FAQ

Do you need other performers?
What do I do to apply?
Why do you use such plain props and sets in your shows?
Marian, how long have you been miming?
Can you do the box?
Do you perform at other places than just on board the Willamette Queen?
How far do you travel?
Can children audition to be in your shows?
Do you have classes for children?

Do you need other performers?
Yes and no. We need other performers but so sporadically it’s almost embarrassing to make someone go through the process of auditioning and memorizing. You won’t make a lot of money with us but we pay our performers more than the Pentacle does :). All that being said, hereÕs what we look for: theater/improv experience (even high school), ability to relate to people of all ages (our shows are right on the floor with the audience, most of the time), willingness to memorize a script for one show and then move onto another one, and dependability. All-around performers are the best fit for us, performers who like to perform for children and adults and can keep a span of ages entertained. Having several talents is a plus, such as: juggling, balloon twisting, face painting, dancing, singing. Those skills come in handy for children’s parties, wandering characters, and singing telegrams.

What do I do to apply?
Email a resume. We’ll call to set up an interview and audition time. Again understand, we use other actors infrequently (1-3 times a year) but if you’re game for that then email.

Why do you use such plain props and sets in your shows?
The short answer is 1) we’re a traveling theater company and we have to keep the load light; and 2) for the sake of the children. We want them to say to themselves, “They just used a stool [or a bowl or a piece of cloth]; I can do that.” The more often they think that, the better.

Marian, how long have you been miming?
Since 1977. (Don’t be too efficient with the math, please.)

Can you do the box?
Yes, a 100 different ways.

Do you perform at other places than just on board the Willamette Queen?
Yes

How far do you travel?
Regularly, we go west to Newport, north to Seattle, east to La Grande and over to Utah, south to Grants Pass and Klamath Falls. We’ll go wherever anyone’s willing to pay the travel fees. Any takers in Alaska or Hawaii?

Can children audition to be in your shows?
Not at this time. We use children during our shows but we don’t have them as regular performers. The one exception: our children sometimes perform in the shows.

Do you have classes for children?
Sometimes. Usually the Salem Art Association keeps us busy doing after-school classes and those classes are specifically for the students of that school. Now and then we’ll have a class open to the public. ALSO, if you want to arrange for us to come and teach classes at your school, let us know. We can give you details to give to your principal or PTO.