GUTHRIE THEATER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SECOND YEAR OF FREE, LOCAL ACTOR TRAINING INTENSIVE 

Guthrie Actors Lab is designed to cultivate the next generation of local theatrical artists within Twin Cities

Online applications accepted through January 29

(Minneapolis/St. Paul) — The Guthrie Theater (Joseph Haj, Artistic Director) today announced the second year of its free three-week professional training intensive program, Guthrie Actors Lab. The program is designed for early to mid-career artists, based in the Twin Cities, looking to advance their theatrical practice and expand their professional network. Online applications will be accepted through January 29 and select candidates will be invited to in-person auditions held February 17–18. Ten to twelve actors will be selected to participate in the program April 28 – May 16. To learn more and apply, visit www.guthrietheater.org/guthrieactorslab.

Artistic Director Joseph Haj said, “The Twin Cities has served as a preeminent location for exceptional theater, thanks to the extraordinary local artists who continue to strengthen this vibrant theatrical community. The continuation of the Guthrie Actors Lab only preserves the Guthrie’s steadfast commitment of giving back to the local artistic community and developing the next generation of theater artists.”

Under the direction of Maija Garcia, the Guthrie’s Director of Education and Professional Training, this year’s Guthrie Actors Lab cohort will focus on audition techniques, physical theater, and scene work from classic plays. Participants will also engage in workshops with expert theater practitioners in the fields of movement and physicality, voice and speech, heightened text, staged combat, character work and scene study. Guthrie Actors Lab will culminate with a showcase of scenes for an invited guest audience in the Dowling Studio on May 16.

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