Olney Theatre Center

BOX OFFICE: 301-924-3400

Full-Time | Part-Time | Volunteer | Olney Theatre Institute Advanced Intern Training Program | Auditions | Play Submissions

Full-Time Opportunities

There are currently no full-time positions available.

Part-Time Opportunities

House Managers

Olney Theatre Center seeks House Managers to work its four venues. Duties include seating management, usher supervision and direction, and general customer service provision for Olney Theatre Center performances. Qualified applicants must be organized, possess strong interpersonal communication skills, and have the ability to think on their feet and work under pressure. Previous House Management experience, First Aid and CPR certification is a plus. Must be available to work fifteen to twenty hours a week, nights and weekends, on a regular basis. If interested, please contact Michael R. Burgtorf, Patron Services Manager, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Volunteer

Friends of Olney Theatre (FOOT) is a volunteer community outreach program which supports the mission of Olney Theatre Center. Committees include housing, welcoming, administrative, opening night, special events, family theater outreach, public outreach, and lobby ambassador. Join today! Please call Mike Burgtorf at 301.924.4485 x130 or e-mail him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Olney Theatre Center Institute Advanced Intern Training Program

The Olney Theatre Center Institute Advanced Intern Training program provides hands-on advanced training in theater production and administration. The program allows students, graduates, and other interested candidates the opportunity to work closely with experienced professionals in their field. This exposure to process and to our audience illustrates what theater means to the life of a community and how the community enriches its theater.

Olney Theatre Center internships are excellent springboards into a professional career in the arts. Olney Theatre Center interns have gone on to renowned graduate programs, major regional and Broadway stages, and freelance positions as directors, designers, stage managers, technical directors, technicians, theater administrators, and other industry leaders.

Learn more about the program and available internships here.

Auditions

Olney Theatre Center is a professional, award-winning regional theater, and operates under an Actors' Equity Association Council of Stock Theaters (COST) contract and casts primarily from actors who are based in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area.

In addition to holding auditions onsite, Olney Theatre Center representatives attend the League of Washington Theatres auditions, the Greater Washington/Baltimore AEA Liaison auditions (in Washington, DC) and AEA principal auditions in New York City. Actors may also submit their pictures and resumes electronically to Casting Director, Barbara Pinolini at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Materials may also be sent by US Mail to the Theatre address.

National Players

Celebrating their 62nd season National Players is "America's Longest Running Touring Company." National Players tours from mid-September to mid-May with two shows in repertory, which may perform together or separately.

If you are interested in auditioning for National Players, you must be a non-equity actor who has completed a post-high school academic experience (i.e. college degree or certificate program). More information about National Players auditions can be found here.

Play Submissions

Olney Theatre Center does not accept unsolicited manuscripts.