The Forge Theater Lab is committed to building a diverse, welcoming community of artists. Artists of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and types of ability are encouraged to submit plays, audition for roles, and apply for crew, staff, and board openings.
Upcoming Audition
February 2022 Workshop
To open its fourth season, The Forge Theater Lab will be conducting an in-person workshop of short plays and monologues that tell stories about living through a pandemic. This workshop, directed by Charlene Kennedy, will begin rehearsals the week of January 17 and culminate in a public performance on February 25 and 26.
An open audition is being held to cast actors at Fitchburg State University on:
Thursday December 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Friday December 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
This workshop will include several short plays and monologues with roles spanning a range of ages and genders. Actors of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and types of ability are encouraged to audition.
The audition will be held at the Wallace Theater for Performing Arts in the McKay Building (B Entrance) at Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA. Parking is available in the McKay Front lot (with a blue sign) in front of the B Entrance.
Actors can arrive any time between 7:00 and 9:00 either evening and will be seen on a walk-in basis. All actors will be asked to cold read scenes from the plays. A prepared piece is not required.
Rehearsals will be scheduled around the availability of the actors cast. At the audition, actors will be asked to list their availability from January 17 through February 26.
Masks are required inside all buildings at Fitchburg State University. (Actors will have the option to remove their mask temporarily while reading sides while they are socially distanced on stage.) To limit the spread of illness, if you are experiencing COVID symptoms or have recently been in close contact with someone with a case of COVID, please stay home and email us instead. Per the policy of our host university, all auditioners will be asked to sign a contact tracing form to attest to lack of recent COVID symptoms or close contact.
If you are unable to attend this audition in person because of COVID precautions, but would still like to be considered for casting, please email us at theforgetheaterlab@gmail.com by December 3 with your headshot and acting resume. You may also attach or link to a video recording of yourself performing a contemporary monologue that is less than three minutes long.
An open audition is being held to cast actors at Fitchburg State University on:
Thursday December 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Friday December 3 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM
This workshop will include several short plays and monologues with roles spanning a range of ages and genders. Actors of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and types of ability are encouraged to audition.
The audition will be held at the Wallace Theater for Performing Arts in the McKay Building (B Entrance) at Fitchburg State University, 67 Rindge Road, Fitchburg, MA. Parking is available in the McKay Front lot (with a blue sign) in front of the B Entrance.
Actors can arrive any time between 7:00 and 9:00 either evening and will be seen on a walk-in basis. All actors will be asked to cold read scenes from the plays. A prepared piece is not required.
Rehearsals will be scheduled around the availability of the actors cast. At the audition, actors will be asked to list their availability from January 17 through February 26.
Masks are required inside all buildings at Fitchburg State University. (Actors will have the option to remove their mask temporarily while reading sides while they are socially distanced on stage.) To limit the spread of illness, if you are experiencing COVID symptoms or have recently been in close contact with someone with a case of COVID, please stay home and email us instead. Per the policy of our host university, all auditioners will be asked to sign a contact tracing form to attest to lack of recent COVID symptoms or close contact.
If you are unable to attend this audition in person because of COVID precautions, but would still like to be considered for casting, please email us at theforgetheaterlab@gmail.com by December 3 with your headshot and acting resume. You may also attach or link to a video recording of yourself performing a contemporary monologue that is less than three minutes long.
Call for Assistant Director
The Forge Theater Lab is seeking an Assistant Director for its February 2022 workshop No Place To Go: Stories From a Pandemic. This workshop, directed by Charlene Kennedy, will begin rehearsals the week of January 17 and culminate in a public performance on February 25 and 26. Rehearsals will be held 2-3 times per week at Fitchburg State University.
The Assistant Director will work closely with director Charlene Kennedy to conduct rehearsals of short plays and monologues in development. Responsibilities will include attending most rehearsals to take notes and offer feedback; prompt lines on book for actors; pick up and distribute copies of updated scripts as new drafts are written; and other tasks as assigned. The Assistant Director will also be given primary responsibility to run rehearsals for at least one of the pieces. This is an excellent opportunity for a student or early-career director looking to learn more about new play development.
