Producers Directory

Boarshead Theatre, Lansing

• 425 S. Grand Ave., Lansing, MI 48933
• # 517/484-7805 b.o.
• www.boarshead.org
• boarshead@boardshead.org
• September- Mid June
• Hire Staff in: Actors, , technical staff, box office, 2 Public Relations people, and administrative (Managing, Artistic, and Educational Directors, Company Manager, Accounts)
• Do have interships (housing provided)
• Contact for Hire: Interns- Debra Baron, Mainstage Actors-John Peakes, Other-Judy Peakes

Purple Rose Theatre

• Year-Round Season (general)
• P.O. Box 220, Chelsea, MI 48118
• #734/433-ROSE b.o.
• #734/433-7782 admin. office
• #734/475-0802 fax
• purplerose@earthlink.net
• www.purplerosetheatre.org
• Have an apprentice program (no housing)
• Hire staff: Actors

Thunder Bay Theatre

• Year-Round- Spring (Jan-May), Summer (June-Aug), and Winter (Sept-Dec) seasons
• 400 North Second Ave., Alpena, MI 49707
• #989/354-2267
• www.deepnet.com/tbt
• tbt@deepnet.com
• Hired positions: Artistic Director, Technical Director, Musical Director, Actors.  Salary fluctuates and includes housing.
• Contact for Employment: Artistic Director (By Mail)
• Summer internships available

Detroit Opera Theatre

• Season is Year-Round
• 1526 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48228
• #313/961-3500
• #313/237-3412 fax (no resumes)
• www.michiganopera.org
• Hire in: Administration (MKT, PR, Development), Artistic, Bartenders, Box Office, etc.
• Do have Interns (non-paying) (no housing)
• Contact: Audition- Production Department, Interview- Director of Administration

Detroit Repertory Theatre

• Season is Nov- June
• 13103 Woodrow Wilson, Detroit, MI 48238
• 313/868-1347
• 313/868-1705 fax
• www.detroitrepertorytheatre
• detrepth@aol.com
• Hire staff in: Actors, Stage managers, Directors, Tech.
• Pay according to Equity Union SVT tier 3 (?)/ no housing
• No internships
• Contact for Hire:  Actors- write to theatre and will be put on audition list.  Others- Call the theatre.

Hope Collge- Hope Repertory Theatre

• Season is June 14- Aug 10
• P.O. Box 9000, Holland, MI 49422
• #616/395-7600
• #616/395-7890 b.o.
• #616/395-7180 fax
• www.hope.edu/arts
• arts@hope.edu
• Hire: All positions (approx 100)
• Do have Interns- paid and free college credit
• Housing provided for staff and interns
• Contact for Auditions or Interviews: Ellen Peters, #616/395-7601

The Barn Theatre- Augusta

• 13351 W. M96, Augusta, MI 49012
• #616/731-4545
• #616/731-2306 fax
• www.barntheatre.com
• barntheatr@aol.com
• Season is May- Sept
• Hire all positions and pay varies with Union participation and legacy with theatre
• Have interns (Help locate, though do not provide, housing)
• Contact for hire/internship: Penelope Ragotzy

Actors & Playwrights Initiatives Theatre

• Season is Sept- June
• 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
• #616/343-8090
• #616/343-8450 fax
• www.apitheatre.com
• jeremy@apitheatre.com
• Hire and pay: Full Time-- PR Director- $28000, Technical Director- $32000, Artistic Director- $34000, Grants Director.  Part Time—Stage Manager, Costume Designer- Both on Contract per Show
• No Interns
• No housing
• Contact for Audition or Interview: Jeremy Morris, PR Director or Robert C. Walker, Artistic Director

Meadow Brooke Theatre

• Season is Sept- May
• Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309-4448
• #248/377-3300
• www.mbtheatre.com

Flint Youth Theatre

• Season Year-Round (Including Drama School)
• 1220 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
• #810/760-1018
• #810/760-7421 fax
• www.flintyouththeatre.org
• swiggins@usol.com
• Hire: Drama School Instructors, Apprenticeships w/ stipends
• Do have internships
• No housing provided
• Contact for Interview or Audition: William P. Ward, Executive Artistic Director

Performance Network of Ann Arbor

• Season is Sept- May
• In summer have a festival where they invite local actors/directors/dancers/etc to put shows on
• 120 East Huron, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
• #734/663-0696 business
• #734/663-0681 b.o.
• #734/663-7367 fax
• www.performancenetwork.org
• pnetwork@bizserve.com
• Not Hiring
• Do have apprenticeships: End of Aug-May, $225/week, no housing, concentrate on administration, can audition for productions.
• Contact for apprenticeships: Dan Walker, Artistic Director

Plowshares Theatre Company

• African American Theatre
• Season is Oct- June
• 2870 East Grand Blvd.,Detroit, MI 48215
• #313/872-0279
• #313/872-0067 fax
• www.plowshares.org
• plowshares@earthlink.net
• Not hiring
• Do have interships (provide housing)
• Contact for Internships: Pearl Kali

Riverlight and Company

• 75 Wendall St., Battle Creek, MI 49017
• #616/962-2453
• #616/441-2707 fax
• www.willard.lib.mi.us/npa/rlight/

Crosswell Opera House

• Season is Year-Round/ 6 musicals & 3 plays
• #517/264-SHOW
• #517/263-5130 fax
• Contact: Mary Scott, Artistic Director
• #517/263-6868
• director@croswell.org
• Staff: 9 Full Time, 2 Part Time, Seasonal
• Do have interns (no housing)
• Paid contract work
• Auditions: Summer- March, Showcase Season- July, Sept

Greenfield Village Theatre/Henry Ford Museum

• GVT Season is April- Beg of Jan/HFM Year-Round
• 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124
• #313/271-1620
• www.hfmgv.org
• info@hfmgv.org
• Hire: Historical Presenter, Food Service, Retail, Visitors Services, etc.
• Pay: Hourly positions
• Employment Contacts:
• #313/982-6226 fax
• employment@hfmgv.org
• #313/982-6090 (job hotline)
• Do have interns (no housing)- Research Based

Whole Art Theatre

• Season is Sept- June
• 246 N. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
• #616/345-7529
• wholeart@net-link.net
• http://wholeart.hypermart.net
• Hire and Pay: Managing Director, Salary of $25,000/yr.
• No Interns
• Contact for Interview or Audition: Hillary Harper

Tibbitts Summer Theatre

• Summer Season, June- Aug
• 14 S. Hanchett St., Coldwater, MI 49036
• #517/278-6029
• #517/279-7594 fax
• www.tibbitts.com
• tibbitts@cbpu.com
• Hire: Complete Staff (including: Director, Music Director, Set Designer, Lighting Designer, Props Mistress, Actors/Actresses)
• Do have Interns
• Provide Housing
• Contact for Interviews or Auditions: Charles Burr, Artistic Director