Applications will be accepted electronically only, by e-mail 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).

Applications must be received by 5pm on Friday November 27

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 one to two-page cover letter that:
  • clearly states whether you are auditioning for the Core Ensemble, Apprentice Program, or Advanced Apprentice Program (or wish to be considered for several)
  • includes contact details; specifically mobile and/ or home phone number/s 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
  • a statement of how you have made use of the skills and knowledge gained in the Apprentice Program since you completed it, as well as a clear articulation of what benefit you would hope to get from the Advanced Apprentice program
  • if you have specific time restrictions for your initial audition on December 5th or 6th, 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, along with information about QSE and our 2027 activities. Your audition time will be e-mailed to you on or by November 30. 

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

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.

In order to be accepted into the Advanced Apprentice Program, you must be available for the following dates in 2027:

• Initial company meeting: Sunday, February 7, 6-10pm.
• Residential Training Intensive at Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island): February 15 -21 (dates include travel days).
• Regular Advanced Training: 6-10 pm Wednesday nights from February 24 to April 8, with a public sharing in April (must be available evenings April 13 –17).
• All Apprentices, Advanced Apprentices & New Core Ensemble members: training in voice and acting on the weekends of February 27/28, March 6/7, and 13/14 from 9am to 5pm on each day.
• Monthly Advanced Apprentice sessions will be scheduled early in 2027. In past year (as a general guide) these have tended to take place on Sunday evenings.
• Advanced Apprentices are encouraged to attend full company meetings generally held 6-10pm on the First Sunday of each month from March to November.

More detailed information about 2027 activities and events will be provided prior to the audition. 

Initial auditions will take place at the Avalon Theatre and will consist of 15-minute slots in the following sessions, by appointment only: the afternoons of 5 and 6 of December 2026

Callbacks will take place at the Avalon Theatre and will consist of a group session from 6-11 pm on Monday, December 7, 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.

Avalon Theatre – 172 Sir Fred Schonell Dr, St Lucia QLD 4067

The theatre has a small car park, entry via Macquarie Street, with several PWD parking spaces. 

The building is fully accessible, with automated sliding doors at the main entrance, and ambulatory all gender toilets.