Website Adams Theatre Company
Adams Theatre Company (ATC) is now seeking actors for our upcoming ‘New Year, New Works Festival’, premiering January 2026 as part of our Chicago expansion. ATC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2020 and originated in New Jersey. Every summer we produce outdoor musicals featuring young talent both onstage and behind the table, with a mission centered on community, fostering emerging voices, and creating accessible storytelling opportunities. In our fifth year, we are thrilled to bring this play festival to Chicago and showcase seven new works.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The New Year, New Works Festival will feature staged readings of seven original plays by emerging playwrights.
Each play will receive two rehearsals, collaborative development time with playwrights and directors, and a public presentation on Friday, January 9th or Saturday, January 10th. Actors can be cast across multiple projects when possible.
See play synopsis and character descriptions of all plays here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DLNeDOZ03vpzM_n7y7bIi-NGhXbdHYrlLJMRtgoutIM/edit?usp=sharing
SEEKING
Actors of all identities, backgrounds, and experience levels.
We welcome college students, early-career performers, and non-union actors interested in new work development.
All roles are unpaid at this time due to our size as a growing nonprofit.
AUDITION DETAILS
Auditions will take place virtually by filling out the attached Google Form. Please attach a recent 1 minute clip of you (can be a self tape, reel, or recent performance) and fill out the required information so we can best pair you with a piece.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; with the final deadline to submit as Friday, December 12th
Submission Form: https://forms.gle/Xw2adVj6SYFWhRWo6
REHEARSAL & FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Rehearsals will take place during the week prior to the Festival, January 4-8, and will be scheduled based on Actor & Director availability.
The performance schedule for the play festival is below. If you know you are unavailable during one of the play slots, please note this in the submission form.
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM
- The Interview by Alisa Rosenthal
- Neither/Both by Gabrielle Lovelace
- STOP. by Julia Ravenscroft
Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
How To Rob The Art Institute of Chicago by Sam Hernandez
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Love In The Time Of ___ by Mantra
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
the PINK room by Ella Boyd-Wong
Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Red Devil by Andrea Berting
To apply for this job please visit forms.gle.