Are you feeling queasy about leaving the warm, comfortable haven that is the MTA? Want your big break outside of school but you don't know where to start? Well, check out some of these sources for information about auditions in the NYC and Philadelphia areas.
www.playbill.com
This site offers a listing of jobs available in areas all over the country for any aspect of theatre you might be interested in, from performance to technical theatre to administrative work. It is a wealth of information on what specific jobs offer, what experience is required, and when the job is offered. Click on the link under "Casting and Jobs" called "Job Listings".
Backstage in print
This is a weekly publication that gives a lot of opportunities for auditions and jobs in technical theatre. It gives detailed descriptions of what the job is and what they are looking for. You can usually find them at any Barnes and Noble/Borders-like store, and they only cost three bucks. And if you find that you can't afford this, you can always find Charlie's copy sitting around the theatre office.
www.theatrealliance.org Philadelphia! The Theatre Alliance has annual open-call auditions in June. This is an excellent opportunity to show your talents to over 100 casting directors at once. Unfortunately, the deadline for this year's application is past, but for now, this site offers a list of Philly job-listings. Also, each year, the Theatre Alliance hires a college graduate on a one-year administrative internship. This year, it's Muhlenberg graduate Natalie Bourassa. For interesting internship possibilities, the Arden Theatre has a great program. www.ardentheatre.org/education/index.html
www.actornews.com/display.php?cat=5
This site, if you click on this specific link, gives a long list of audition information in New York. It offers information for other areas as well.
Those are the most helpful sites I could find that were free and didn't require membership to the site, to agencies, or to unions. I hope it helps you all in your search for stardom in the great, big scary world. Break a leg!