr.
Elitch Gardens has recently been bought by Premier Parks, who will be handling future casting for live productions. Auditions have not been announced as yet, but submissions can be sent to the following address:
11501 Northeast Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Hiring: 15-20 singers, dancers, stunt performers, and strolling specialty acts.
Season: Weekends in April until Memorial Day, then full time until Labor Day, when the park resumes its weekend schedule in September and October.
Shows: A song and dance musical revue, a Western comedy/stunt show, a magic show, and strolling entertainment.
Frontier City
11501 N.E. Expressway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73131
Phone: (405) 478-2412
Casting handled by Premiere Parks, Inc. Submissions should be sent to the above address.
Geauga Lake
1060 North Aurora Road
Aurora, OH 44202
(330) 562-7131
Contact: John Allen
Auditions: Beginning of February, dates and sites to be announced.
Casting for live shows handled by Premiere Parks, Inc. Submissions should be sent to:
11501 Northeast Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Season: Weekends from the first weekend in May, daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, then weekends through Nov. 1.
Hiring: Singer-dancers, singers, dancers, actors, and magicians.
Pay scale: $235-$250 per week.
Shows: Illusion show, 50s revue, rainmaker show, kids game show, flea circus (one-man show), make-believe circus, and a country music show.
Heartbeat Productions
832 South Cooper St.
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 278-0138
Fax: (901) 278-0139
Attn: Melinda Grable, Executive VP
Internet: melgrable aol.com
Auditions: Heartbeat accepts resum s and videos year-round. Call for specific details on future auditions.
Season: Heartbeat does casting for productions at Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Tex., Libertyland in Memphis, Tenn., Harrah's and Bally's in Mississippi, and others. Company also casts corporate productions. The park show season runs from a rehearsal period beginning mid-March through October, in some cases through November.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, triple-threats. Some creative staff positions are also open, on a per-project basis.
Pay Scale: Varies greatly. Based on experience and/or size and importance of role.
Shows: Corporate/special event productions; musical production shows for parks, casinos, and resorts; looking for dancers and specialty acts. Currently casting shows for parks in the Pacific Rim and Europe.
Hersheypark
100 West Hersheypark Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
(717) 534-3177
Fax: (717) 534-3336
Attn: Cherie Lingle, Asst. Entertainment Mgr.
See Allan Albert Productions
Auditions: Open calls: Hershey, Pa., Feb. 15; New York, March 1 and April 26; Theatre conferences: Southeastern Theatre Conference, Miami, Fla., March 6-8; New England Theatre Conference, Boston, Mass., March 15-17. Instrumental auditions by appointment only on Feb. 15 in Mansfield, Pa.; Feb. 22 in Hershey, Pa.; March 1 in West Chester, Pa.; March 22 in Hershey, Pa.
Season: Mid-May through Labor Day.
Hiring: Hersheypark hires approximately 65 performers per year. There are openings for musical revues and juggling.
Pay Scale: $350 per week for first year. Subsidized housing of $200 per month and Equity eligibility provided.
Shows: Broadway dance revue, country show, rock n' roll revue, strolling shows, and parades.
Knott's Berry Farm
Entertainment Division
8039 Beach Blvd.
PO Box 5002
Buena Park, CA 90620
(714) 220-5386
Auditions: Mid-May for Summer, October for Christmas, and other dates as needed. Auditions will be held at Knott's Berry Farm and the Los Angeles area (sites TBA).
Season: Open 364 days a year, with peak operations during spring break, summer, Halloween, and Christmas.
Pay Scale: Various rates and methods of pay‹commensurate with type of performances, length of run, and time of year. Performers hired directly onto payroll, rather than by contract, are eligible for a variety of benefits.
Lagoon
PO Box 696
Farmington, UT 84025
(800) 748-5246
Attn: Mark Huffman, Dir. of Entertainment
Website: www.lagoonpark.com
Auditions: January in Salt Lake City, Utah; Rexburg, Idaho; and Provo, Utah. Interviewing stage managers and technical personnel in February at Lagoon.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, actors, specialty performers, stage managers, and technical personnel.
Season: Mid-April through Halloween.
Pay Scale: For seven- to 18-year-olds, $7-$10 per hour; for older performers, $10-$12 per hour, depending on experience.
Paramount Parks
8731 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 200
Charlotte, NC 28217
(704) 522-9280
Attn: Entertainment Department
Audition Hotline: (704) 559-4609
Internet: www.auditionnow.com
Parks: Paramount Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario; Paramount's Carowinds in Charlotte, N.C.; Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, CA; Paramount's Kings Dominion in Doswell, VA; and Paramount's Kings Island in Cincinnati, OH.
