Welcome to Enchantment Theatre Company!
Enchantment Theatre Company has created original theatre for young audiences and families for
more than 35 years—imaginative productions of new and classic fables, myths, and legends.
With expressive masks, life-sized puppets, magical illusion, music, movement, and pantomime
ETC inspires, challenges, and enriches our audience— onstage, in the classroom, and in the
community.
Up Next With Enchantment!
Auditions
Calling physical performers of all ages, identities, and ethnicities for the lead role and two swings in Enchantment Theatre Company’s production of The Brave Little Tailor, and for the cast of the world premiere of Mommy’s Khimar! We use tools like Masks, Puppets, Magic, Creative Movement and Music to bring our original pieces to life.
~The Brave Little Tailor~
This delightful tale from the Brothers Grimm is about a feisty little tailor who kills seven flies in one blow. Impressed with his own accomplishment, he creates a sash with the words “Seven in One Blow” and, wearing it, sets off to make his fortune. But everyone he meets assumes that he has killed seven knights, not seven flies. Faced with a series of challenges, the tailor rises to meet each one. Using his pluck, courage and intelligence he defeats two nasty giants, conquers a rampaging rhinoceros, saves the kingdom from a ferocious dragon, and wins the hand of a Princess too!
Rehearsals: March 19th – 23rd, 2024
*Rehearsals are typically held from 9-5, Monday thru Friday. We can accommodate adjustments to this schedule.
Performances: May 13th – June 7th, 2024
*Performances are typically booked between the hours of 9am and 3pm.
Seeking three performers and one Company Manager/Technical Director:
The Tailor: (any age, gender or ethnicity) The title character. Energetic, clever, can get himself out of any scrape…almost.
Swings: Swings will cover two or three out of the five roles in the show. Swings will be paid a small weekly stipend to be on call and will get paid for every show they go on for. Swings are guaranteed one performance to be scheduled.
Company Manager/Technical Director: CM/TD will accompany performers to venues, manage schedules of booked shows, assist with load in and load out, and run tech elements of shows.
Salary: $450/week for rehearsals and performances.
~Mommy’s Khimar~
This beautiful story of a young girl’s discovery of the power of her imagination is based off a book written by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, a local Philadelphia author and writer on the rise. Jamilah will join us in the artistic process of adapting her tale of a young girl who goes on magical journeys with the use of her imagination and her dear mother’s headscarf – or Khimar. This show will tour locally to schools throughout Philadelphia over the next 2 school years and will be a part of our Enchantment Everywhere repertoire, which provides high quality theatre experiences for students throughout the greater Philadelphia area. Performers will have the opportunity to create this original piece along with the artistic team of Enchantment.
Directed by Zachary Chiero and Ciera Gardner
Workshops: May/June 2024
Tech: August/September 2024
First Performance: September 2024
Seeking five performers and one Company Manager/Technical Director to play multiple roles as required by the show.
*NOTE: We will only be casting performers of color for this workshop and performance.
Salary: $450/week for rehearsals and performances.
TO AUDITION FOR BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR:
Submit a headshot/resume to zachary@enchantmenttheatre.org
*Please include TAILOR in the subject line.
We will hold and interview and virtual (or possible in-person) callback.
TO AUDITION FOR MOMMY’S KHIMAR:
Submit a headshot/resume to zachary@enchantmenttheatre.org
*Please include KHIMAR in the subject line.
We will be holding two workshop auditions – each 90 minutes long – where you will get to explore the skills that Enchantment uses in creating their work – Mask, Puppetry and Creative Movement. If selected, please come in comfortable clothes ready to move.
The auditions will take place on Saturday, March 16th 2024. We will have two audition slots available, 10am and 12pm. Please include your preferred time in your submission, we will have a maximum of 25 in each audition slot.
Audition will be held at Equilibrium Dance Academy at 1802 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19145. Please be prepared to be there the entire 90 minutes.
The Brave Little Tailor
Our fabulous production of The Brave Little Tailor will be touring to schools and community venues throughout Philadelphia this coming spring! Click below to learn more about the show and to learn how to book a performance.
Peer Gynt
This coming season, ETC is thrilled to be touring with Peer Gynt – our newest world premiere symphony show, originally created with The Philadelphia Orchestra! Click below for more information on the show, and to see if this epic performance is coming to a city near you.
Philadelphia’s Premiere Children’s Theatre
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