Payment: $125 honorarium.
To apply, send a brief cover letter and resume to director Charlene Kennedy at theforgetheaterlab@gmail.com. In your letter, please describe your availability from January 17 through February 26.
The Assistant Director will work closely with director Charlene Kennedy to conduct rehearsals of short plays and monologues in development. Responsibilities will include attending most rehearsals to take notes and offer feedback; prompt lines on book for actors; pick up and distribute copies of updated scripts as new drafts are written; and other tasks as assigned. The Assistant Director will also be given primary responsibility to run rehearsals for at least one of the pieces. This is an excellent opportunity for a student or early-career director looking to learn more about new play development.
Payment: $125 honorarium.
To apply, send a brief cover letter and resume to director Charlene Kennedy at theforgetheaterlab@gmail.com. In your letter, please describe your availability from January 17 through February 26.
Call For Plays About Climate Change
Deadline: April 11, 2022
The Forge Theater Lab is seeking new full-length and one-act plays focused on climate change. One play will be selected for a fully staged production in September 2022. The Forge Theater Lab invites submissions from writers who live within 80 miles of Fitchburg, MA, or who are alumni of Fitchburg State University.
To submit a play, please email Literary Manager Erik Nikander at literary@theforge.ink by April 11. Attach the script as a Word or PDF file. On the first page, include a brief description and list of roles. In the body of your email, describe the piece's production history to date, if any.
To submit a play, please email Literary Manager Erik Nikander at literary@theforge.ink by April 11. Attach the script as a Word or PDF file. On the first page, include a brief description and list of roles. In the body of your email, describe the piece's production history to date, if any.
Submit a PlayThe Forge Theater Lab accepts unsolicited manuscripts from playwrights on a rolling basis. We accept scripts of new plays and plays in progress by playwrights who:
- live within 80 miles of Fitchburg, MA. - are alumni of our host institution Fitchburg State University. |
Ashley Lauren Rogers, Samantha deManbey, Noah Dawson, and Cheyenne Winley in rehearsal for CHASING THE GHOST.
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The Forge Theater Lab is devoted to developing plays of a range of genres and styles. We respond especially to plays that provoke conversation about important contemporary issues.
All submissions are added to a permanent library of new play scripts that The Forge's literary staff will use when selecting material for staged readings, workshops, and full productions.
To submit a manuscript, please email Literary manager Erik Nikander at literary@theforge.ink. Attach the script as a Word or PDF file. On the first, include a brief description of the play and a list of roles. In the body of your email, describe the play's production history to date, if any. You may also attach your biography, resume, reviews, or any other materials that might help pique our interest in you and your work. We will confirm receipt of your submission, but please be aware that we are not able to respond with personal feedback to every play we receive.
To read about the experiences of playwrights who have worked with us in the past, please visit our Testimonials page.
All submissions are added to a permanent library of new play scripts that The Forge's literary staff will use when selecting material for staged readings, workshops, and full productions.
To submit a manuscript, please email Literary manager Erik Nikander at literary@theforge.ink. Attach the script as a Word or PDF file. On the first, include a brief description of the play and a list of roles. In the body of your email, describe the play's production history to date, if any. You may also attach your biography, resume, reviews, or any other materials that might help pique our interest in you and your work. We will confirm receipt of your submission, but please be aware that we are not able to respond with personal feedback to every play we receive.
To read about the experiences of playwrights who have worked with us in the past, please visit our Testimonials page.
Cheyenne Winley in CHASING THE GHOST by Ashley Lauren Rogers. Lighting design by Phil Smith.
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Cast and Crew OpeningsThe Forge Theater Lab casts productions, workshops, and readings using a combination of auditions and invitations to actors who have worked with us or auditioned for us before. Auditions for upcoming events will be posted on this page when they are announced. If you would like to submit your headshot and acting resume to be kept on file for possible non-audition opportunities, please email us at contact@theforge.ink.
This page will announce specific openings for directors, designers, stage managers, technicians, and staff, but we also maintain an ongoing pool of candidates. If you would like to submit your resume and letter of interest to be kept on file for future openings, please email us at contact@theforge.ink. |