Pay Scale: Up to $530 per week for singers, actors, sound technicians, dancers, instrumentalists, variety artists, lead roles, swings, and captains. Up to $455 for Show Costume Characters. Up to $384 for Technicians. Paramount offers three- to seven-month contracts, with other long-term performing opportunities too. Workshops are available for performers.
Paramount's Carowinds
PO Box 410289
Charlotte, NC 28273
(704) 587-9011
Attn: Rob Sewell, Entertainment Director
Auditions: Charlotte, NC, mid-January, at Paramount's Carowinds, The Paramount Theatre.
Season: Mid-March through the end of October.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, and technicians.
Shows: Mainstage music/dance spectacular; children's theatre; early 60s pop show; contemporary country music revue; karaoke.
Paramount's King's Island
6300 King's Island Drive
King's Island, OH 45034
(513) 573-5740
Attn: Ron Martin, Entertainment Director
Season: March through October.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, and technicians.
Pay Scale: Up to $414 per week. Paramount offers three- to seven-month contracts with other long-term performing opportunities. Housing provided for rehearsal period only. Workshops are available.
Shows: Mainstage music/dance spectacular; all-new Nickelodeon show; children's theatre; Star Trek characters; musical production featuring the sound of the Caribbean; variety performers.
Paramount's Kings Dominion
16000 Theme Park Way
Doswell, VA 23047
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2000
Doswell, VA 23047
Phone: (804) 876-5000
Paramount's Great America
2401 Agnew Rd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1776
Santa Clara, CA 95052
Phone: (408) 988-1776
Premier Parks
11501 Northeast Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73131
Attn. David Thomas
(405) 475-2500 ext. 226
Premier Parks Inc. owns amusement parks around the country, including Adventure World in Washington, Riverride in Hartford, CT, Wyandol Lake in Columbus, OH, Geauga Lake in Cleveland, OH; Frontier City in Oklahoma City, OK; Darien Lake in Darien Center, NY, Elitch Gardens in Denver, CO, and Great Escape in Lake George, NY.
Sea World of California
1720 South Shores Road/Mission Bay
San Diego, CA 92109
(619) 226-3900, ext. 2554
Attn: Staci Eakes, Entertainment Dept.
Auditions: Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 8, April 5-6, 19, in San Diego.
Hiring: six-13 actors, singers, dancers, and comedians; 20 dancers (characters), 20-45 maingate performers (costumed), strolling performers. Various announcing position requiring improv and audience interaction.
Season: Year round; peak-schedule when school is out.
Shows: Ski show; animal show; 20-minute multimedia; "Window to the Sea,'' character revue; "The Happy Harbor Show''; a six-week run of a show featuring the Sesame Stret characters.
Sea World of Texas
10500 Sea World Drive
San Antonio, TX 78251-3002
(210) 523-3312
Attn: Bonnie Murgo, Special Events Coordinator and Show Producer
Auditions: Open calls will be held in Mid-January at the park.
Season: The season lasts from March 8-Oct. 31.
Hiring: Announcers, pre-show performers, singers and dancers, strolling costume characters, and costume character dancers.
Pay Scale: $7-$11 per hour.
Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215) 752-7070, ext. 298
Internet: www.sesameplace.com
Attn: Entertainment Department
Auditions: Open calls will be held in January at Sesame Place. Interested performers should call Diane Benedict, entertainment manager.
Season: May 17 through Oct. 26.
Hiring: Musicians, dancers, actors, and strolling entertainers.
Pay Scale: Begin at $7.05 per hour, plus bonus of $.40 on every hour worked.
Shows: Magic show, Children's theatre, a Muppet musical show, Brass band, and the chroma key show (where kids "appear'' on TV with the Sesame Street characters).
Show Biz International
5142B Old Boonville Highway
Evansville, IN 47715
(812) 473-0880
Attn: Maria A. Rivers, senior vice president; Michael Hawk, director of productions.
Auditions: Jan. 17 and Feb. 16 in Indianapolis, IN; Jan. 18 in Muncie, IN; Jan. 19 in Bloomington, IN; Jan. 25 in Fredonia, NY; Jan. 26 in Pittsburgh; Feb. 6 in Rochester, MI; and Feb. 8 in Santa Claus, IN
Season: Show Biz represents Americana in Middletown, OH; Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH; Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN; Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA; Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, PA; and Waldameer Park in Erie, PA. Most of the facilities are seasonal. Some begin as early as April. Some don't start until June. End dates are late August and Labor Day weekend, and some continue weekends through the fall season.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, musicians, and technicians.
Pay Scale: Ranges $250-$350 per week based on contract and facility. Housing assistance provided at some facilities.
Shows: 75 percent are musical revues, along with western stunt shows, children's shows, strolling bands, and Hollywood walk arounds.
