Tampa Florida – Busch Gardens Tampa Theme Park will be holding open auditions for their 2014 live shows and other performance jobs at the park. Busch Gardens is Part of the Sea World family of parks. Busch Gardens offers a variety of shows including seasonal shows such as Howl-O-Scream, Summer Nights and their Holiday Show, Christmas Town.
Sunday February 9, 2014
Busch Gardens Tampa will be holding open auditions on Sunday February 9th for a variety of shows in our 2014 season. Please see below for more detailed casting information. Some callbacks will be held later that day, so please make arrangements to be available.
Audition date is 2/9/2014 and the audition times for singers, dancers and musicians are listed below – Please note that you need to fill out an online application here first.
- Actors & Stilt Walkers – 11:00 am
- Singers (If you would like to audition with a monologue, come at 11:00 am) – 12:00 pm
- Costumed Characters – 12:30 pm
- Musicians – 2:00 pm
- Dancers – 3:00 pm
Dancers:
Male & Female Dancers technically proficient in jazz and/or ballet
Must be available for daytime & weekend shifts
High energy a must!
Female Dancers
- Between 5’0” and 5’9”
- Should be comfortable dancing in heels
Male Dancers
- Between 5’6” and 6’2”
- Partnering skills a plus
- Tumbling skills a plus
Male Break Dancers
- Must be able to follow jazz and hip hop choreography
- Must be available weekends and evenings
- Tumbling skills a plus
Arrive at 3:00 pm on the day of your audition. Be prepared to learn a combination and demonstrate any special skills.
Please bring or prepare:
All appropriate dance shoes
Current Head Shot and Resume
Appropriate dance attire. (We want to see you move. Remember that when picking your wardrobe.)
Be ready to learn a challenging dance combination.
Arrive dressed, warmed up, and ready to dance. (there may not be a lot of time for a physical warm up.)
Please have your hair pulled back away from your face-we want to see your eyes and great smile.
Singers:
Male & Female singers with a pop/rock voice
Must be available for daytime & weekend shifts
Must be able to follow simple choreography
Acting experience a plus. If applicable, please prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue (not required)
Please prepare a 1 minute pop/rock selection that highlights your range.
Arrive at 12:00 on the day of your audition.
Please prepare:
Your best 16 bars or 1 minute of both an uptempo and ballad selection. Please start with your strongest song, as we may not be able to see both.
Your sheet music (in the correct key and with the correct cut), or CD accompaniment cued up correctly. (NO recorded vocals)
A cappella singing will not be permitted.
Singers who act, prepare a 1-minute comedic monologue of your choice. Please arrive at the actor time slot to read your monologue.
Have a current head shot and resume.
We may ask you to learn a simple dance combination, sing a selection from one of our shows and/or read a simple speech.
Musicians:
Looking for musicians with performing experience to play drum kit, guitar, bass & keyboard.
Also looking for guitar players with Flamenco experience- singing experience a plus.
Must be able to demonstrate technical proficiency on at least one of the above instruments
Sight reading a plus
Must have the ability to memorize all show music for performance
High energy and a positive attitude a must
Please prepare a contemporary pop/rock piece to play at your audition
Arrive at 2:00 pm on the day of your audition
Costume Characters:
Looking for performers between 4’9” and 6’2” to play full costume characters
Dance and acting experience a plus, but not required
Must be physically fit
Should be able to perform in a 25 pound costume for up to 1 hour at a time
Arrive at 12:30 on the day of your audition. Be prepared to learn a simple movement combination as well as participate in improv exercises.
Actors:
Looking for character actors with specialty skills
Please prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue and be prepared to demonstrate any special skills.
If your act requires fire or extensive set up, please bring a video instead.
You may also e-mail any YouTube clips or promotional info to bgtaudtns@buschgardens.com . Please put “Specialty Actor” in the subject line.
Arrive at 11:00 am on the day of your audition.
Auditions are held at:
Busch Gardens Tampa Entertainment Department
3605 E. Bougainvillea Ave., Tampa, FL 33612
We are located on the south side of E. Bougainvillea Ave. Once you pull in to driveway, please park on your right in the Human Resources parking lot. Please wait outside the security station until the guard has advised you that you may proceed to the entertainment building.
Busch Gardens pays an hourly rate to performers with perks and benefits available to full-time employees such as paid vacation. You can see more details on their website.
Here is the list of beginning wages paid to performers
Costume Character
$11.35
Musician
$ 15.59
Performer
$ 13.24
You must be 18 years old to apply.