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Artists
Thanks for your interest in working as an artist at PushPush Theater and New Street Arts, a space where artists come to grow and try new things. We don't hold traditional auditions. Instead, we have open workshops and readings, open rehearsals, gatherings, and classes where artists can find a common ground and actually work together. In this way, an actor can find a director just as easily as the other way around. Our open readings/workshops are focused on either a particular interest or script, and whether or not you think there is a part especially for you, it's good for the chops to come do some cold reading. It's excellent for getting to know a new playwright or a work that you've not read and/or always wanted to work on. These workshops also allow for artistic relationship building--something we are big on. Many are free or low cost and serve as a good opportunity to meet artists who have worked at PushPush and others who plan to. There is usually at least one open workshop associated with each show. Make sure you are on our artist email list so you wont miss the regular postings. We are in the process of putting together our season of projects, and often these workshops are posted only a short time before the are set to happen, So keep an eye out.

One note: If your primary aim is to make a lot of money, become famous, showcase your work, star in a show, have a social life, or simply have a speaking part in a play--PushPush might not be the theater for you. Sometimes these things happen, but only by default of working on the art. That is our primary interest. We are also not a "where are my props?" type of theater. Hopefully that makes sense. It's a common misconception with us. We are highly collaborative and expect everyone working on a project to participate equally in making a project come to life. That's how PushPush survives. We don't have a large paid staff to offer immediate responses to new artists, and we are not a regular theater as such, so we encourage folks to keep knocking. Be persistent. Every month of the year someone at PushPush is looking for more people to complete a project. If you are committed to the art of theater, and will keep at it, we believe we have a door that is open.

Lastly, we are highly committed to the growth of working professionals. We offer labs and workshops at a very low cost for working professionals (artists currently working in professional theater) to encourage continued growth. These are different from our classes and we make the distinction so that artists a different level can begin their work from there.