Silver Dollar City
HCR1 Box 791
Branson, MO 65616
Attn: Entertainment Department
(417) 338-8083
Auditions: The audition tour for this year's season will be in November and December. Promotional packages are being accepted by the entertainment department. Call for more information.
Hiring: Singers, dancers, comic actors, variety artists, and instrumentalists.
Shows: Four mainstage productions and numerous strolling shows. Performance styles include comedy, traditional and contemporary country, bluegrass, gospel, and Broadway.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
PO Box 690290
San Antonio, TX 78269-0290
(210) 697-5483
Attn: Butch Noland, Entertainment Dept.
Auditions: Auditions were held in September and October. Interested performers should contact the park using the address and phone numbers above.
Season: March 1 through Jan. 1.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, and technicians.
Pay Scale: $325-$350 per week. Stunt performers make more than $500 per week. Housing and workshops provided.
Shows: Musical revues, seven show bands, and stunt shows.
Six Flags Great Adventure
PO Box 120
Jackson, NJ 08527
(908) 928-2000
Attn: Entertainment Department
Auditions: Feb. 1-2, 22-23, at the park; Mid-February in NYC.
Season: April 15-October 29.
Hiring: Street characters, Looney Tune characters, dancers who can sing, and technicians.
Pay Scale: $6.25 and up/hour
Shows: "Batman Forever Show," "Lethal Weapon Stunt Show," and a new musical based on Warner music.
Six Flags Great America
542 North Route 21
Gurnee, IL 60031
(847) 249-1776, ext. 4606
Attn: Todd Stickney, Entertainment Dept.
Auditions: Mid-February, at the Gurnee Holiday Inn, Route 132 and Interstate 94, Gurnee, IL.
Season: April through October.
Hiring: Actors, dancers, musicians, and technicians.
Pay Scale: Varies with position. College dorm housing available, free admission to park and employee events.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
(formerly Wet n' Wild)
1800 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76006
Attn: Tonya Bryant
(817) 265-3356
Auditions: To be held in March at the park.
Pay Scale: Hourly, negotiable.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, musicians, technicians, and costume characters with varing height requirements.
Shows: "Summer Nights."
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Hiring done through:
A. & R. Wald Productions, PO Box 5500, Valencia, CA 91385
(805) 255-4100
Contact: Scott Sterner, (805) 255-4810
Gymnasts are employed through:
YLS Productions, PO Box 34,
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(310) 430-2890
Auditions: Action performers, Mar. 5-6, 1999.; Stage and street performers and singer auditions‹Mar. 19-20.
Pay Scale: Action performers: Pay is $120 - $225/day (based on the number of shows per day). Stage and street performers: Pay is $10.30 - $15/hr depending on position.
Six Flags Over Texas
2201 Road To Six Flags,
Arlington, TX. 76004
Mailing Address: PO Box 191,
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone Number: (817) 640-8900 EX 4575
Auditions: Early 1999. Not determined at this time. Call for info after Oct. 98
Season: March - September
Hiring: Stunt performers, singers, dancers, variety, actors
Pay Scale: $8.00 TO $12.00/hr Based on show. No travel or lodging provided.
Six Flags St. Louis
PO Box 60
Eureka, MO 63025
(314) 938-5300
Attn: Entertainment Department
Auditions: Held in November, but resum s and tapes accepted throughout the year.
Season: Spring through Fall.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, and technicians.
Pay Scale: $350-500 per week, based on a five-day work week. Summer-only and fall-only contracts.
Shows: Six productions, including musical, stunt, dinner theatre, and character.
Tokyo Disneyland
Maingate Office, Suite 100
Walt Disney World
PO Box 10,000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-6177
(407) 397-3299
Attn: Stacey Johnson, Casting Director
Auditions: Casts twice a year in October and May.
Hiring: 20-25 singers and dancers, 26 character actors, and 10 musicians (country musicians, drummers, pianists, bagpipes, etc.)
Season: Year round. Performers leave for Japan in August and also from February to March.
Pay Scale: Pay range is between $590-$840 per week. American-style accommodations are rent free. Performers sign a six-month contract.
Shows: Polynesian luau, carnival-type show, western show, and two song and dance shows: "The Diamond Horseshoe Revue" and "Feel the Magic."
Universal Studios Escape
Address: 1000 Universal Studios Plaza
Orlando, Fl 32819-9610
Phone Number: (407) 224-7532
Audition Hotline: (407) 224-7622
Contact Name: Roy Alan, Asst. Director of Show Development
Auditions: Mardi Gras auditions in Orlando, FL, January 9 & 10; Spring auditions in Orlando, FL February 27 & 28; Summer auditions in Orlando, FL, April 24 & 25.
