GUTHRIE THEATER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FREE, LOCAL ACTOR TRAINING INTENSIVE

Designed to elevate early to mid-career artists based in the Twin Cities, the inaugural Guthrie Actors Lab will take place May 6–24, 2024

Online applications accepted through February 29

(Minneapolis/St. Paul) — The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) today announced it is accepting applications for Guthrie Actors Lab, a free, three-week professional training intensive for early to mid-career artists based in the Twin Cities. Online applications will be accepted through February 29, and select candidates will be invited to audition in March. Ten actors will be invited to participate in the program May 6–24, 2024. To learn more and apply, visit www.guthrietheater.org/guthrieactorslab.

Artistic Director Joseph Haj said, “Throughout its history, the Guthrie has invested meaningfully in professional actor training as part of its commitment to developing the next generation of theater artists. Through Guthrie Actors Lab, we look forward to building on this legacy, deepening our engagement with the extraordinary talent of the Twin Cities and giving back to the artistic community that has sustained the Guthrie for more than 60 years.”

Under the direction of Maija Garcia, the Guthrie's Director of Education and Professional Training, Guthrie Actors Lab is designed to support local artists seeking to deepen their craft. In its inaugural year, the program will focus on classical and contemporary plays, scene study and company practice with specialized workshops in movement, voice and speech, singing, and stage combat and more. Guthrie Actors Lab will culminate in a staged reading of a classic play in the Dowling Studio at the end of May.

As the Guthrie launches this local initiative and strives to deepen its commitment to the community in which it resides, the theater will pause A Guthrie Experience, the immersive summer intensive for M.F.A. actors from around the country the Guthrie has offered in previous years.

The Guthrie is dedicated to building an equitable environment that is mixed across lines of difference and strongly encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, transgender and nonbinary candidates to apply for Guthrie Actors Lab. 

Land Acknowledgment
The Guthrie Theater acknowledges that it resides on the traditional land of the Dakota People and honors with gratitude the land itself and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations, including the Ojibwe and other Indigenous nations. 

The GUTHRIE THEATER (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) is an American center for theater performance in Minneapolis, Minnesota, dedicated to producing a mix of classic and contemporary plays and cultivating the next generation of theater artists. Under Haj’s leadership, the Guthrie is guided by four core values: Artistic Excellence; Community; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility; and Fiscal Responsibility. Since its founding in 1963, the theater has continued to set a national standard for excellence in the field and serve the people of Minnesota as a vital cultural resource. The Guthrie houses three state-of-the-art stages, production facilities, classrooms and dramatic public spaces. guthrietheater.org