The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, in preparation for its 30th performance season of jousting Knights
and Royal delights, is seeking professional and semi-professional actors, independent performers and
stage crewmembers.
Auditions are set for January 30 & 31 and February 20 & 21 from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
on Saturday and Sunday in the Mansion at Mount Hope Estate & Winery in northern Lancaster County.
All cast members, together with a Renaissance village full of guildsmen and artisans, independent
musicians, jousters, fire-eaters, sword-swallowers, and the like, perform for hundreds of thousands of
patrons annually, transporting them back to the 16th century.
Full-Time Bacchanalian Cast
On January 30 & 31, actors can audition for the full-time, professional Bacchanalian acting company
consisting of 35 to 40 experienced male and female actors, singers and dancers from across the country.
The Bacchanalians will perform swashbuckling swordplay shows, Shakespearean dramas, interactive
improvised scenarios, and rollicking music and dance numbers, all while portraying Elizabethan
characters. The Bacchanalian Cast commitment is 17 weeks beginning with six weeks of intensive
rehearsals and continuing with a 12-week performance run Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday
with some mid-week school day performances.
Strong improvisational and comic skills are preferred and stage combat experience is a plus for actors.
The cast will receive training in improvisation, voice, children’s theater, movement, dialect, stage combat,
stunts, Shakespeare, character development, and the techniques of interaction.
All auditionees should bring a headshot and resume and prepare a one minute monologue and thirty
seconds of an acapella song. If you play an instrument, please bring that as well. Call backs will be held
the same day.
Call for appointment: (717) 665‐7021 ext. 120
Transportation to and from the train station, airport or bus station for actors coming from out of town is
available.
Part-time Blackfryar Company
On February 20 & 21, actors can audition for the apprentice acting company, “The Blackfryars,” which
consists of 80 to 100 volunteer members who donate their time to help portray the characters who bring
our working Tudor village to life. The Blackfryars begin their training in April, attending rehearsals and
workshops every Saturday. Performances are Saturdays, Sundays and Labor Day Monday throughout the
12-week performance run.
Blackfryar auditionees must be 15 years of age or older, and have the desire to work and learn in a
professional theater environment. Theatrical experience is not required, only a sense of fun and
teamwork.
All auditionees should bring a recent photograph, resume of any theatrical experience and prepare a one
minute monologue and thirty seconds of an acapella song. If you play an instrument, please bring that as
well. Call backs will be held the same day.
Call for appointment: (717) 665‐7021 ext.120
Independent Entertainers
Independent Renaissance-styled or period stage acts or musical groups should submit any promotional
materials, DVDs, videos, or CDs of their work to
2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, PA 17545
in care of
Jessy Hamel, Entertainment Coordinator.
Greyfryar Stage Crew
The Greyfryar Stage Crew is an apprentice company consisting of stage managers, rehearsal assistants,
props crews, stagehands and seamstresses with a desire to participate. Greyfryars learn the basics of stage
care and show management with an emphasis on historically-themed outdoor theater.
Call to schedule an interview: (717) 665‐7021 ext. 120