Season: Year 'round.
Hiring: Actors, singer/dancers, stunt people, animated character performers, celebrity look-a-likes
Shows: Musicals, audience interactive street shows, animated character shows, stunt shows, shows requiring excellent actors
Pay Scale: $212.20 - $494.40 per week to start depending on role.
Universal Studios Florida
1000 Universal Studios Plaza
Orlando, FL 32819-9610
(407) 363-8080 Human Resources Employment Jobline
(407) 363-8795 Entertainment Dept.
Attn: Michael Roddy or Debbie Cambell, Show Directors
Auditions: Tentative audition dates for Universal Studios Florida: Feb. 22, April 5-6; for Mardi Gras at Universal Studios Florida: Jan. 25-26; for Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida: weekends in late August and early September. All auditions will be in Orlando, FL. Universal Studios also attends the March SETC auditions and the September FPTA auditions.
Season: Year 'round.
Hiring: Actors, singers, dancers, male jazz saxophonists, technicians, stunt performers, celebrity look-a-likes with improvisation skills.
Pay Scale: Competitive hourly wages, with full benefit packages for contracted performers. Limited benefits available for casual/seasonal performers. No housing provided.
Shows: Twelve productions, including stunt shows, a rock n' roll musical revue, improv street performers, celebrity look-a-likes, and animated performers.
Universal Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
Building SC79-4
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 622-3851
Attn: Entertainment Department
Auditions: Jan. 31, Feb. 1, 7-8, 21-22, April 11-12, at Universal.
Hiring: singers, singers who dance, comic actors, dramatic actors, stunt performers, and street performers.
Season: Year-round.
Shows: Rock n' roll musical revue, two stunt shows, "Waterworld," character look-alike shows, and street shows.
Valleyfair!
One Valleyfair Drive
Shakopee, MN 55379
(612) 445-7600
Attn: Kris Stauffer, Live Shows Dept.
Auditions: Feb. 7 at Eau Claire, WI; Feb. 8 at Stevens Point, WI; Feb. 9 at Decorah, ID; Feb. 11 at Sioux Falls, SD; Feb. 12 at St. Peter, MN; Feb. 13 at Minneapolis, MN; and Feb. 15 at St. Paul, MN,
Callbacks on Feb. 16 at St. Paul, MN.
Hiring: 19 Singer/dancers, 27 musicians, 14 body characters, four sound and lighting technicians.
Season: May and September weekends, and full-time schedules from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Pay Scale: $333 per week for singer/dancers; $358 per week for musicians; $336 per week for body characters; $323 per week for technicians. Housing coordination and accommodations for a minimal rent fee. Three shifts. Free park access and workshops provided.
Walt Disney World Resort
PO Box 10000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
Audition Hotline: (407) 397-3220
Auditions: Jan. 25-26 in Orlando, FL; Feb. 1 in Dallas, TX; Feb. 1 in Las Vegas, NV ; Feb. 2 in New Orleans, LA; Feb. 8 in Nashville, TN; Feb. 9 in Portland, OR; Feb. 11 in Provo, UT; Feb. 15-16 in Chicago, IL; Feb. 17-20 in NYC, NY; Feb. 22 in Buffalo, NY; Feb. 23 in Boston, MA; Mar. 1 in Pittsburgh, PA; and Mar. 2 in Ann Arbor, MI.
Season: Season is year 'round. Contracts are for one year. Disney is the only theme park that works under an Equity contract.
Hiring: Singers who dance, singers who move well, musical theatre performers, and dancers for various roles at the three theme parks and resorts in Florida.
Pay Scale: All performers employed by Walt Disney World Co. are covered under the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement with Actors' Equity Association. Full-time employees receive a flexible insurance package that fits individual needs and lifestyles. Other benefits include sick days, merchandise discounts, and park admission. Pension benefit is funded with the Equity League Trust Fund and provided to all performers.
Shows: A variety of musical and non-musical opportunities (including improv) are available at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot "95, Disney-MGM Studios, and Pleasure Island. Performances at the parks themselves include stunt shows and mainstage musicals, among others.
Worlds of Fun
4545 Worlds of Fun Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64161
Attn: Mason Goodman, Entertainment Dir.
(816) 454-4545, ext. 1354, ext. 1550
Auditions: Jan. and Feb. in Kansas City, MO; Jan. in Manhattan, KN; Jan. in Lincoln, NB; Feb. in Kirksville, MO; and Feb. in Lawrence, KN.
Season: April to October, most shows run from the end of May to August.
Hiring: Singers and dancers.
Shows: Contemporary country music, and "60s-'70s rock revues, Big-Band Swing Show.
