Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities and Auditions
Volunteer
GRETNA THEATRE BRANCHES is our volunteer program. The trees of Mt. Gretna can only go as far as their branches allow, and as a nonprofit organization, Gretna Theatre relies on your help for us to stretch our mission out in the community. Get involved today!
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Download the form below. Complete it and email it to boxoffice@gretnatheatre.org with the subject VOLUNTEER. You can also mail completed forms to Gretna Theatre, attn: Box Office, PO Box 578, Mount Gretna, PA 17543
Ways to Volunteer
Usher Volunteers - Assist our front-of-house staff as an usher before curtain time and during intermission, greeting patrons, taking tickets, and seating our theater guests. And see the show for free!
Administrative Volunteers - Work alongside our daytime staff in Marketing, Development, or Education doing data entry, phone solicitation, or providing general clerical assistance. Help keep Gretna Theatre growing!​
Auditions
As a professional theatre, Gretna Theatre engages both union and non-union actors. The theatre operates with an Actors' Equity Association agreement that references the COST contract.
Gretna Theatre is committed to the casting and employment of local talent from the Lancaster/Lebanon/Harrisburg area. For that reason, open call auditions for each season will be held in the Winter each year and will be followed by open call auditions in New York City and Philadelphia. All auditions are in accordance with the rules and guidelines of Actors' Equity Association. Information about these auditions will be made available on this website, AEA, Backstage, and Playbill. All other auditions are held by appointment only.
Any actors who are interested in being kept on file for future audition consideration, please mail a hardcopy or drop off a picture/resume and cover letter to: Gretna Theatre, Attn: Casting, PO Box 578, Mount Gretna, PA 17064
Professional Apprentice Program
Each season, Gretna Theatre seeks current college students and recent graduates interested in pursuing theatre professionally for its summer apprenticeship programs.
Paid apprenticeships in the areas of Acting, Costumes, Properties, Scenic Design, and Stage Management
Submissions are accepted between December and February each season.
New Work Submissions
​New Work Submission Policy - If you have written a play or musical you are interested in having Gretna Theatre produce, please send the following information:
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Excerpt of script (30 page limit)
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Demo tracks in show order
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Brief synopsis
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Character breakdown
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Artistic statement on the piece
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Playwright, composer, lyricist, and other artistic collaborator bios
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Archival images/video segments (if applicable)
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Submissions should be sent to the Producing Artistic Director at michael@gretnatheatre.org. Please do not send full scripts unsolicited. Upon reading the synopsis package, Gretna Theatre will request a full script to determine if the production is in consideration for production. Please allow up to six months for review.