Avalanche Theatre
SHOW & TELL
For future opportunities · Chicago
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
In person
The role
Who they’re looking for
Actors – Bring yourselves!
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
Performances
Second Monday of every month, 7:00 - 9:30pm
Get ready
What to prepare
The theatre hasn’t listed the materials to prepare. Read its instructions before recording or sending anything.
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 – Bring yourselves!
Read the theatre’s instructions →Opens the original posting.
Before you apply
- Chicago-area connection needs review.
- Chicago-area connection needs review.
Full posting and updates
We last checked the posting on Sep 21, 2026. The theatre may have updated it since.
What changed?
Title · Sep 20, 2026
Show & Tell → SHOW & TELL
Eligibility · Sep 20, 2026
Actors invited to attend and read; playwrights bring a digital 10-page script sample; everyone else welcome to attend and discuss. → Actors – Bring yourselves!
How to apply · Sep 20, 2026
Instructions: Actors are invited to bring themselves and take part in the reading; the event runs the second Monday of every month, 7:00-9:30pm, at Beermiscuous.
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes → Instructions: Actors – Bring yourselves!
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 - 9:30pm; September 2026 calendar shows Show & Tell at 7:00 PM on the 14th
Kind: performance → Description: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 - 9:30pm
Kind: performance
Locations · Sep 15, 2026
City: Chicago
Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous → Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous
Eligibility · Sep 15, 2026
Actors are invited to bring themselves. → Actors invited to attend and read; playwrights bring a digital 10-page script sample; everyone else welcome to attend and discuss.
How to apply · Sep 15, 2026
Instructions: Actors – Bring yourselves!
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes → Instructions: Actors are invited to bring themselves and take part in the reading; the event runs the second Monday of every month, 7:00-9:30pm, at Beermiscuous.
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes
Title · Sep 15, 2026
SHOW & TELL → Show & Tell
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Second Monday of every month 7:00 - 9:30pm
Kind: performance → Description: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 - 9:30pm; September 2026 calendar shows Show & Tell at 7:00 PM on the 14th
Kind: performance
Locations · Sep 15, 2026
Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous → City: Chicago
Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous
Eligibility · Sep 15, 2026
Actors – Bring yourselves! Playwrights – Bring a digital 10 page sample of a script in progress. Everyone else – Come ready to enjoy a drink at Beermiscuous, meet other artists in the theatre community, and discuss the scripts! → Actors are invited to bring themselves.
Title · Sep 15, 2026
Show & Tell → SHOW & TELL
Schedule · Sep 15, 2026
Description: Second Monday of every month, 7:00 - 9:30pm
Kind: performance
Description: 7:00 PM Show & Tell (calendar for September 2026)
End: 2026-09-14
Kind: performance
Start: 2026-09-14 → Description: Second Monday of every month 7:00 - 9:30pm
Kind: performance
Locations · Sep 15, 2026
City: Chicago
Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous → Kind: performance
Name: Beermiscuous
Eligibility · Sep 15, 2026
Actors are invited to bring themselves; playwrights may bring a digital 10-page script sample; everyone else is welcome to attend. → Actors – Bring yourselves! Playwrights – Bring a digital 10 page sample of a script in progress. Everyone else – Come ready to enjoy a drink at Beermiscuous, meet other artists in the theatre community, and discuss the scripts!
How to apply · Sep 15, 2026
Instructions: Actors are invited to bring themselves; no formal application or deadline is stated.
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes → Instructions: Actors – Bring yourselves!
Method: in_person
Rolling: Yes