GET INVOLVED

-Volunteer

-Employment

-Audition

-Volunteer

Plays & Players seeks volunteers in the following areas:

-Stage Management/Assistant Stage Management

-House Management/Ushering

-Stagehand/Board Op

-Set building/Electrics

-Marketing/Development

To volunteer, please contact Daniel Student at . Include the approximate hours per month you wish to volunteer, the type of volunteering you would like to do, and your full contact information (address, email, phone) in the text of the email.

Interested in volunteering 15 hours or more over the course of a full year? You can see all Play & Players shows for free by becoming a Torchbearer/Artist Member. (link to Torchbearer/Artist Membership)

(IMGP0052)

-Employment

There are no employment opportunities at Plays & Players at this time. Please check back for updated information.

-Audition

Audition for…

The East Coast premiere of

William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead.

Written by John Heimbuch

Directed by Bill Egan

(LOTD graphic)

DECEMBER 14 from 3-7pm

DECEMBER 15 from 6-10pm

Callbacks December 18 from 6-10pm

William Shakespeare fights zombies. Need we say more? A true and accurate account of the 1599 zombie plague that spread to the Globe playhouse, William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead mixes humorous horror conventions with meticulously researched characters and events from Shakespeare’s life. A joyous experience for Shakespeare lovers and zombie fans alike, LOTD mixes genres with a knowing wink. To eat or not to eat brains… that is the question!

Performances March 12-28, Plays & Players Centennial Mainstage, 1714 Delancey Place in Center City, Philadelphia.

All roles unpaid. Please send a headshot and resume to .

Open roles:

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Richard Burbage, 20s/30s, player, playwright of histories and light comedies

Will Kemp, 30s/40s, player, clown, formerly of the Chamberlain’s men

John Rice, Teens/20s, player apprentice, specializing in young female roles

Kate Braithwaite, 20s/30s, the tiring house woman, a seamstress and stagehand

John “Sinklo” Sinckler, 30s, a hired player, tall gaunt and mostly silent

The Queen’s Court

Francis Bacon, 30s/40s, lawyer statesman, natural philosopher, writer

Sir Robert Cecil, 30s/40s, spymaster, sworn protector of the Queen

Queen Elizabeth Tudor, 60s, Queen of Great Britain, France, and Ireland

John Dee, 60s/70s, court astrologer and metaphysical philosopher

Soldier 1, 20s, a recruiting officer for the Irish Wars

Soldier 2, 30s, a soldier of the Queen’s guard

Don’t see something you like? We need zombies! Send a resume to if you would like to be cast as a zombie.