Applications will be accepted by e-mail only to info@qldshakespeare.org (if electronic submission is not possible, please contact QSE at the same e-mail address well in advance of the deadline to request an alternative).

Make sure that your application includes ALL required documentation, or it cannot be accepted. Each of the following should be a separate document, ideally JPEG for the headshot and PDF for other documents.

Applications should include:

• your headshot (ideally A4 size/high resolution)
• your acting CV
• a non-acting CV or a short description of your non-acting experience that outlines your administrative, managerial, marketing and/or computer skills
• a one-page cover letter, as a separate attachment (i.e. not in the body of the e-mail) that:
  • Clearly states whether you are auditioning for the Core Ensemble, Apprentice Program, Advanced Apprentice Program (or wish to be considered for several)
  • Includes contact details; specifically mobile and/or home phone numbers and an e-mail address
  • Indicates if you have a preference for a particular audition time
  • Details why you would like to work specifically with QSE
  • Assesses your strengths and challenges as an actor
  • If you have specific time restrictions for your initial audition on November 30^th or December 1^st, please make these explicit in the cover-letter, otherwise we cannot guarantee you a specific time.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS.

Please ensure you have read the ‘Crucial Dates’ section prior to applying.

Once we have received your application we will send you an e-mail acknowledging receipt. Your audition time will be e-mailed to you on or by November 29^th and more detailed information about 2025 activities and events will be provided prior to the audition.

Please note that not all applicants will necessarily be offered auditions.

Applications must be received by 5pm on November 22nd, must be complete, and are to be submitted electronically.

Initial auditions will take place at the University of Queensland (St Lucia) and will consist of 15-minute slots in the following sessions, by appointment only: 
2-6pm Saturday November 30th and 2-6pm Sunday December 1st.

Prepare two pieces from any of Shakespeare’s plays, one comic piece and one dramatic piece (not necessarily from a comedy and a tragedy/history, just one piece with a comic tone and one with a darker/heavier tone). Each piece should be between one and two minutes long, and speeches do not need to be age/gender appropriate. Choose something with which you feel a personal connection.

Callbacks will take place at the University of Queensland (St Lucia) and will consist of a group session 6-11pm on Monday December 2nd that will include voice, Shakespeare, group work and improvisation. You MUST be available for the entirety of this callback to be considered for the Core Ensemble or Apprentice programs.

To be accepted into the Core Ensemble, you must be available for the following dates in 2025:

• Portfolio meeting: Sunday January 19^th, 6-10pm

• Initial company meeting: Sunday February 9^th, 6-10pm.

• Residential Training Intensive at Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island): February 17^th-23^rd (dates include travel days).

• Regular Advanced Training: 6-10pm Wednesday nights from February 26^th to April 16^th, with a public sharing the week after Easter (must be available evenings April 22^nd-26^th).

• Members of the Core Ensemble must have general availability the first and third Sunday evenings of each month (6-10pm) for business, planning, and artistic meetings.

• NEW Core Ensemble members: training in voice and acting on the weekends of March 1^st/2^nd, 8^th/9^th, and 15^th/16^th from 9am to 5pm on each day.

For Core Ensemble Members: Rehearsals and creative development sessions are generally held on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and on Saturday during the day. The relevant periods for 2025 are May 17^th –  August 31^st and October 6^th – November 15^th. Please note that while QSE encourages its Core Ensemble members to gain experience through other performance opportunities, priority must be given to QSE artistic activities throughout the year.