Opportunities for Artists
The Center presents an annual schedule of programming that relies on the talent of performers, builders and fabricators, set-builders, musicians, and creatives of all types.
Explore current and regular openings for creative opportunities from apprenticeships to auditions.
Current Opportunities
Apply to be part of XPT: Xperimental Puppetry Theater
Sign up for regular notification about auditions for Center for Puppetry Arts productions
XPT Applications are Now Open
For more than 40 years, the Center has hosted and curated a collection of community-sourced puppetry performances for the annual Xperimental Puppetry Theater. For one weekend in early May, selected artists stage their finished work for packed audiences looking for something different, inspiring, and whimsical.
Individual and Director Applications are now available. Please note that Individual and Director Applications are separate from this form and should be filled out separately.
How to Apply
HOW TO APPLY:
Complete the Individual Application or Director Application.
Select the appropriate Submission Form below and fill it out, including uploading a completed version of your Application.
Jon Ludwig Apprenticeship
The Center for Puppetry Arts’ Jon Ludwig Apprenticeship is a funded internship program in honor of the organization’s longtime artistic presence Jon Ludwig that provides practical learning experience to the individual interested in pursuing a career in professional puppetry. Through hands-on activities, the program seeks to instill a fundamental understanding of the workings of a professional puppetry company.
Applications are open each summer for an 8-week fall position.
Call for Auditions
Do you want to be notified when we are holding auditions? Sign up, and you will be emailed as soon as audition postings go live.
