Trap Door Theatre
Actors
For future opportunities · Chicago
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Production & casting team
- Producing company
- Trap Door Theatre
No casting or creative-team names are available here yet. Check the original posting for more information.
Listed contact: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
The role
Who they’re looking for
Actors may submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes.
Playing age, Equity, understudy… what do these mean?
Playing age is how old a character appears, which may differ from your own age. Equity is the actors’ union; check each theatre’s eligibility rules. An understudy learns a role to perform when the main actor is unavailable.
The commitment
What does it pay?
The theatre hasn’t listed the pay
Dates & location
Auditions
Trap Door Theatre holds season general auditions in fall at our space in Bucktown.
Callbacks
We hold invited-only callbacks for each production 3-4 months in advance of the show’s opening date.
Auditions location
Trap Door Theatre
1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622 Chicago
Get ready
What to prepare
Help with headshots, résumés, and self-tapes
A headshot is a clear photo of you. An acting résumé lists your performance experience and training. A self-tape is a recorded audition video. Sides are the short script excerpts the theatre asks you to perform. Follow this theatre’s specific instructions.
Your next step
How to apply
Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to Casting and Submissions at trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for the theatre's files are accepted year-round; cover letters are appreciated. Please send materials to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Email the theatre →Opens your email app. Attach the requested materials before sending.
Application email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Before you apply
- Application link could not be verified.
Full posting and updates
We last checked the posting on Sep 25, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
What changed?
Production & casting team · Sep 25, 2026
Not specified →
Status · Sep 25, 2026
expired → active
Locations · Sep 25, 2026
Address: 1655 W. Cortland St.
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Trap Door Theatre → Address: 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Trap Door Theatre
Eligibility · Sep 25, 2026
Actors → Actors may submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes.
How to apply · Sep 25, 2026
Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to Casting and Submissions at trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for files are accepted year-round; cover letters are appreciated. Materials may also be sent to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: headshot
resume
cover letter
Method: email
Rolling: Yes → Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to Casting and Submissions at trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for the theatre's files are accepted year-round; cover letters are appreciated. Please send materials to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: audition inquiries
headshots
resumes
cover letters
Method: email
Rolling: Yes
Locations · Sep 17, 2026
Address: 1655 West Cortland St
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Trap Door Theatre → Address: 1655 W. Cortland St.
City: Chicago
Kind: audition
Name: Trap Door Theatre
How to apply · Sep 17, 2026
Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for our files are accepted year-round. Cover letters are appreciated. Materials may also be sent to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: headshots
resumes
cover letters
Method: email
Rolling: Yes → Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to Casting and Submissions at trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for files are accepted year-round; cover letters are appreciated. Materials may also be sent to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: headshot
resume
cover letter
Method: email
Rolling: Yes
How to apply · Sep 13, 2026
Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for our files are accepted year-round. Cover letters are appreciated. Please send materials to: Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: headshot
resume
cover letter
Method: email
Rolling: Yes → Email: trapdoorcasting@gmail.com
Instructions: Actors can submit audition inquiries and headshots/resumes to trapdoorcasting@gmail.com. Headshots for our files are accepted year-round. Cover letters are appreciated. Materials may also be sent to Trap Door Theatre, 1655 West Cortland St, Chicago, IL 60622.
Materials: headshots
resumes
cover letters
Method: email
Rolling: Yes